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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Anguinae — the glass snakes.
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Examples
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Anguidae – many limbless species, including genera Ophisaurus and Anguis.
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A number of lizard species (skinks, geckos, agamas) are characteristic for the mountain forests, among those Himalayan rock agama (Stellio himalayanus), legless glass lizard (Ophisaurus apodus), Asian snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus pannonicus).
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Endemic reptiles are also found in some mountain areas containing conifer and broadleaf oak forest, including Lataste's lizard (Lacerta pater), Chalcides montanus, Koelliker's glass lizard (Ophisaurus koellikeri), and mountain viper (Vipera monticola).
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It must not be forgotten that the genus Anguis belongs to Europe, the Ophisaurus to North America, the Pseudopus to Dalmatia and the Caspian steppe, the Sepo to Italy, etc.
Louis Agassiz His Life and Correspondence Agassiz, Louis 1885
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(_Ophisaurus_), a fact as important as is that of the Sikkim skink and _Agama_ being also American forms.
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It must not be forgotten that the genus Anguis belongs to Europe, the Ophisaurus to North
Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence Louis Agassiz 1840
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