Slow Worm, sljepić

Description:

This is a legless lizard that is different from snake in that it is brighter, has eyelids, eardrums and language thicker than the snake. Adults grow to about 50 cm, sometimes as much as 60 cm. Tail does not regenerate always to the original length. Shells are very smooth. The back is gray, brown to redish, hips and belly are darker in females. Back cubs are gold, cream or gray with very dark flanks and belly. And females and young have a brown stripe on the back. Males sometimes during the breeding season have blue spots on the body. It feeds on small snails, slugs, earthworms, insects, centipedes, and sometimes even small reptiles. The mating season begins in the spring when they wake up from hibernation. Males are fiercely fighting for females so that some time after the breeding season still have the scars. Males hold the head or neck and intertwine their bodies with a female's. Females typically breed every two years, but there are differences. Two to three months after mating females bring 6-12 (3-26) live young. In nature, they live 10-15 years. It was noted that one individual even lived 54 years in captivity.

Habitat:

Wet area with dense vegetation near the stream