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Wall Lizards from Sicily (1 Viewer)

Alexjh1

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I just got back from Sicily and took quite a lot of photos of the many many wall lizards I saw there, but although I've seen both Sicilian and Italian Wall Lizards described as common in places I visited, I've been struggling to find any solid description online on how to identify them as one or the other. I've included a selection here - if anyone could point me in the right direction it would be hugely appreciated!
 

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From the latest book by Speybroek et al, if you want the hi rez file to blow up, you can send me a pm with an e-mail.

1,2 and 5 look like siculus whilst 3 looks more like what they call the 'uniform morph' of campestris?


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Thanks for the help! I've had a scan though the many other pics, and can't see anything that looks like a sicilian, so I'll just assume all the ones I got photos of at least were Italian.
 
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