The slow worm was @SpeciesofUK from 17th to
23rd February 2013.
Slow worms, despite their name, are not worms, and
despite their appearance, are not snakes. They are lizards.
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| Slow Worm [Source: Jonas Bergsten] |
Historically all lizards had legs so the lack of them is
an evolved characteristic. There are a number of families of lizards that have
evolved leglessness, many independently of each other.
