It wasn’t just a new species, it was “the world’s largest worm lizard,” researchers said. The species was named Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi, or the Marcelo Sánchez giant trogonophid.

Or a worm lizard. Which, despite looking like an earthworm crossed with a snake, is neither a worm nor a snake. As the back half of its name implies, it is actually a type of legless lizard ...

During the project, researchers found dozens of “worm-like” lizards that had fallen into the traps, the study said. A few of these lizards were kept as specimens, preserved and sent to a museum.

It wasn’t just a new species, it was “the world’s largest worm lizard,” researchers said. The species was named Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi, or the Marcelo Sánchez giant trogonophid.

During the project, researchers found dozens of “worm-like” lizards that had fallen into the traps, the study said. A few of these lizards were kept as specimens, preserved and sent to a museum.

During the project, researchers found dozens of “worm-like” lizards that had fallen into the traps, the study said. A few of these lizards were kept as specimens, preserved and sent to a museum.

During the project, researchers found dozens of “worm-like” lizards that had fallen into the traps, the study said. A few of these lizards were kept as specimens, preserved and sent to a museum.

During the project, researchers found dozens of “worm-like” lizards that had fallen into the traps, the study said. A few of these lizards were kept as specimens, preserved and sent to a museum.

During the project, researchers found dozens of “worm-like” lizards that had fallen into the traps, the study said. A few of these lizards were kept as specimens, preserved and sent to a museum.