| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SKINK | Short-legged lizard |
| SKINK | Short-legged lizard that might resemble a snake |
| SKINK | Short-limbed lizard |
| CROC | "Lizard of the Nile," for short |
| sepses | An African lizard with a snakelike body and very short or nonexistent legs |
| skinks | A smooth-bodied lizard with short or absent limbs, typically burrowing in sandy ground, and occurring throughout tropical and temperate regions |
| monitors | A large tropical Old World lizard with a long neck, narrow head, forked tongue, strong claws, and a short body. Monitors were formerly believed to give warning of crocodiles |
