A genus of small legless lizards found in Africa and Asia that have no moveable eyelids.
Scientific Latin name derived from Greek a- (without) + blephara (eyelids). Named descriptively for the most distinctive feature of these lizards—their permanently open eyes.
The Ablepharus genus includes dozens of species of weird legless lizards with eyes that literally cannot close—imagine never being able to blink or protect your eyes from dust, which is why these lizards evolved transparent scales that can slide across their eyes instead!
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