It can grow over 2m long, is made up of 400 body segments and makes a strange gurgling sound as it moves beneath the ground.

Researchers in Tunisia found the largest “worm lizard” that has ever lived with a feeding strategy that has remained consistent for millions of years. The recently identified Terastiodontosaurus ...

An international team of researchers has discovered a new fossil worm lizard species in Tunisia. Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi is the largest known species of the Amphisbaenia group, with a ...

A newly identified prehistoric species, Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi, has stunned paleontologists by becoming the largest known worm lizard ever discovered. According to the study published in ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The three-foot long, giant Palouse earthworm ...