Ventnor Wall Lizards!

[Miss Lily]

Went to Ventnor Botanic Gardens today! It was so sunny and warm and I hoped that maybe we might catch a glimpse of the native wall lizards (Podarcis Muralis). Well, we saw 4 or 5 different ones in various parts of the gardens. They are soooo tiny - only about 2-3 inches in length at the most. I was expecting them to be the size of a leo for some reason, lol!! I only spotted the first one as it was moving so quick. Once I knew what I was looking for I was inspired to keep looking and managed to get a few photos to share with you guys! They were so hard to capture as they are very wary of us and kept running for cover!

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[reptimom]

Great pics Tiff, thanks for sharing!

 

[sandrachameleon]

Kewl. I have some of those as pets. At least I think they are the same thing.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/mem...e4529-podarcis-muralis-common-wall-lizard.jpg

 

[Miss Lily]

Do you? I was really tempted to bring a couple home with me, lol!

 

[jessica]

LOL how cute are they!!

I like how it is looking over the rock at you like "Hey get outta here" lol

Must have been a fun day! Nice weather, Botanical Garden and reptiles

 

[Syn]

I went up to my uncle's a few weeks ago and saw a bunch of something that looked quite similar to your wall lizards!

Very cute.

 

[gary1621]

Amazing snaps Tiff I wasnt expecting leo size but something a bit cuter, hehe

These little guys seem to be world wide, we had them in and around our appartment when we went to Malta

 

[jannb]

What cute little lizards! Nice pics, too!