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Female Green Lizard


Female Green Lizard
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5100 W: 178 N: 12477] (34071)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-23
Categories: Reptiles
Camera: Nikon D-80, AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, @ ISO 400, SIGMA 62MM EX DG MC UV Filter
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Reptiles - Lizards, Chuckwallas, Agamas & Tegus 4, Turkish Herpetofauna-II [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-09-01 13:14
Viewed: 401
Points: 58
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Lacerta viridis meridionalis (Green Lizard) [in Turk. Yeşil Kertenkele, Zümrüt Kertenkele] (Female)

I have uploaded an adult male of the species in my previous posting and now I am sharing a very beautiful young female green lizard shot which I captured near Gökgöl Caves (#2) located on the road between Zonguldak and Bartın provinces.
TFL and Have a nice day!
Cheers,

©Bayram GÖÇMEN, Ege University, Faculty of Science. All Rights Reserved.

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A large, elegant lizard with a rather short, deep head, especially in males. In adults Green lizards, total length reaches up to about 30-34 cm, tail often twice body length or more (Snouth-vent length is approx. 13 cm). Rostral plate typically does not in contact with nostrils; 2 postnasal plate; typically there are relatively big scales (i.e. plates) in temporal region, so there only a few of them. Dorsal scale number around the mid-body is between 40 and 56. The belly plates are arranged in 6 longitudinal rows, the number of pores on the lower femoral region is ranged between 14 and 21. Males usually almost entirely green with a fine black stippling above and a darker, light-spotted head. Females are very variable in color-pattern: sometimes uniform green or brown, or with blotches; frequently 2 or 4 narrow light stripes on body, which may be edged with black lines or spots. More rarely, both sexes have a bold irregular pattern of interconnected black blotches. Belly is yellowish, nearly always wifhout black spots. Throat is blue in mature males (especially chin and the sides of the head) and beige in females (rarely blue in some females). Youngs are often beige, uniform or with a few light spots (without black edge) on flanks, or else with two or four narrow light lines.

This species is generally encountered in bushy vegetation at woodland and field edges, within open woodlands, forested areas and shrubland, hedgerows, and in overgrown areas and cultivated land. It takes refuge in bushes and burrows. In northern Germany the species is confined to sandy open heathland habitats. It feeds mainly on insects, sometimes small lizards and even mice. In springtime the females lay around 5-23 eggs in a clutch. About 2 to 3 months later brown-coloured youngs appear with a total length of 3-4 cm.

It ranges from eastern Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, eastern Austria, and Slovenia, east to Romania, Moldova and southern Ukraine, southwards into the Balkan Peninsula in Croatia (including some Adriatic islands), Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania and Greece (including some Aegean islands, and excluding the Peloponnese). It is also present in Turkey, where it is largely distributed in the area of Marmara and along the Black Sea coastal region, representing with a single subspecies named as L. v. meridionalis. It is found from sea level up to 2,100 m asl.

References:
1. Göçmen, B. (Unpub. results). The results of herpetological trips.
2. Budak, A. & Göçmen, B. (2005). Herpetology. Ege Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi, No. 194, Ege Üniversitesi Basimevi, Bornova-Izmir, 226 pp. [2nd Edition, 2008].
3. Baran, I. & Atatür, M. K. (1998). Turkish Herpetofauna (Amphibians & Reptiles). Ministry of Environment, Ankara. 214 pp.
4. Arnold, N.E. (1978). A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe.Collins, London, UK, 288 pp.
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  • Great 
  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1065 W: 0 N: 162] (870)
  • [2009-09-01 13:21]

Hocam ya:) daha az önce diğer erkek örneğe yorum yazmıştım. Çok hızlısınız. Hemen Zonguldaktan bu güzel dişi geldi. Elinize sağlık. İyi geceler.
Mehmet

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2916 W: 34 N: 8651] (32250)
  • [2009-09-01 13:21]

Hi Bayram. Good to see a Lizard from you my friend . We can see where this one getes its name. Taken with good detai land natural colours in the skin . It blends in well with the BG.
Well done TFs.
Nick..

great pic, they are so rare in Israel, greetings Ori

Hi little bro Bayram,

another very nice shot from this Lizard.
Good pov, details and beautiful colours.

Gert

Bayram,
Almost perfect camouflage. Only the "green" was a give away.
They are soooooo fast; yet you did a marvelous job in registering this one..... THE WHOLE ANIMAL. We often see only the head. Great amount of details. Loved your HIGHLY EDUCATIVE notes too.
Mario from Canada with greetings.

Hi Bayram,

A good capture of this "young lizard lady" , very good details, excellent capitalization of the solar light. Good record of fund rocky.

TFS MF!

Regards,

Jesús

Bayram hocam iyi geceler. yine mükemmel bir çekim yapmışsınız. Dikkatimi çekti. Pekçok hayvan gurubunda olduğu gibi burdaki dişi de erkek yanında sönük kalıyor. Dünkü erkek daha bir şatafatlı idi:).
Elinize sağlık. Saygılarımla hocam..
Özgür

Merhaba Bayram,

An excellent capture of this female Green lizard with beautiful natural coloration & fine details. Well done MF & TFS.

