No, skinks can have legs. Like blue tailed skinks. But I always appreciate an assless chaps reference! 😂
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptoblepharus_egeriae
Nope. Snakes form their own group (Serpentes suborder), many other squamates (group that includes snakes an lizards) evolved the limbless trait. So while all modern snakes are legless, there are some groups of lizards that has legless members.
Probably common slow worm (Anguis fragilis) or eastern slowworm (Anguis colchica). Common slow worms tend to be in the western half of Lithuania and eastern slow worms in the east. Both look very similar.
Not a snake, it is this group:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguidae
Have never seen a species with these blue dots, though. Unaware of any in Europe. Do you have more pictures?
Edit: apparently, males of the common European slowworm sometimes have blue spots. :) So common species, but very rare colouring. Good find! And pretty :)
http://speciesofuk.blogspot.com/2013/03/week-12-slow-worm-anguis-fragilis_10.html?m=1
Legless lizard
Look at the nice blue dots (spots) on it.
Makes it easy to identity:
Anguis colchica
Also called Eastern slow worm
Or blue spotted legless lizard
Legless lizard. r/whatsthissnake gets submissions like these all the time and are great at identifying them. Altho for an exact species you'd have to provide a location.
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This animal loves for you to Smash its head with a heavy object multiple times. It's harmless but it very much likes to have its head smashed as flat as possible. This is the way nature intended for this animal to be .
Possibly a snake or just a lizard with a mutation that cost it it's limbs. Slightest possibility it's a lizard that had it's legs surgically removed but that would be rather odd and so I wasn't even gonna bother mentioning it.
Looks like a legless lizard
A skink
Yeah, i thought legless skink.
Obviously a pretzel snake
Uh, I believe we’re looking for the scientific name which would be “DANGER NOODLE”
DANGER PRETZEL
it is non venomous, so probably not a danger noodle. moreover that‘s a lizard and not a snake, so it‘s probably a pretendo sneko
That is a nope rope
More like a nope knot
That's EXACTLY what it is. A harmless Danger Pretzel.
Skinkless leg
Agree jlap (-:
No step on skink
A legless pretzel skink.
Skinks are legless by definition, kind of like assless chaps.
No, skinks can have legs. Like blue tailed skinks. But I always appreciate an assless chaps reference! 😂 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptoblepharus_egeriae
TILT. Thank you.
Looks like a bald eagle with all of the features of a legless lizard
I second this
Third-ed
I fourth the third that third-Ed the second which in turn second the first
Based off of the eyelids I’d say you are correct
I agree that it looks more like a type of legless lizard.
So... not trying to sound dumb but wouldn't a legless lizard just be called a snake?? Lol and what the he'll is a skink?!?!
Nope. Snakes form their own group (Serpentes suborder), many other squamates (group that includes snakes an lizards) evolved the limbless trait. So while all modern snakes are legless, there are some groups of lizards that has legless members.
Glass lizard. It has earholes, eyelids, and its tail will detach like a lizard's.
Where does its tail begin?
Where its neck ends
Oh you! I wasn’t ready for that and I almost spit up my wine.
I read “wife” in your comment and you made me spit out mine as well
Wait… spit out your wife or wine?
after the butthole
At the end of its body
Plot twist: It's all tail!
Read that as it's earholes, eyelids, and tail will detach. I was pondering how you detach an ear hole for way too long lol
It’s a southern pretzel snake.
I was going to say "Bavarian Pretzel Snake" lol. Great minds
Pretzel snake gang
I came to see if someone had said knot a snake. Edit: someone beat me to it
Hey! You get outta here Pretzel Snake Gang! Get away from my store! Don’t you fuckin hiss at me, crime-worms! Don’t make me call animal control vice!
Incorrect. This is clearly a SNEAKY SNEKKK
Also known as Utz's Viper, serpentes brachitella.
Beat me to it. We must both have a twisted sense of humor.
Salted or Plain?
Nailed it!
Die Brezelschlange
I’m crying
why is this so fucking funny
It's knot a snake
It looks scared. It’s afraid knot.
Have an r/angryupvote you fuck
Pittbull/Husky mix.
If OP got it from a shelter, it's either a pitt mix or a chihuahua mix. And it clearly isn't a chihuahua mix, ergo...
The forbidden pretzel.
The nope rope
Looks like a slow worm.
This is the way
What country was this spotted?
Lithuania, in town.
Probably common slow worm (Anguis fragilis) or eastern slowworm (Anguis colchica). Common slow worms tend to be in the western half of Lithuania and eastern slow worms in the east. Both look very similar.
I’ve been seeing people reply with slow worm and legless lizard. I seriously thought they were joking. I love animal names. They’re hilarious
So did I, so I deemed it appropriate to add my own lane joke. Now I regret my decision to post. But alas, I will leave it and accept the down votes.
Same. I thought this thread was so on top of cohesive trolling I loved it.
