WALL LIZARD

SCIENTIFIC NAME :-        Lacerta Muralis

OCCURRENCE :-               N.France to N.Spain , S.Italy , Greece , east to                                              Romania

HABITAT :-                      Dry , Sunny areas , Walls , Rocks , Tree trunks

SIZE :-                             Length upto 23 cm 

FAMILY :-                        Lacertidae

                               GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS :-

1. It is a slender , flat-bodied sunloving , active lizard with a long tapering tail measuring about twice the length of the body.
2. Its coloration varies over its range but it is commonly brownish-green or grey with dark markings.
3. It has large scales on the head and belly. 
4. An expert climber and gregarious by nature , it lives in small colonies.
5. It feeds on insects like beetles and flies and also earthworms , spiders , snails and slugs.
6. They hibernate in winters and mate in spring.
7. The males compete fiercely for the female.
8. The female lays 2-10 eggs and buries them in the soil where they remain till they hatch after 2-3 months.