Sub-Adult, 1,400′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Close-Up of Head
Size of Sub-Adult, 1,400′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
MEXICAN BLIND LIZARD
Anelytropsis papillosus – Cope 1885
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Habitat, 1,400′, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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The only Anelytropsis papillosus I have ever seen came as quite a surprise to my colleague and I. Not only is this one of the world’s rarest and least understood species of lizard, but [...]