Green lizard

Lacerta viridis
Wall lizards (Lacertidae)

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Green lizard, ♂ has small black and yellow markings, yellow belly. In mating season the blue throat becomes more intense up to the cheeks. ♀is more variable in colour, often light green on the belly as well, but can be brown striped back with a grey-blue throat, paler than the ♂. Young are brown and striped.

Likes to sunbathe, once warmed up very agile. Mostly on the surface, when alerted it flees into its burrow or a tree. Eats both insects and fruit.

⇔ l. 20-40 cm, including the tail.

Lives in the south of Europe, there is a western variety LACERTA BILINEATA (Western green lizard), which is smaller, today regarded as separate species. See photo LA. Geographically divided between east/west Italy.

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