Italian skinks.

[dpeica]

I've been in Italy for the last 3 weeks (came back a week earlier because some idiot managed to lose one of my red bellies in the shed) visiting family and all that and I have a few photos of some skinks I found..

Found this guy near the Colloseum.

This was at the Forum. Very bad picture.

These were everywhere. This one was caught at my Aunties house in Gradisca.

I have no idea what species they are, but will try and figure it out tomorrow.

 

[krusty]

they are some great looking skinks i like the look of the type in the first pics,what size where they.

 

[dpeica]

SVL of about 100-120 mm.
The skink in the third pic that can hardly be seen was a lot more attractive. Most of the body was bright green.

 

[nickvelez]

http://www.herp.it/SpeciesPages/PodarMural.htm

podarcis muralis
common wall lizard

they're mainly brown but can have other colours. very variable
I like the first pics of the darker wall lizard

 

[nickvelez]

the brightgreen one may be Podarcis sicula
http://www.herp.it/SpeciesPages/PodarSicul.htm

 

[GetCoiled]

Yessssssssss...it is NOT a skink but a common lizard. Every part of Italy got its own type and their genetic is always a work just in progress.
Cheers

 

[Hickson]

Podarcis siculis coerulea is a stunner....



Hix

 

[Wrasse]

I think someone took a green highlighter to those photos in the second link.

 

[Retic]

Beat me to it, not skinks but I guess the equivalent. Very beautiful very common lizards.

 

[dpeica]

Thanks for the links.
I'm pretty confident that the green thing I saw was Podarcis siculis.

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

top pics looks similar to egernia striolata,,
podarcis and egernia would have to be totally different though huh??
great pics

 

[Retic]

Yes podarcis are Lacertids and ergernia are Skinks. A little like Green Tree Pythons and Gree Tree Boas, very similar and fill a similar niche.

top pics looks similar to egernia striolata,,
podarcis and egernia would have to be totally different though huh??
great pics

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

ah thanks boa, i should have realised that
still half asleep

 

[jordo]

I also saw one of them in the colloseum years ago when i went to Italy, but didn't get any pics.
Great looking lizards though.

 

[dpeica]

On a different subject..
I just found that lost red belly.
Everyone's lost their keys to the shed now and I'm never going on holidays again.

 

[jordo]

At least you got it back, always at the back of your mind when you've got a loose ven :lol:
Where'd you find it?

 

[clarkey]

Those first 2 pics, with the spots over the lizard at a quick glance you could be forgiven in thinking it was a cunningham

 

[jordo]

Oh good, i wasn't going to say anything because I didn't think you'd forgive me, but i thought it was a cunningham at first glance