It is Bipes biporus - the ajotle or Mexican worm lizard. Well done
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How Well Do You Know Reptiles?
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Which South African reptile only has two digits in total?
Jayden8763
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Namaqua sand lizard?
No, NSL has more toes per limb than the correct answer has in total!
Jayden8763
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Cape Dwarf Chameleon? (sorry, my bad I read the question wrong before)
Still no, I’m afraid.
Jayden8763
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The correct answer only has vestigial hind limbs with a single digit on each. This information is in a “real” book, not sure it is actually on the net however! Will search thoroughly later.
South African Rock Python perhaps?
Not what I was thinking of, need to check the python info!
Will be busy until this evening. If you have any info on digit number in Pythons I’ll happily acknowledge that as another correct answer.
I was thinking the same thing, but I wondered if the pelvic spurs are digits
Looking at a paper about how the spurs develop, it seems as though no digits as such ever form. However, I am happy to accept it as an answer if everyone is wanting a new question.
Is it a grass lizard (Chamaesaura)?
Correct genus; one of the three species in South Africa only has hind limbs with one toe each.
Large-scaled grass lizard (Chamaesaura macrolepis)
Excellent. Over to you.
Which reptiles should help you improve your work, performance or behaviour?
Monitors?
That is a good answer, but I was thinking of an idiom