It has two small hind legs and is considered a transitional form between Cretaceous lizards and limbless snakes.

[1] The type species Eupodophis descouensi was named in 2000 and resides now in the paleontology section of the Mim Museum in Beirut, Lebanon.

[2] The fossilized specimen from which the description of the type species was based was 85 cm (33.5 in) long and is approximately 92 million years old.

[1][5] The researchers determined that the hind limb on one skeleton was 0.8 inches long, with an "unmistakable" fibula, tibia and femur.

This lightness is also seen in the bones of terrestrial lizards, suggesting that the limbs had not been part of the overall adaptation of the skeleton for an aquatic lifestyle.

Most herpetologists agree snakes diverged from lizard forms by discarding impediments to effective sheltering in subterrestrial environments.