Sheltopusik: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the sheltopusik lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pseudopus apodus
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Anguidae

Where does the sheltopusik live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the sheltopusik in 15 countries and territories across Asia and Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the sheltopusik endangered?

The sheltopusik’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the sheltopusik?

The sheltopusik (Pseudopus apodus) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Anguidae, genus Pseudopus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the sheltopusik

The sheltopusik, also spelled scheltopusik, sheltopusick, scheltopusick, sheltopusic, or scheltopusic (Pseudopus apodus), and also commonly known as Pallas's glass lizard, the European legless lizard, or the European glass lizard, is a species of large glass lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is found from Southern Europe to Central Asia. There are three recognized subspecies.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sheltopusik (revision 1373700414), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q41669 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).