Saturday, March 8. 2008

Iberian Wall Lizard

Iberian Wall Lizard
Spanish Wall Lizard
You really need to see this photo large, go ahead, click it, isn't that one of the most spectacular looking lizards you've ever seen?

I've been trying to photograph one of these for about a week or so, I found a small nest of them in the heart of Ronda in the garden overlooking the Puente Nuevo but we've had to go to the garden everyday for the last week just to get one photo, and I must say I was very proud of myself for finally getting this.

My little friend here is about 15cm long and this picture was taken from about 1 meter away, I couldn't get any closer, and I've had to crop about 60% of the photo. Sorry about the lack of focus on the rocks above the lizard, unfortunately he was about to run away from me and I just had to snap real fast. From what I've been able to research it seems this is a Podarcis hispanicus "morphotype 2", otherwise known as a Spanish (Iberian) Wall Lizard.
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Posted by Carl in Spain at 07:49   Comments (4)
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  1. Mike said,

    Saturday, March 8. 2008 at 10:54 (Reply)

    Hi Carl,

    I'm an expat living in Marbella but I'm keen on wildlife and that's the best picture of a Wall Lizard I've seen in a long time, well done.

    Mike

  2. Jillian said,

    Saturday, March 8. 2008 at 20:58 (Reply)

    I can see how they kinda blend into the wall. For someone that's not big on lizards this would scare the crap out of me. Nice pic, though!

  3. Carl said,

    Saturday, March 8. 2008 at 23:19 (Reply)

    I must confess, I always feel uncomfortable around reptiles, even little geckos on the ceiling, I would never harm any of them but I don't like the feel of them, their skin is kinda weird. On the other hand you can't not like the colorings of this little fellow can you?

  4. Jillian said,

    Saturday, March 8. 2008 at 23:30 (Reply)

    Yes, the color is very nice. It's just icky things like insects and lizards make me cringe!

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