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title: "Schlanke Glasschleiche"
description: "Ophisaurus attenuatus — Reptilien. The slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus) is a legless lizard in the glass lizard subfamily (Anguinae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/slender-glass-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Schlanke Glasschleiche

> Ophisaurus attenuatus — Reptilien. The slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus) is a legless lizard in the glass lizard subfamily (Anguinae).

- Scientific name: *Ophisaurus attenuatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3404
- Wikidata: [Q2705160](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2705160)
- iNaturalist taxon: [31991](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/31991)

## Names

- en: Slender Glass Lizard
- de: Schlanke Glasschleiche
- es: Lagartija sin patas del noreste
- nl: Slender glass lizard
- pl: Jaszczurka szklana

## Countries with the most observations

US (3279)

## Summary

The slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus) is a legless lizard in the glass lizard subfamily (Anguinae). The species is endemic to the United States. Two subspecies are recognized. The lizard was originally believed to be a subspecies of the eastern glass lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis). Their name comes from their easily broken tail which they can break off themselves without ever being touched. It is difficult to find a specimen with an undamaged tail. The lizard eats a variety of insects and small animals, including smaller lizards. Snakes and other animals are known to prey on the species. Humans have a part…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_glass_lizard

## Photo

![Schlanke Glasschleiche](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/slender-glass-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Elspeth Pierce · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12529830

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/slender-glass-lizard?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).