Three-toed Skink. Baixo Alentejo, 28th March 2011Rock turning seems to be something of a herpetologists pastime. The difference between me and a herpetologist being that when they turn rocks, they find interesting things. When I turn rocks I find ants... and slugs... and the occasional centipede. This morning, however, I finally turned a rock and found what I was looking for, a lovely Three-toed Skink, four tiny little legs away from being a Slow Worm. Result! Now, where are those Worm Lizards...
Spanish Psammodromus. Algarve, 25th March 2011The common lizard of the south of Portugal seems to be the Large (or Moorish) Psammodromus, of which I've seen plenty, usually skuttling off through the undergrowth. Luckily, this dinky little lizard stayed still long enough for me to grab a photo.
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