Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
August 28, 1792
Primary Source Reference:
Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 28 Aug 1792
Notes:
Ophisaurus (from the Greek 'snake-lizard') is a genus of superficially snake-like lizards in the family Anguidae. Pictured here is the island glass lizard (Ophisaurus compressus), which is endemic to the southeastern United States.
Peale's Common Name:
Glass snake
Current Common Name:
Island glass lizard
Current Scientific Name
Ophisaurus compressus
