lizard

Italian translation: orbettino - serpente di vetro - Anguis fragilis

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English term or phrase:lizard
Italian translation:orbettino - serpente di vetro - Anguis fragilis
Entered by: Valerio Valentini Daniele

22:09 Apr 8, 2011
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Zoology / snakes
English term or phrase: lizard
european lizard
non si tratta della lucertola ma di un serpente
Valerio Valentini Daniele
Italy
Local time: 02:46
orbettino - serpente di vetro - Anguis fragilis
Explanation:
Their common name, glass lizard or glass snake, is due to their ability, like many lizards, of dropping their tail. To 50 inches (120 cm). ...
www.anapsid.org/legless.html

Anguis fragilis, l'Orbettino
Conosciuto dai più come orbettino o serpente di vetro, l'Anguis fragilis è un ... tutte le specie fossorie mostrano infatti zampe ridotte o solo in abbozzo, .... L'alternativa sarebbe quella di procurarsi delle piccole lumache senza ...
www.amiciinsoliti.it/rettili/orbettino.html
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Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 02:46
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Summary of answers provided
4orbettino - serpente di vetro - Anguis fragilis
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
4Serpente Cecilia
Iride Sorace
3pseudopo/lucertola
Roberta Ragni (X)
3pseudopo europeo
Pina Gargiulo


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orbettino - serpente di vetro - Anguis fragilis


Explanation:
Their common name, glass lizard or glass snake, is due to their ability, like many lizards, of dropping their tail. To 50 inches (120 cm). ...
www.anapsid.org/legless.html

Anguis fragilis, l'Orbettino
Conosciuto dai più come orbettino o serpente di vetro, l'Anguis fragilis è un ... tutte le specie fossorie mostrano infatti zampe ridotte o solo in abbozzo, .... L'alternativa sarebbe quella di procurarsi delle piccole lumache senza ...
www.amiciinsoliti.it/rettili/orbettino.html

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 02:46
Native speaker of: Italian
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pseudopo/lucertola


Explanation:
Ophisaurus apodus

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Note added at 11 min (2011-04-08 22:20:26 GMT)
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Credo che tu faccia riferimento a quest'animale. Ha le sembianze di un serpente ma in realtà è anch'esso una lucertola senza arti (sono evidenti solo i resti, simili a protuberanze, delle zampe posteriori, ma non si nota alcuna traccia delle anteriori).
Fa parte della famiglia degli anguidi.



    Reference: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophisaurus_apodus
Roberta Ragni (X)
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Native speaker of: Italian
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pseudopo europeo


Explanation:
si dovrebbe trattare come dice già roberta dell'Ophisaurus apodus


    Reference: http://www.kingsnake.com/reptilia-italia/My_HomePage_file/ps...
Pina Gargiulo
Italy
Local time: 02:46
Native speaker of: Italian

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neutral  Roberta Ragni (X): Infatti, il nome scientifico dell' european lizard è proprio questo
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Serpente Cecilia


Explanation:
Buonasera,

credo si tratti del cosiddetto Serpente Cecilia, se si intende il Sepent lizard.
Di seguito, una serie di immagini coincidenti e articoli concernenti il Lizard (serpente) e il Cecilia.

Spero sia utile ^^

Buon lavoro

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_(disambigua)

http://www.google.it/images?um=1&hl=it&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=7X2g...

http://www.google.it/images?hl=it&rlz=&=&q=serpent lizard&um...

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:AiQ_MkT...



    Reference: http://www.faunaprotetta.com/t-serpente+cecilia.htm
    Reference: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/05/070528-snake...
Iride Sorace
Indonesia
Local time: 08:46
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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