Aug 31, 2025
Enough with the bird posting! The bird posting is over!
Westliche Smaragdeidechse 👶 (western green lizard) auf dem Blauen Weg, Stuttgart-West.
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Enough with the bird posting! The bird posting is over!
Westliche Smaragdeidechse 👶 (western green lizard) auf dem Blauen Weg, Stuttgart-West.
Western Green Lizard (Lacerta bilineata)
Observed by lakoh, CC BY-NC
Western green lizard (Lacerta bilineata)
Photos by Mattheiu Berroneau
Lizard study, free license reference used
There was this legend, that the mythical "emerald lizard" dwelled freely in these very environs. I was sceptical of this story, until the other day...
Westliche Smaragdeidechse (western green lizard) auf dem Blauen Weg, Stuttgart-West.
Lézard vert occidental, Lacerta bilineata | ©Matthieu Berroneau (Gironde, France)
The Western Green lizard, Lacerta bilineata (Lacertidae) is a mainly European lizard found in Andorra, Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and on Jersey in the British Isles. It has also been recorded in the United States [1].
This lizards are characterized by their lime green scales, and the often blue throat in males [2].
'FAUNA 29052012 153 (1)', wonderful photograph of a Lacerta bilineata by Bogus Pyzik GOGOLIN on Flickr
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