Aprasia

Japanese: Aprasia
Aprasia

…Of the 32 known species, all but two live in New Guinea and are distributed in Australia. Most are 50-75cm long, but the worm-shaped Aprasia lizard is small, measuring only 15-20cm. Its body shape is long and snake-like with degenerated limbs, but its skeletal structure is similar to that of geckos, and its eyes, like those of geckos, are covered by a single sheet of transparent scales with fixed eyelids. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Aprasia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…約32種が知られるうち,2種がニューギニアに生息する以外はすべてオーストラリアに分布する。大半が全長50~75cmであるが,ミミズ形のミミズヒレアシトカゲ属Aprasiaは15~20cmと小型。体型は四肢が退化した細長いヘビ形であるが,骨格の構造などはヤモリ類に近く,眼もヤモリ同様にまぶたが固着し1枚の透明なうろこで覆われる。…

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