Wildlife in Portugal: The Psammodromus Algirus Lizard

...or as I call him, Lenny. He stops to watch me as I work in the vegetable area and even poses for a photograph. Reference: https://birdwatchinghq.com/lizards-of-portugal/ Related Posts: https://pigletinportugal.com/2024/09/04/garden-orbweaver-araneus-diadematus-or-a-pallidus/ https://pigletinportugal.com/2024/08/21/wildlife-in-portugal-terrapins/

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Wildlife in Portugal -Terrapins

We were walking across Ponte Pé bridge in Aljezur when I happened to look down and spotted these little critters basking in the August sunshine! I posted a photograph to the Wildlife in Portugal Facebook group for identification, and I was informed that it was an Iberian Stripe necked terrapins, Mauremys leprosa. Upstream is now... Continue Reading →