Best salam

Umar

Hocam erkekten sonra dişi biraz sönük kaldı gerçekten:)
Yanlış hatırlamıyorsam çekim yaparken çok güzel portreler de çekmiştiniz. Yakında onları da görsek fena olmayacak:)
Elinize sağlık. İyi geceler hocam.
Saygılar.
Bahadır

Hocam iyi geceler. Çok net ve temiz bir çalışma olmuş.
Detaylar her zmanki gibi süper ve eğitici. Elinize sağlık.
Deniz

  • Great 
  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 656 W: 0 N: 228] (4950)
  • [2009-09-01 14:40]

Dostum merhaba,
Yine değişik ve güzel bir kertenkele daha. Gerçekten de bir yorumcu arkadaşın da dikkat çektiği gibi,dünkünün duruşu da pozu da heybetli idi. Bu da çekingen ve kibar duruyor.Çok güzel bir kare olmuş.>Eline emeğine sağlık.
Pîroz dikim.
Dûrzan

Hi Bayram!
Interesting species and note, I have no idea that in Turkey there is another subspecies of this lizard. Bravo for low POV and perfect DOF. Together with your previous picture this presentation is a very interesting contribution to herpetofauna in TN gallery :)
All the best from Lodz,
Radek

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-09-01 16:21]

Hi LBB,

This lizard is so much larger than the ones I have seen here this summer. The tail seems to double her size. A beautiful Green Lizard with a lovely face, eye and skin. Nice colors, great details and a nice natural setting.

Jane

hello Bayram

another of your excellent lizard photos
with a POV from above, fine focus
great sharpness and details,
beautiful warm luminosity, TFS

Asbed

  • Great 
  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 411 W: 0 N: 1023] (5522)
  • [2009-09-01 20:02]

Very good presentation of this Lacerta viridis merid.!

Kanki günaydın. Artık geceleri çalışmaya başladın anlaşılan:)
Erkekten sonra dişiyi de görmek güzel oldu. Göçmen podyum gibi:) Eline sağlık.
Gökhan

Günaydın Bayram hocam. Harika bir yakın plan çekim. Dişide kahverengiliğin hakim oldupunu bu kareyle öğrenmiş oldum.
Elinize ve emeğinize sağlık.
Nazım

  • Great 
  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3824 W: 190 N: 11393] (35107)
  • [2009-09-01 22:34]
  • [+]

Good morning Bayram!
A very nice portrait of a female L. viridis meridionalis. I can see that her head is narrower than that of the male that you last posted. Her frame-filling pose is great and taken from a fine POV with nice lighting and sharpness.
Thanks dostum!
All the best,
Ivan

Dişi ve erkeği arka arkaya güzel oldu hocam.
Bu fotoğrafta çok güzel. Ellerinize sağlık

Merhaba Bayram hocam,

Yine mükemmel bir yeşil kertenkele görüntüsü yakalamışsınız. Bu gün paylaştığınız bu örnek, göndesinden daha uzun kuyruğu ile daha uzun daha zarif duruyor. Dünkü örnekte kuyruk regenere olmuştu sanırım. Elinize sağlık

Selam ve saygılarımla
Mehmet

  • Great 
  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1380 W: 56 N: 4759] (16364)
  • [2009-09-02 0:50]

Hello MF Bayram
great macro photo of this interesting lizard that was giving nice pose to you
i like composition, point of view, lighting, colours, sharpness and details
thanks for sharing
Best regards siggi

Dayi naptin? 2 tane birden mi yukledin dun? annamadim vallahi.
Bu da cok guzel gercekten. Eline saglik.
Merih

  • Great 
  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2398 W: 94 N: 5543] (17640)
  • [2009-09-02 1:16]

Hello Bayram,
Good to see the female of this Lizard. A great difference between male and female. Fantastic POV, composition and very good sharp details. The light is very beautiful.
Regards,
Peter

Bu bayan da cok guzel Bayram... kuyrugu cok uzunmus..nerdeyse govedesinden fazla..
Eline saglik...hepimizden selamlar..,
Leyla.

Excellent capture, sharp details, beautifull colors, nice light and natural BG,
TFS, best regards,
Nikos.

Ciao Bayram. Again spectacular details on skin's weft. Splendid vivid natural colours and great light. Very well done.

Roberto

Ciao Bayram, beautiful lizard with good details and splendid sharpness, wonderful natural colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

Merhaba Bayram
the female is beautiful too, and you have captured it in a nice way : composition, sharpness, colors and lighting are excellent
wonderful pose and great note as always
Have a good night
Jacqueline

Merhaba Hocam,
Bir güzel kare daha! Paylaşım için teşekkürler.
Saygılarımla, Naşit

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