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What is it? Green Newt or Lizard?: |
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mikeyc_123 Member Joined: 02 Sep 2005 No. of posts: 7  View other posts by mikeyc_123 |
Posted: 12 May 2007 Hi All, My girlfriend was in Newquay and her brother managed to find this green thing. They are not too expereinced with this sort of thing so they could not identify what it was. I asked them if it was cold or had smooth skin and they said it was not cold and not warm and it had smooth skin. I thought... It might be a newt! But her brother said it had claws/nails! So it must be a lizard? Looking at the rear feet it does look like a lizard but I can not find anything on the net to say this is from the uk! Could it be an import? Has anyone seen anything like it before? The pic isnt excellent and she took it on her phone.. sorry.
Cheers Mike
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james4 Senior Member Joined: 13 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 466  View other posts by james4 |
Posted: 13 May 2007 im going to say a green common lizard,however it could be imported,looks like a comon to me though. or are the green lizards down there anyone? http://ukreptiles.proboards55.com |
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armata Forum Specialist Joined: 05 Apr 2006 No. of posts: 928 View other posts by armata |
Posted: 13 May 2007 You are quite right Phil - common lizard. 'I get my kicks on Route 62' |
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arvensis Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2006 No. of posts: 445 View other posts by arvensis |
Posted: 13 May 2007 Which looks like its a female. Mark Hampshire Amphibian and Reptile Group. |
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LOIS Member Joined: 24 Aug 2007 No. of posts: 2 View other posts by LOIS |
Posted: 24 Aug 2007 Just found one under some rocks - looks the same - bright green about 2" long - has a dark longtitudinal stripe down each side - very fast! we have lived here 20 yrs (north yorkshire) and not seen one before. We have newts in the pond & it is definitely not a newt. Would like confirmation of what it is if anybody knows.
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090  View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 25 Aug 2007 My money would be on a common lizard considering your location.
Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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LOIS Member Joined: 24 Aug 2007 No. of posts: 2 View other posts by LOIS |
Posted: 26 Aug 2007 many thanks - lets hope he has lots of cousins in the area camera at the ready! |
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