Peloponnese slow worm

Peloponnese slow worm
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Anguis
Species: A. cephalonnica
Binomial name
Anguis cephalonnica
Werner, 1894

The Peloponnese slow worm (Anguis cephalonnica) is a species of lizard in the Anguidae family. It is endemic to Greece. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, arable land, pastureland, plantations and rural gardens.

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