Anniella pulchra
| California legless lizard | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Anguimorpha |
| Family: | Anniellidae |
| Genus: | Anniella |
| Species: | A. pulchra
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| Binomial name | |
| Anniella pulchra (Gray, 1852)
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| Range of Anniella pulchra (sensu lato) in purple | |
Anniella pulchra, the California legless lizard, is a limbless, burrowing lizard often mistaken for a snake.