Psammodromus algirus
Psammodromus algirus
 
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Large Psammodromus

 

ORDER: Squamata
FAMILY: Lacertidae
LENGTH: 200-300 mm

BREEDING SEASON:
J F M A M J J A S O N D

CHARACTERISTICS: rough scales; dark-brown dorsal scales except along two longitudinal lines on the sides which are whitish; during mating season male head and neck, and female hind limbs, become reddish.
FOOD: beetles, spiders, ants, grasshoppers and pseudoscorpions; occasionally young wall lizards and plant debris.
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR: terrestrial and a climber; can release the tail if threatened; produces sounds of unknown purpose.

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