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    Posted: 02 Sep 2004 at 5:02pm

Found this cheeky chap on Surrey Heaths today...Is it a Sand Lizard ?..I've never seen one before.

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yep that is a sand lizard and t's a cheeky lassie. well thats how it appears from my computer. due to the strange colours??

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looks more like a viviparous lizard to me
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Looks like a female Sand Lizard to me.

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oh, ok I thought it was a viviparous lizard due to the lines on the back
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No no, it's a Lacerta agilis, i'm sure.
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Ok
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Sand Lizards have larger heads in comparison to the often smaller Common Lizards
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No but I was talking about Zotoca vivipara not common lizards
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