{"product_id":"european-giant-legless-lizard","title":"European Giant Legless Lizard - #33045","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eEyelids:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Unlike snakes, they have movable eyelids and can blink.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eEar Holes:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e They have visible external ear openings on the sides of their head.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eRigid Body:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Their bodies are less flexible than snakes and feature a rigid, armor-like scale structure with a \"lateral groove\" (an expansion fold running down the side that helps them breathe and digest large meals).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eThe \"Glass\" Tail:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Their tail makes up more than half their total length and can detach (drop off) in a defense mechanism called \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eautotomy\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e to distract predators.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003eNatural History \u0026amp; Habitat\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eRange:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Native to southeastern Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eHabitat:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e They prefer dry grasslands, scrublands, open woodlands, and rocky hillsides.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eDiet:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e As carnivores, they have a ferocious appetite for snails, slugs, insects, spiders, and occasionally small rodents and bird eggs.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eLifespan:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e They are long-lived, typically living 15 to 30+ years (and occasionally up to 50 years in human care).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOphiosaurus apodus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Strictly Reptiles, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59491118547230,"sku":"EGLL","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0823\/1252\/8158\/files\/europeanleglesslizard.jpg?v=1781987271","url":"https:\/\/curtiscountrystore.myshopify.com\/products\/european-giant-legless-lizard","provider":"Curtis Country Store, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}