David Element
Wildlife
Photography and Digital Video Images
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Reptiles 18 - Common Wall Lizards
COMMON
WALL LIZARD Podarcis muralis
maculiventris
COMMON
WALL LIZARD Podarcis muralis
maculiventris COMMON WALL LIZARD Podarcis
muralis maculiventris
COMMON
WALL LIZARD Podarcis muralis
maculiventris
COMMON
WALL LIZARD Podarcis muralis
maculiventris COMMON WALL LIZARD Podarcis
muralis maculiventris
COMMON WALL LIZARD Podarcis muralis maculiventris
- These European Wall Lizards
(le
Lézard des murailles) Podarcis
muralis
were photographed in Tuscany (Toscana). These
individuals are of the colourful green and black-spotted maculiventris
sub-species, and therefore a distinctly different animal from the Italian Wall Lizard Podarcis sicula. The
lizard shown in the first two portraits had raised its front left and hind
right feet in order to reduce its temperature on a baking hot day. With
thanks to Bert Kruytjens for confirming the
identity of this subspecies. These lizards can be tricky!
- David’s films of British reptiles and
amphibians may be seen at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4AirIEc0Nodlcvlf7oYAJgJo8k7pHJ-A.
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