And it turns out that yes, indeed, it’s a brand-new, never-before-seen worm lizard. It was given the name Amphisbaena amethystaafter the region in which it lives, which is known in part for ...

This extinct worm lizard lived approximately 50 million years ago. Artist's life reconstruction of Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi ready to prey on a large snail of the family Bulimulidae.

With just its head and front legs peeking out from its underground burrow, the Mexican mole lizard could pass for a slender, pink lizard — until it emerges completely, its body etched with ring ...

A genetic analysis suggests that this parasitic worm is a close relative of Spauligodon, a gut-dwelling genus of parasite also found in these Pyrenees lizards (SN: 3/18/08).For a nematode that ...

A subspecies of the Somali sharp-snouted worm lizard was found by a landmine clearance team, the first official sighting since 1931. Close. Advertisement. Skip to content. Sign in.

The worm lizards were placed in the machine and scanned. These scans were used to build a 3D model of the worm lizard, which can then be 3D-printed and used by future researchers.

Slow worms are quite widespread throughout mainland Britain and most common in Wales and southwest England. They aren't present in Ireland apart from in County Clare, where a non-native population was ...

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.

The Somali sharp-snouted worm lizard (Ancylocranium somalicum) was first reported back in 1931, when scientists discovered a subspecies of the reptile in what’s now the unrecognized state of ...

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.

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Scientists recently discovered a new species of worm lizard—a strange limb-less ...