Buettikofer's glass lizard explained

Dopasia buettikoferi, also known commonly as the Bornean glass snake and Buettikofer's glass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is native to Indonesia and Malaysia on the island of Borneo.

Etymology

The specific name, buettikoferi, is in honor of Swiss zoologist Johann Büttikofer.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of D. buettikoferi is forest, at altitudes of .

Description

D. buettikoferi has no external limbs, and its tail is three times as long as its head and body. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of and a tail length of . It is brown dorsally and yellowish ventally. There is a dark brown line on each side of the body and tail.

Behavior

D. buettikoferi is diurnal, terrestrial, and semi-fossorial.

Diet

D. buettikoferi preys predominately upon insects.

Reproduction

D. buettikoferi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. . (Ophisaurus buettikoferi, p. 88).
• Lidth de Jeude TW (1905). "Zoological results of the Dutch Scientific Expedition to Central-Borneo. The Reptiles. Part I. Lizards". Notes from the Leyden Museum 25: 187–202. (Ophisaurus büttikofer, new species, pp. 192–193).
• Manthey U, Grossmann W (1997). Amphibien und Reptilien Südostasiens. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 512 pp. . (Ophisaurus buettikoferi, p. 202). (in German).
• de Rooij N (1915). The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden: E.J. Brill. xiv + 384 pp. (Ophisaurus büttikoferi, pp. 139–140, Figure 62).

Notes and References

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