Sheltopusik
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The sheltopusik, also spelled scheltopusik, sheltopusick, scheltopusick, sheltopusic, or scheltopusic, and also commonly known as Pallas's glass lizard, the European legless lizard, or the European gl
Pseudopus apodus, Байдибекский район, Казахстан imported from i Naturalist photo 120013097
In Greece
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Autotomy
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Autotomy is the behaviour whereby an animal sheds or discards an appendage, usually as a self-preservation mechanism to elude a predator's grasp or to distract the predator and thereby allow escape. S
Sheltopusik
…tends to respond to harassment by hissing, biting, and musking. It is less likely to drop off its tail than some other species that display caudal autotomy. However, these occasional displays of caudal autotomy are responsible for the name "glass lizard" (or "glass snake"). The released tail may break into…
A white-headed dwarf gecko with tail lost due to autotomy
A lizard tail shed by autotomy
The conspicuous change in the tail pattern of this marbled gecko indicates regeneration after autotomy.
A fish scale gecko showing both autotomized scales and tail