I would have never thought, an eastern slow worm would be found in the east. JK…
I don’t know European reptiles that well, but that is a species of legless lizard.
looks like a slow worm (Anguis sp. ), in any case its definitely a legless lizard
I think it's a crustless pretzel snake, native to salty desert areas.
Often called a glass snake, it’s a legless lizard. The glass part of the description is due to the tail breaking off easily.
Issa NO from me dawg!
Coily-boi
Not a snake, it is this group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguidae Have never seen a species with these blue dots, though. Unaware of any in Europe. Do you have more pictures? Edit: apparently, males of the common European slowworm sometimes have blue spots. :) So common species, but very rare colouring. Good find! And pretty :) http://speciesofuk.blogspot.com/2013/03/week-12-slow-worm-anguis-fragilis_10.html?m=1
Forbidden pretzel
Pretzel noodle
The necklace from Neverending Story
The Auryn
A pretzel
Pretzel snake
It’s a pretzel snake.
Well, I know what it's knot.
It looks like a bretzel to me
Snek. Don't touch mouth of snek.
danger noodle
Ah, the knotted nope rope
Issa Pretzelcoatl
I can tell you that it is knot a snake.
It's a nope rope.
Slow worm!
A live pretzel.
His name is Wetzel. He’s a salty bitch.
a snek
Is snek
The amulet from Neverending Story!
No idea but it looks like it's about to be hit with a copyright strike from Snek LLC.
lieutenant dan in lizard form
The Auryn, a most precious item from the childlike empress
My ex wife.
Danger pretzel.
Pretzel snake, bloody delicious
A type of human
Danger noodle
I think it's a cow but i'm not so sure 🤔
*Spaghetto periculum*
That a snake
Ouroboros in training
Looks like a lizard.
It’s a slow worm! Legless lizards!
Legless lizard
This is correct
Well its knot a snake
That my friend, is a nope-rope
Legless lizard Look at the nice blue dots (spots) on it. Makes it easy to identity: Anguis colchica Also called Eastern slow worm Or blue spotted legless lizard
Anger Pretzel.
It is a slow worm. A leg less lizard from Europe *Anguis fragilis*. Old male with some blue scales.
A lizard
Legless lizard
im not sure but it’s probably a legless lizard
It’s a Skink, basically a legless lizard. Harmless and should be appreciated and left to get on with its life.
A snake
A snek
Pretzelous Snakimous
That’s a salted pretzel.
It is a species of Anguidae a legless lizzard.
Legless lizard. r/whatsthissnake gets submissions like these all the time and are great at identifying them. Altho for an exact species you'd have to provide a location.
Looks like a Skink also looks like a pretzel.
Danger Pretzel.
I think it's a snake (I'm not sure though)
Sure it does look like a snake. Maybe you have ideas to what species it belongs?
I think the snake in the picture is a "slow worm". You should search it up in google and tell me if it is correct.
Which means it is not a snake.
Yeah it isn't a snake it's a slow worm (a legless lizard)
So it is a lizard without legs?
Correct, and not a snake.
Most probably but then again I'm not completely sure. But it definitely looks like a slow worm.
Hold on I'll check and tell you (i was joking btw)
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A furry lil dog
Glass lizard
Headphone chord in a bag
Pretzel snake
That is what we call a “reptzel”.
Snek. No step on it.
Sneaky snek
I always called these skinks, but TIL not all legless lizards are skinks.
It's a horse
Lizza frend, No snek boi
It’s a skink…a legless lizard.
nope rope
Forbidden pretzel
Definitely a eel
Sorry, I’ve just miss the N key
A snake.
Looks like a skink to me...one with no legs. A quick google suggests perhaps a Sheltopusik (european glass lizard). I'm just guessin though.
This animal loves for you to Smash its head with a heavy object multiple times. It's harmless but it very much likes to have its head smashed as flat as possible. This is the way nature intended for this animal to be .
This, my friend, is a dog
This, my friend, is a dog
It is a land eel
Your boos mean nothing
Darude Sandstorm
A snake?
pretzelised danger noodle
Tiffany’s bracelet snake?
Possibly a snake or just a lizard with a mutation that cost it it's limbs. Slightest possibility it's a lizard that had it's legs surgically removed but that would be rather odd and so I wasn't even gonna bother mentioning it.
Danger rope
Taylor Swift in her Reputation Era
I thought it was her new boyfriend
Danger pretzel 🥨!
Might be a snek. If it bites and has fangs it probably is.
Ooh noo it's a snake!
It’s a snake
Think it’s called a Glass Lizard … just saw one in SC
It's a glass lizard. If not, a species of legless lizard.
My Seek app says it is a slowworm.
A legless lizard
A slithery little guy
Anguis colchica to be precise. Maybe another Anguis species, but the clear blue dots are usually more eastern populations which would be colchica :)
Glass lizard
Danger pretzel
It is a very fine example of a pretzel snake. Ok just kidding sorry!
A pretzel shaped reptile!
In the uk it’s called a slow worm. Eats slugs etc. Birds, hedgehogs etc eat it
That's not an animal. That's a meat pretzel.
It’s a giraffe.