#1762 · 🦎 reptiles
Eastern Glass Lizard
🇳🇱 Oostelijke glasslang ·Ophisaurus ventralis
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what is it?
Ophisaurus ventralis , commonly known as the eastern glass lizard , is a species of legless lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the Southeastern United States.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 5,770 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1766 (260 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Eastern Glass Lizard
- Nederlands
- Oostelijke glasslang
- scientific name
- Ophisaurus ventralis
- class
- Reptilia
- order
- Squamata
- family
- Anguidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 5,770
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1766
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Anguidae
#1474 📷 10Common Slowworm
🇳🇱 Hazelworm
Anguis fragilis
LC 👀 561 in NL
#1490 📷 9European Glass Lizard
🇳🇱 Scheltopusik
Pseudopus apodus
LC 👀 1 in NL
#1620 📷 10Southern Alligator Lizard
🇳🇱 Zuidelijke alligatorhagedis
Elgaria multicarinata
LC 🌍 42.9k seen
#1662 📷 10Northern Alligator Lizard
Elgaria coerulea
LC 🌍 14.6k seen
#1525 📷 10Eastern Slowworm
🇳🇱 Oostelijke Hazelworm
Anguis colchica
🌍 7.6k seen
#1535 📷 10Italian Slowworm
🇳🇱 Italiaanse Hazelworm
Anguis veronensis
LC 🌍 5.3k seen
#1603 📷 10Greek Slowworm
🇳🇱 Griekse Hazelworm
Anguis graeca
LC 🌍 380 seen
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 31981, Wikidata Q3015380, GBIF 5226642, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.