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Podarcis muralis
A common small lizard very versatile in colour and scale pattern. This one is mainly brown with yellow-greenish scales on the throat, belly and back.
Stonewalls, rocks, quarries. Its natural range is mainland Europe. Introduced in southern Britain and North America.
This guy lost part of his tail. The tail of these lizards breaks very easily, allowing them to escape predators. A replacing tail will regrow but it will lack scales and will be uniformly grey. There are dozens of these lizards living in the walls and rocks behind my house.
Spotted on May 29, 2011
Submitted on May 31, 2011
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