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These tiny fossorial ophidians — though not the tiniest (that title belongs to this 4-inch snake from Barbados) — are nearly sightless.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Interestingly, in fossorial lizards, all five pigments were still around, but in fossorial snakes like the termite-decapitating blindsnakes, only one pigment remained.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2015
Animals that burrow underground like the badger are called fossorial.
—National Geographic, 14 Feb. 2020
Fossorial animals live underground, and nocturnal animals only come out at night.
—Kellie Ann Benz, The Mercury News, 4 May 2017
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Interestingly, in fossorial lizards, all five pigments were still around, but in fossorial snakes like the termite-decapitating blindsnakes, only one pigment remained.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2015
Animals that burrow underground like the badger are called fossorial.
—National Geographic, 14 Feb. 2020
Fossorial animals live underground, and nocturnal animals only come out at night.
—Kellie Ann Benz, The Mercury News, 4 May 2017
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“Fossorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossorial. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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