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Also known as the "Jesus Christ Lizard" because when startled, it can run so fast that it will run across water. The normal crest seems to be lowered or none prominent in this specimen.
The European Glass Lizard (Pseudopus apodus) is like a gigantic Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis): www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/8898439437/in/photolist and when I say gigantic, it is the largest lizard in Europe. This one was well over 4 feet in length (1.2m) and thicker than a cucumber. Someone called out snake as it slithered swiftly through the short grass, but I immediately recognised it as a legless Glass Lizard, a species I had seen once before (in Bulgaria). It was moving fast when I took this picture, and I was running to try and get ahead of it. As I had my telephoto lens on I had to concentrate on the head rather than the whole animal so this was the best I could manage. Like Slow-worms they feed on slugs and beetles, but Glass Lizards can crack open snail shells with their strong jaws, and will also eat small mammals and reptiles. It is sometimes called Pallas's Glass Lizard or by its Russian name; Sheltopusik (meaning yellow belly). The name Glass Lizard comes from the myth that its tail can shatter like glass and reassemble later, but this myth arose because if handled it can shed its tail into several pieces. But it doesn't often shed its tail, and is more likely to respond to handling by hissing, biting and defecating. The scientific name Pseudopus apodus translates as "fake leg" and "without leg". This species has a diagnostic groove along its body, visible here as a pale line. I photographed this one at the historic ruined city of Priene in SW Turkey.
Found at Dripping Springs Natural Area in southern New Mexico. Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA.
Possibly Eastern Collared Lizard - Crotaphytus collaris?
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Lizard point is the southernmost point of mainland England. A beautiful spot with a beautiful rugged coastline.
During a visit to the Butterfly House in Stratford upon Avon, I was surprised to see that they had an Australian Blue Tongue Lizard there. This was taken through glass, so I am pleased at how it turned out.
We occasionally have them in our garden and did spot a baby a few weeks back. The babies don't normally stay around for photos, but most of the bigger lizards aren't so shy.
Great to see these out and about, another couple of weeks and this male will be bright green, he is just starting to colour up now, found this on Dorset Heath
Hanging things up for the day, walking out of the field....there’s mr. Lizard.....so of course, I had to take a few shots. He even has a tick on his eyelid.
Lizard (sometimes referred to as The Lizard) is a village on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated about ten miles (16 km) south of Helston, and is Britain's most southerly settlement. Lizard is a tourist centre and its large village green is surrounded by cafes and gift shops.
The name derives from the Cornish Lis for 'place' and Ard for 'high'. The village is in the civil parish of Landewednack, the most southerly parish on the British mainland.
La lagartija colirroja (Acanthodactylus erythrurus) es una especie de lagartija que habita las zonas secas de suelo arenoso y escasa vegetación Llegan a medir hasta 23 cm. La parte inferior de la larga cola posee un color rojo vivo característico.
Quite a large specimen and of course it wasn't for sticking around having posed briefly for a photo..
Japalura swinhonis, also known as Swinhoe's japalura or Swinhoe's tree lizard, is a species of lizardsendemic to Taiwan. The species is named after Robert Swinhoe. Its body is brown with a yellow stripe. Its length can reach 31 cm (Wikipedia). Saw this little guy on the Shakadang Trail in the Taroko National Park in Taiwan.
Lizard Orchid / himantoglossom hircinum. Devil's Dyke, Newmarket, Suffolk. 13/06/18.
A closer look at some of the flower 'lizards' growing in an exuberant arrangement around the spike. Love their twists and spirals even though in truth, my stretched imagination still fails to see 'lizards'!
Perhaps, if I'd never seen Man Orchids, I'd fare better.
Can you see lizards?
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
A European Green Lizard seen in scrub just prior to the Grand dolmen de Ferrussac on the Larzac. The blue head shows that it is a male. Normally they are hot to run at the slightest half crack of grass; with the cooler Easter air making them much easier to photograph. I have a photo from this series with the same male holding the upper tail of a female... She was about the same size but with a more modest attire. Maybe he was exhausted without sun and didn't want to let go as he returned to heat. She got away as he turned his head to my view and this was the shot that best filled the frame.