. The life-history of British lizards and their local distribution in the British Isles. WALL LIZARD. \FaclngJ>. < ^ N THE WALL LIZARD, LACERTA MURALIS 77 in the same detail as in the case of the otherspecies. Distribution.—The wall lizard is a very commonspecies in the countries of South Europe, as well asacross the Mediterranean in Northern Africa. It isalso common in Asia Minor. To the north its dis-tribution extends as far as the more southern portionof Germany, and into Belgium. Dr. Gadow statesthat in the Iberian Peninsula it is found at an altitudeof 5000 or 6000 feet above t
. The life-history of British lizards and their local distribution in the British Isles. WALL LIZARD. \FaclngJ>. < ^ N THE WALL LIZARD, LACERTA MURALIS 77 in the same detail as in the case of the otherspecies. Distribution.—The wall lizard is a very commonspecies in the countries of South Europe, as well asacross the Mediterranean in Northern Africa. It isalso common in Asia Minor. To the north its dis-tribution extends as far as the more southern portionof Germany, and into Belgium. Dr. Gadow statesthat in the Iberian Peninsula it is found at an altitudeof 5000 or 6000 feet above the level of the generally, the distribution of this speciesmay be said to be chiefly in those countries borderingupon the Mediterranean. Description and Hctbits.—The average length of thewall lizard is from 6 to 8 inches, so that it is one ofthe smaller species. This graceful little creature iseasily recognised by the series of granules between thesupra-ocular and supra-ciliary scales, and usually byhaving only six rows of ventral scales. The greatvariety in colouration has given rise to the establ
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