Snake Lizard - Snake Lizard

Japanese: カタヘビトカゲ - かたへびとかげ
Snake Lizard - Snake Lizard

…The plate lizard genus Gerrhosaurus is a lizard-like creature with a slightly flattened body, the largest of which reaches a total length of 70 cm. The snake-like lizard genus Chamaesaura is about 50 cm long, with a snake-like tail that is more than 3/4 of that length, and only vestigial limbs. [Takaji Matsui] …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Katahebi Tokage" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…プレートトカゲ属Gerrhosaurusは,いわゆるトカゲ形で胴はやや扁平,最大種は全長70cmに達する。カタヘビトカゲ属Chamaesauraは全長約50cm,尾はその3/4をこえるヘビ形で,四肢は痕跡的。【松井 孝爾】。…

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