Ophisaurus attenuatus | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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Slender glass lizards Ophisaurus attenuatus are native to the Nearctic region, specifically the eastern United States. There are two subspecies, western slender glass lizards Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus[1] and eastern slender glass lizards Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus[2]. Western glass lizards typically inhabit the western half of the range, and eastern glass lizards inhabit the eastern half of the range. This range is split by the Mississippi River Delta, an area that is absent of both subspecies. There is a disjunct group in Wisconsin, clustered around La Crosse and Reedsburg. Although they are endangered in Wisconsin, which subspecies this group contains is not recorded.

The northernmost point of western slender glass lizards range is the southern side of Lake Michigan and their range continues southward to the southern tip of Te...