Care Articles :

1-  L. schreiberi

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origin : Spain (N & C), Portugal

Size : 16"

Smaller than but similar to the Eyed Lizard in appearance and diet, while inhabiting similar habitats to those of the Green Lizard. In the north it prefers lowlands but in the south can be found at up to 1,800 m. There are colour variations but no described subspecies. Sexual dichromism is marked (see Coloration).Habitat depends on location: in Galicia and Asturias it is found in lowlands as well as on mountains, but in Portugal and the interior of the Iberian peninsula it is found only in the mountains at altitudes of 600-1,800m, where it lives along the banks of gullies and streams. Generally it prefers humid places with plenty of bushes: it is somewhat semiarboreal, with many subadults hunting in bushes [Salvador]. Salvador also mentions that in Portugal and Salamanca the lizard's "year" is from March to October. Prey consists of small invertebrates, including spiders. Scalation details: Supraciliaries separated from supraoculars by a row of 2-8 granules. Fairly large trapezoid occipital. Nasal orifice contacts or borders on rostral. There is a small maseterica but no tympanica. Collar: not serrated, 10-14 scales. Throat: 19-27 scales between submaxillaries and centre of collar. Femoral pores: 11-18 on each side. 22-26 lamellae beneath 4th toe. Dorsal scales: oval with slightly raised keel, 47-58 rows at mid-body. Ventral scale rows: 8 longitudinal rows of imbricated scales. Coloration: basically overall green on the body, with brownish tails. Males have a blue throat and strong black coloration on the belly, with a plentiful stippling of black spots all over. Females have fewer but thicker black spots on the back and sides. Juveniles are a darker, almost brownish green, with 3-5 rows of white or yellowish spots ringed with black on each side of the body (not on the dorsum): the belly and tail are yellowish. This pattern may persist in a minority of adult females. Other females may be completely green without any trace of pattern, making them superficially similar to L. viridis [Salvador]. Reproduction: in the breeding season not only the throat but also the head becomes a cobalt blue colour. Females lay 13-21 eggs.