- anguid lizard - any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insects
--1 is a kind of lizard
--1 is a member of Anguidae, family Anguidae
--1 has particulars:alligator lizard; blindworm, slowworm, Anguis fragilis; glass lizard, glass snake, joint snake