Anguis fragilis
（重定向自Blindworm）
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![Close-up of the head of a slow worm.](/Images/godic/202501/01/20130505-slow_worms-014-wiki©CD3139.jpg")
![A slow worm moving through grass](/Images/godic/202501/01/-Slow_worm_in_grass.ogg3139.jpg")
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The Anguis fragilis, or slow worm, is a limbless lizard native to Eurasia. It is sometimes called a blindworm. Its German name, "Blindschleiche," is derived from the Old High German plintslîcho meaning "blinding creeper", perhaps because of its lustrous scales.