WORM LIZARD

(Rhineura floridana), lizard that has no limbs or external eyes or ears and is a North American member of the family Amphisbaenidae. The worm lizard can be found burrowing in soil, sand, and leaf mold on the Florida peninsula. When disturbed, this pinkish, 1835-centimetre- (712-inch-) long wormlike creature backs into its hole tail first. The worm lizard spends the greater part of its life underground, eating spiders, worms, and termites.