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Taurian lizard

Podarcis tauricus

Description:

The lizard reaches a head-body length of about six to eight inches, the tail may again reach more than twice the length, so that the animal is a total of 20 to 24 inches long. It is built tough and only slightly flattened with a short head. The basic color is a mottling of light and dark brown to black tones, the center back is colored green and pull on the flanks two white stripes from head to tail. Pattern Loose copies are rare. The underside of the lizard is whitish to orange and spotless.

Habitat:

dry area, on limestone

1 Species ID Suggestions

MartinUrban
MartinUrban 10 years ago
Balkan Wall Lizard
Podarcis Tauricus Taurische Eidechse – Wikipedia


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5 Comments

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

Danke, Martin :D

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

čini mi se da joj treba još puno šara narasti :D možda je mlada, čitam opis ljuski i primorska i krška gušterica imaju 4 nadočne pločice, i u čemu je razlika? baš su me pojele...

injica
injica 10 years ago

Podarcis sicula? da lici istina, kao da jos sara tek treba "narasti"...

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

mislim da je ovo primorska gušterica, bar bi trebala biti na otoku! budem još malo pogledala, thanks for help:) a oni su mi svi isti... ovaj mi je zadnji, nemam ih više na lageru :D

injica
injica 10 years ago

mozda je neki hibrid :D salim se, mozda je to neki mladi primjerak, ti lici koji od ovih http://www.flickr.com/groups/2150457@N24... ?

Jopy
Spotted by
Jopy

Croatia

Spotted on May 12, 2013
Submitted on Jun 2, 2013

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