Dopasia gracilis, known commonly as the Asian glass lizard, the Burmese glass lizard, or the Indian glass snake, is a species of legless lizard in the familyAnguidae. The species is endemic to Asia.
This species is very closely allied to its European congener, differing, however, from it by the total absence of the rudimentary, scale-like hind limbs of that species. From the North American Glass Snake it differs in having the palatine teeth small, and arranged in a very narrow band. The upper surface of its head is covered with a large vertical plate and three smaller occipitals behind, the space between the vertical and the rostral being filled up by about five pairs of rather irregular frontals of unequal size; the superciliaries are arranged in two series. The dorsal scales form fourteen longitudinal series, each series with a slight continuous keel; the ventral scales are smooth, in ten series. The upper parts are brown, with some irregular black spots across the back.
The typical specimen is from the Khasya Hills, 15 inches long [including tail], the tail measuring 10. We may infer, from its close resemblance to Pseudopus pallasii, that its habits are similar. It probably lives in dry places, under stones, feeding on small lizards, mice, &c. The scaly covering of the upper and lower parts is so tight, that it does not admit of the same extension as in snakes or other lizards, and the Pseudopus, therefore, could not receive the same quantity of food in its stomach as those animals were it not for the expansible fold of the skin running along each side of its trunk. Whilst in other Saurians the whole skin of the belly and of the sides is extensible, the extensibility here is limited to a separate part of the skin.[3]
^Nguyen, N.S.; Danaisawat, P.; Panitvong, N.; Cai, B.; Rao, D.-Q.; Wangyal, J.; Hasan, M.K.; Das, A.; Tshewang, S. (2021). "Dopasia gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T99942106A99942138. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ abcSpecies Dopasia gracilis at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
^Günther ACLG (1864). The Reptiles of British India. London: The Ray Society. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xxvii + 452 pp. + Plates I-XXVI. (Pseudopus gracilis, p. 75).
Further readingedit
Blyth E (1853). "Notices and descriptions of various reptiles, new or little-known. Part I". J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal22: 639–655. (Ophiseps tessellatus, new species, p. 655).
Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Anguidae ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Ophisaurus gracilis, new combination, p. 283 + Plate XV, figures 1, 1a, 1b).
Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Ophisaurus gracilis, p. 159, Figure 47).
Campden-Main, Simon M. (1970). "The first record of Ophisaurus gracilis (Gray) (Sauria: Anguidae) in South Vietnam". Herpetologica26 (1): 17–18.
Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxvii + 289 pp. (Pseudopus gracilis, new species, p. 56).
Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Ophisaurus gracilis, pp. 393–394, Figure 91).
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dopasia, gracilis, known, commonly, asian, glass, lizard, burmese, glass, lizard, indian, glass, snake, species, legless, lizard, family, anguidae, species, endemic, asia, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakin. Dopasia gracilis known commonly as the Asian glass lizard the Burmese glass lizard or the Indian glass snake is a species of legless lizard in the family Anguidae The species is endemic to Asia Dopasia gracilisConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataFamily AnguidaeGenus DopasiaSpecies D gracilisBinomial nameDopasia gracilis Gray 1845 Synonyms 2 Pseudopus gracilis Gray 1845 Ophiseps tessellatus Blyth 1853 Ophisaurus gracilis Boulenger 1885 Dopasia gracilis Camp 1923 Contents 1 Geographic range 2 Description 3 Reproduction 4 References 5 Further readingGeographic range editDopasia gracilis is found in southern China northern India northern Myanmar Nepal Thailand and Vietnam 2 It may also be found in northern Bangladesh and Laos Description editFrom A C L G Gunther 1864 The Reptiles of British India This species is very closely allied to its European congener differing however from it by the total absence of the rudimentary scale like hind limbs of that species From the North American Glass Snake it differs in having the palatine teeth small and arranged in a very narrow band The upper surface of its head is covered with a large vertical plate and three smaller occipitals behind the space between the vertical and the rostral being filled up by about five pairs of rather irregular frontals of unequal size the superciliaries are arranged in two series The dorsal scales form fourteen longitudinal series each series with a slight continuous keel the ventral scales are smooth in ten series The upper parts are brown with some irregular black spots across the back The typical specimen is from the Khasya Hills 15 inches long including tail the tail measuring 10 We may infer from its close resemblance to Pseudopus pallasii that its habits are similar It probably lives in dry places under stones feeding on small lizards mice amp c The scaly covering of the upper and lower parts is so tight that it does not admit of the same extension as in snakes or other lizards and the Pseudopus therefore could not receive the same quantity of food in its stomach as those animals were it not for the expansible fold of the skin running along each side of its trunk Whilst in other Saurians the whole skin of the belly and of the sides is extensible the extensibility here is limited to a separate part of the skin 3 Reproduction editDopasia gracilis is oviparous 2 References edit Nguyen N S Danaisawat P Panitvong N Cai B Rao D Q Wangyal J Hasan M K Das A Tshewang S 2021 Dopasia gracilis IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021 e T99942106A99942138 Retrieved 16 December 2021 a b c Species Dopasia gracilis at The Reptile Database www reptile database org Gunther ACLG 1864 The Reptiles of British India London The Ray Society Taylor and Francis printers xxvii 452 pp Plates I XXVI Pseudopus gracilis p 75 Further reading editBlyth E 1853 Notices and descriptions of various reptiles new or little known Part I J Asiat Soc Bengal 22 639 655 Ophiseps tessellatus new species p 655 Boulenger GA 1885 Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum Natural History Second Edition Volume II Anguidae London Trustees of the British Museum Natural History Taylor and Francis printers xiii 497 pp Plates I XXIV Ophisaurus gracilis new combination p 283 Plate XV figures 1 1a 1b Boulenger GA 1890 The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Reptilia and Batrachia London Secretary of State for India in Council Taylor and Francis printers xviii 541 pp Ophisaurus gracilis p 159 Figure 47 Campden Main Simon M 1970 The first record of Ophisaurus gracilis Gray Sauria Anguidae in South Vietnam Herpetologica 26 1 17 18 Gray JE 1845 Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum London Trustees of the British Museum Edward Newman printer xxvii 289 pp Pseudopus gracilis new species p 56 Smith MA 1935 The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Reptilia and Amphibia Vol II Sauria London Secretary of State for India in Council Taylor and Francis printers xiii 440 pp Plate I 2 maps Ophisaurus gracilis pp 393 394 Figure 91 nbsp This lizard from family Anguidae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dopasia gracilis amp oldid 1177673640, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
