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Sign In to followAgama picticauda, formerly Agama agama picticauda. Introduced from West Africa, probably - Ghana.
Agama agama is a West African species. This is Agama lionotus.
Thanks for the hint. I am not a specialist in bats. I only have to agree that this indeed may be Rousettus aegyptiacus - considering the dark wings and size.
Most probably a male Podarcis muralis nigriventris.
Hehe, the marmot didn't like me indeed but the teeth were visible because it was whistling.
This image could be quite unique because it looks like this lizard is being rarely photographed.
Wow, so many comments! Thank you everyone!
I have seen the Gryllotalpa many times live while Scapteriscus - only on photographs. This is why I can't be sure. I know that Gryllotalpa was introduced to the Eastern coast from Europe. They should be larger and more uniformly brown than Scapteriscus which have pattern. I'd also mean that Maryland where this photo was taken is quite far in the north from the main distribution area of Scapteriscus borelli.
Beautiful colors.
This looks like a European Mole Cricket - an insect species that was introduced to the eastern US.