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Hart's glass lizard
Species of lizard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dopasia harti, also known commonly as the Chinese glass lizard and Hart's glass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae.[2] The species is native to south-eastern Asia.
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Etymology
The specific name, harti, is in honor of Robert Hart, who was a British customs official in China.[3]
Distribution
D. harti is found in southern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of D. harti is forest, at altitudes of 400–2,600 m (1,300–8,500 ft), but it has also been found in farmland.[1]
Description
D. harti is limbless.[2]
Behavior
D. harti is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Reproduction
D. harti is oviparous.[1][2] From June to September, the female of the species may lay a clutch of 4–13 eggs under leaf litter or rocks, and then stay with the eggs to guard them.[1]
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