seps/skink

a short-legged seps

a kind of animal – reptile – a kind of snake-like lizard [a lizard of an Old World genus (Chalcides synonym Seps) of the family Scincidae] with a relatively large head; slim, elongated body; very small front and back legs (in some kinds without legs); very  long tail (three times as long as the body); active during day; moves fast in the grass, feeds on grass-hoppers and other insects; found in warm parts of the world,