Lacerta Bilineata
Western Green Lizard Central
The western green lizard (Lacerta bilineata) in the gallery below is one of three adult males I encountered throughout May 2021...
LACERTA BILINEATA
THE WESTERN GREEN LIZARD:
A PORTRAIT OF EUROPE'S MOST COLOURFUL REPTILE
AND OTHER FAUNA IN ITS HABITAT
Lacerta Bilineata
- Jul 25, 2021
- 1 min
Western Green Lizard Yoga
This juvenile Lacerta bilineata is again the one with the distinct dark scale on its head that has chosen my garden as its habitat...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Jul 25, 2021
- 2 min
Western Green Lizard - Alien Food
Flies obviously are an excellent food source for lizards, and as I've come to observe, for juvenile Lacerta bilineata in particular...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Jul 25, 2021
- 2 min
Common Wall Lizard - Podarcis Muralis
Common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) often share the same habitat with western green lizards (Lacerta bilineata), and although my blog...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Jul 25, 2021
- 2 min
Western Green Lizard (Lacerta Bilineata): Daily Routine
The Lacerta bilineata in the photo gallery below is one of three adult males that currently seem to rule "my" little lizard kingdom...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Jul 25, 2021
- 2 min
Western Green Lizard Bush Babies
Juvenile western green lizards mostly live, hide and hunt between the leaves of bushes and shrubs...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Jul 25, 2021
- 1 min
Western Green Lizard - Sleepy Head
This juvenile lacerta bilineata is again the same individual that during the second half of May 2021 eventually chose my garden as...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Jul 25, 2021
- 1 min
Common Wall Lizard - Close Up
Viewed up close common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) are even more impressive, for one because their dinosaur-like appearance becomes...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Jul 25, 2021
- 2 min
Western Green Lizard King
The Lacerta bilineata in this photo gallery is one of three adult males that currently reign over our local western green lizard habitat...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Jul 24, 2021
- 2 min
Western Green Zucchini Lizard
The Lacerta bilineata in the gallery below is little more than a lizard baby. The cute little guy probably hatched from the egg sometime...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Jul 24, 2021
- 1 min
Western Green Lizard - Leaf Lizard
This juvenile Lacerta bilineata was one of the first individuals I was able to photograph in May 2021...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Jul 24, 2021
- 1 min
Podarcis Muralis - Lizard Licking Good
The common wall lizard (Podarcis Muralis) in the photos below reminded me of something: as much as I'm delighted that the land...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Sep 17, 2020
- 1 min
LACERTA BILINEATA ♂ Hiding In The Grass...
This male lacerta bilineata was one of the most beautiful individuals that I've ever encountered, and at an estimated length of nearly 45...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Aug 23, 2020
- 1 min
LACERTA BILINEATA ♂ An animal like a rare gemstone...
This is again the same male lacerta bilineata I already mentioned earlier, the one I photographed in June 2015 that allowed me to get...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Aug 23, 2020
- 1 min
PODARCIS MURALIS - Sticking out the tongue at your rivals...
Here's some more nice screen shots of the same male podarcis muralis I already posted a whole gallery of earlier. I filmed him in May...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Aug 23, 2020
- 1 min
LACERTA BILINEATA ♀ The queen says goodbye...
This is the final gallery of my favorite female lacerta bilineata, a magnificent individual and virtual lizard queen that is probably the...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Aug 23, 2020
- 1 min
LACERTA BILINEATA ♂ The king's favorite morning routine...
This is again that perfect lacerta bilineata I met in May 2020, an impressive male that I estimated to have a length of nearly 45...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Aug 23, 2020
- 1 min
LACERTA BILINEATA ♂ The exotic beauty of a garden dragon...
This male lacerta bilineata tolerated me within a distance of 50 centimeters (which is less than two feet) as long as I remained...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Aug 23, 2020
- 2 min
LACERTA BILINEATA - Monteggio, Malcantone, Ticino: a look at the reptile habitat...
In these pictures you'll see where all "the action" took place: my garden in the beautiful community of Monteggio in the Malcantone...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Aug 23, 2020
- 1 min
LACERTA BILINEATA ♂ Getting up close...
This male lacerta bilineata is the same one you've seen in an earlier gallery ("hiding in the grass"); he's one of the most perfect...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Aug 23, 2020
- 1 min
LACERTA BILINEATA ♀ Never leave the human out of sight...
This is again the female lacerta bilineata you've already seen in several other galleries. I met her on most days throughout June 2015,...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Aug 22, 2020
- 1 min
LACERTA BILINEATA ♀ Relaxing on my neighbor's wall...
This particular female lacerta bilineata figures quite prominently in these galleries, though she looks different every time depending on...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Aug 21, 2020
- 1 min
MISUMENA VATIA - There's danger everywhere...
My garden may look like a peaceful paradise to humans, but for the little creatures living in it it's a place where death lurks at every...
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Lacerta Bilineata
- Aug 21, 2020
- 1 min
LACERTA BILINEATA ♀ Diggin' up the goods...
This slightly weathered looking female lacerta bilineata had been hunting in the vegetable patch in my garden, digging up worms with her...
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