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Milos Wall Lizard (Podarcis milensis), male, family Lacertidae, Milos Island, Greece
photograph by Eddy Scheinpflug
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Milos Wall Lizard (Podarcis milensis), male, family Lacertidae, Milos Island, Greece
photograph by Eddy Scheinpflug
giving a whole new meaning to the name wall lizard, this Podarcis virescens caught me by complete surprise with its novel hiding spot that proves decaying rural infrastructure still has its uses, although it could probably have tried a little harder to put its ridiculous tail away. the bit of skin on the tip of its snout suggests a recent shed, which would explain its uncharacteristically courageous behavior
(October 13th, 2025)
Avec Christine, on a fêté nos 40 ans d'amitié en faisant en Octobre un voyage de 15 jours en Sicile.
Une nouvelle excursion au départ de Palerme : le site archéologique de Sélinonte (Selinunte). Mais pour finir, un peu d'herpétologie : des lézards (sans doute des endémiques Podarcis siculus, à confirmer) et des tarentes, petits geckos méditerranéens.
La plante aux épines acérées est un Acacia karroo.
A slightly wary looking wall lizard - Podarcis muralis - hanging out on a fencepost in Switzerland
Scientific illustration: Reptiles
Wall lizard (Podarcis sp.)
Peloponnese Wall Lizard (Podarcis peloponnesiacus), male, family Lacertidae, Kardamyli, Greece
photograph by Rob Valentic
Maltese Wall Lizard (Podarcis filfolensis), family Lacertidae, Malta
Photographs by Benny Scerri