The mimic glass lizard is a legless lizard and is often mistaken for a snake.  However, unlike snakes, mimic glass lizards have movable eyelids and external ear openings.
Description: 15-25.75 in. (38-65.7 cm)  Mimic glass lizards are usually tan or brown, with or without pale and dark speckling.  They have a dark brown or black mid-dorsal stripe.  They also have three or four dark stripes or rows of spots above the lateral groove which are separated by pale stripes.  The males are usually larger than the females.
Range/Habitat: This species is found in the southeastern Coastal Plain.  Their are most common in pine flatwoods and open woodlands.
Habits: Mimic glass lizards are diurnal and males seem to be more active than females.
Prey: They eat various arthropods including earthworms.

Range of the Mimic Glass Lizard in the Carolinas and Virginia