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Rags
Senior Member Joined: 04 Dec 2011 Location: Dorset Status: Offline Points: 133 |
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Posted: 13 May 2015 at 8:02pm |
This morning I found this Western Green Lizard (Lacerta bilineata)
basking in the grass. He was a stunner and vivid green. I couldn't believe other people were walking past without noticing him glowing in the grass.
(Both photos of the same lizard) I was wondering if there is a brighter green in the reptile (or amphibian) world? Is this... Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) any brighter than this... Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis) I think my vote would have to go to the male Lb, green enough to make your eyes bleed. Anyone other greens out there that come close??? |
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Suzy
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Lovely photos. That last lizard is doing the foot waving thing it seems.
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will
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what a great set of photos! Nice to see at least one green lizard survives on the cliffs at Boscombe... The greenest lizards I ever saw were the Madagascar day geckoes, Phelsuma spp, but these UK specimens certainly give them a run for their money. I have heard that during combat male sand lizards seem to become an even more intense shade of green, but I can't say I've noticed this when I have watched them fighting myself.
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Rags
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Yes, some Phelsuma seem almost day-glo. I have only seen captive lizards, I bet they are even brighter in the wild.
I hadn't heard that La males flush during combat. Do Eastern Green Lizards - (Lacerta viridis) appear greener because of the contrasting blue throat? Bulgarian L.viridis Or is Balkan Green Lizard (Lacerta trilineata) greener? Bottom photo is in better light, which I guess is the crux of the whole matter. |
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Tom Omlette
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great shots of some fabulous lizards there matey
tim
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Rags
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Thanks Tim, feel free to post any green 'uns here. Looking for bright green though, not khaki or olive.
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will
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Hi Ray - this has to be the most amazingly coloured UK lizard I have seen, sadly not for myself but through Dan Kane's Flickr stream - I hope he wont' mind me posting a link to it here:
astonishing Merseyside race sand lizard male: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dkphoto2010/7145859593/ |
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Rags
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Those dune race Sand Lizards are stunning and the one in the link is just superb. I find it hard to believe there could be a brighter green lizard in the UK.
I've never been up to the dune systems in the north-west, maybe next Spring. These do green pretty well, and other colours too. Young Mediterranean Chameleon (Chamaeleo chameleon). Spain. |
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