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Monitor lizard is a reptile with a long scaly body, movable eyelids, a long tapering tail and four legs, typically living in a hot dry region.
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This Lizard just posed long enough for a photo before it disappeared into the vegetation.
It's not the one that got predated by the Red Fox that I uploaded yesterday!
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Western Green Lizard (Lacerta bilineata)
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The western green lizard belongs to the family Lacertidae. This is the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Europe, Africa, and Asia. The group includes the genus Lacerta, which contains some of the most commonly seen lizard species in Europe. It is a diverse family with at least 300 species in 39 genera.
The western green lizard is native to Andorra, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Serbia, Slowenia, Spain, and Switzerland. It was introduced in Guernsey and Jersey in the Channel Isles and the United States, and there are also introduced colonies on the south coast of the U.K, notably around Poole Bay in Dorset.
Adult western green lizards reach a length of 30 to 45 centimeters including tail (there may be regional differences regarding the size of the species). The tail may reach up to twice the body length. The average weight is about 35 grams. Males are generally a bit bigger than females, with a slightly bulkier head and body.
With females of the species colors and color patterns can vary greatly and range from dark green and brown to shining emerald green, turquoise and blue and everything in between, even typical male color patterns. Adult males tend to look more alike (though there are variations too), with their back usually a striking yellowish to emerald green interspersed with black dots, a yellow or yellow-green belly and blue face, all of which much more pronounced during mating season (see example photos here: www.lacerta-bilineata.com/lacerta-bilineata-species )
A common lizard sunbathing on a rusty old drain cover on some rough land between Aggs Hill and Prestbury Hill nature reserve at the top of the Cotswold escarpment.
Went to the Botanic Garden to check on the Nightjars and her 2 chicks and ran into this lizard calling out loud - Take Me! Take Me.
So I did.
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in the streets of Lanai, Koh Samui, Thailand
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With nothing to do I took photo of this nut carving I did in 1996, I would carry this in my pocket and when I felt like it I did some whittling, all done with small tools and some dental burrs, yes I use a dental drill with that horrible sound we all know:-)
Tagua nut is a palm tree fruit that is gown for its oil, if its left to dry the nut become very hard and look like Ivory,
thus the name "Vegetable ivory"
*Each fruit has about 8 of those nuts, each nut is bout 2".
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A little online research reveals that there are four types of lizard to be found on the isle of Sicily. Two, the Sicilian wall Lizard and the Italian wall lizard are very similar in appearance. As far as I can tell this example which was photographed at the wonderful Vendacari Nature Reserve is an Italian Wall Lizard. It's size for one thing, having a body (not including the tail) of around six inches was the most obvious factor in my decision process.
From what I have read, this species has been introduced widely in other countries ands has become an unwanted pest. It breeds quickly and outcompetes other local wildlife.
Red-Shouldered Hawk ~ (Buteo Lineautus)
Sticking with my theme of doing parks close to home (more to do with limited time then Covid-19) I found this Red-shouldered Hawk nearby doing its part to curb the brown anole population.
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Holding its feet up - rock too hot? These are generally quite dull lizards (Atlantic Lizard - Gallotia atlantica) but some specimens have large green patches on their flanks (presumably brighter in the breeding season).
One of dozens of young Common Lizards along the boardwalks of Thursley Common, Surrey, this morning.
Burro Creek Campground / Mohave County, Arizona
My twin brother, Dennis, and I decided to go on a 12 day road trip (August 7-19) to southeastern Arizona as it had been a number of years since we had done so. One thing very noticeable this year from previous years was the lack of water in creeks that had water in them before.
If interested you might want to check out the following: www.reptilesofaz.org/Lizards-Subpages/h-c-draconoides.html