Anguis

Anguis; Temporal range:
	Anguis fragilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Anguidae
Subfamily:	Anguinae
Genus:	Anguis; Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
	Anguis fragilis; Linnaeus, 1758
Species
	A. cephallonica; A. colchica; A. fragilis; A. graeca; A. veronensis; †A. rarus; †A. stammeri; †?A. polgardiensis;

Slowworms (also called blindworms and hazelworms) are a small genus (Anguis) of snake-like legless lizards in the family Anguidae. The genus has several living species, including the common slowworm (A. fragilis), the eastern slowworm (A. colchica), the Greek slowworm (A. graeca), the Peloponnese slowworm (A. cephalonnica), and the Italian slowworm (A. veronensis). There are also known fossil species.

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