3.9M views · 15K reactions | It's not a snake... don't let its looks deceive you! | Animal Planet | Facebook

It’s Census Day for our local Legless Lizards. 🦎 Striped Legless Lizards (or ‘Stripies’ to their mates) are well-suited to living limbless. Without legs, they can easily weave through grasslands to hunt insects or escape predators. 🌾 Unfortunately, around 99% of their grassland habitat has been cleared across South-Eastern Australia. 😔 But it’s not all gloomy news! Here in the ACT, we’re working hard to protect what remains of these grasslands, as well as keeping a close eye on our Stripies’

8.7K views · 290 reactions | It's a snake... it's a lizard... it's a legless lizard! Meet Legolas and Houdini, our two adult glass lizards who live in Scutes Family Gallery. Watch these two enjoy quail egg enrichment (they don't really eat the eggs, but seem to like investigating them) while you learn a few of our favorite glass lizard facts. #ScalySaturday | Cheyenne Mountain Zoo | Facebook