Adriatic wall lizard
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Adriatic wall lizard ( Podarcis melisellensis ) |
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The Adriatic wall lizard ( Podarcis melisellensis ), also Karst runner called, is a lizard from the genus of lizards , which in the area of Adria is located.
features
The Adriatic wall lizard is a rather small lizard (body size: five to 6.5 centimeters, the tail is twice as long). The head is relatively short.
In the male, the back is speckled on a green, olive or brown background, often the back is also monochrome. It has a blue patch on the shoulder and a red or yellow belly side. The female is clearly longitudinally striped, it shows a broad green central band on the back with two light side stripes. This central band often shows a central line speckled brown. The female has a white belly.
distribution and habitat
The distribution area of the species extends along the Adriatic coast from northeast Italy , over Croatia , Montenegro to the north of Albania and also includes the offshore Croatian islands . It lives in the dry flat and hilly country at an altitude of up to 1300 meters, especially on karst areas with few trees and a few bushes. 20 subspecies are currently described.
literature
- Ludwig Trutnau : European amphibians and reptiles . Belser, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-7630-1831-X .
Web links
- Podarcis melisellensis in The Reptile Database
- Photos of the Adriatic Wall Lizard on www.herp.it
- Podarcis melisellensis inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.1. Posted by: Rastko Ajtic, Wolfgang Böhme, Petros Lymberakis, Jelka Crnobrnja Isailovic, Roberto Sindaco, 2009. Accessed September 3, 2013.