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italian wall lizard or Ruin lizard

Podarcis sicula

Photo by SusanEllison
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Field Notes

Description:

found this guy on the path walking up to the colosseum in Rome, Italy

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Italian wall lizard

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
SusanEllison
Thanks S. Frazier....you helped ID it....now it has a name.
Scott Frazier
Yes it does, Alice (That was a Dalmation wall lizard, Podarcis melisellensis). There are other members of the genus in Italy besides that one, like the Italian wall lizard, Podarcis sicula, and others. I think this spotting must be Podarcis sp.
surekha
Lovely markings! Great shots!
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PublishedOctober 2, 2011

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