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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5083 W: 178 N: 12358] (33729)
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, SIGMA 62MM EX DG MC UV Filter
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Reptiles - Lizards, Chuckwallas, Agamas & Tegus 4, Turkish Herpetofauna-II [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-09-02 0:38
Viewed: 383
Points: 66
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Lacerta viridis meridionalis (Green Lizard) [in Turk. Yeşil Kertenkele, Zümrüt Kertenkele] (Female)

Today, a portrait of an adult female green lizard from a different POV.
Hope you could like this shot too.
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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very beautiful :) Ori

representative the beauty close up, the details explicit, and the colours (the green...) very well,excellent macro photo
TFS MF Bayram
Nasos

Ciao MF Bayram,
yes, you are beautiful! .... the picture is very beautiful, superb sharpness and perfect focus on the head, marvellous light and bright colours, a very pleasing composition with a great posture of the lizard.
TFS
Best regards
Ciao Maurizio

Hahaha:) başlığa bayıldım Bayram hocam.. Güzel ne demek? Dilber bu dilber:) Gerçekten sanki o soruyu size sorar gibi bakmış:) Harika bir poz vermiş size.
Elinize ve emeğinize sağlık.
Nazım

Emin ol cok guzelsin kertenkele:) Dayi harika cekmissin disi yesil kertenkeleyi. Kibrista da olsaymis ben de cekerdim. ama kesin sana gelcem ve beni de Karadenize goturcen! Goturun herhalde:)
Eline saglik dayi, kib!
Merih

Hi Bayram.
An excellent photo of this lovely lady green lizard...
It has beautiful colours and pattern... Nice composition...
Kind regards...
Leyla.

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 404 W: 0 N: 1002] (5396)
  • [2009-09-02 1:52]

Yes, it is beautiful!

Hi Bayram
As usual a very beautiful picture presented by you.
Good POV and sharpness. Nice vivid colours.
Thanks for sharing
Ania

Muhteşem bir poz hocam. Duruşu çok iyi yakalamışsınız. Detaylar ve kompozisyonda mükemmel.
Emeğinize sağlık.
Deniz

Selam Bayram MF,

Anotehr beautiful capture of Green Lizard! Indeed, this lizard is beautiful, as you have taken the shot very nicely :)
The details are perfect with wonderful control on sharpness and POV. The shallow DOF works very well here. I like the natural colors of the lizard and the textures on its body are very shown. The contrast between the lizard's colors and the rocky structure, is awesome. Great work!

thanks and regards,
Paras Bhalla

Yes,you are beautiful:)
Hoş bir paylaşım.POz,detylar,renkler ayrıca çok güzel.
Pîroz dikim.

Merhaba Bayram,

An excellent portrait of this adult female Green Lizard with beautiful natural coloration, sharpness & fine details. Very beautifully done MF & TFS.

Regards

Umar

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1370 W: 56 N: 4704] (16174)
  • [2009-09-02 4:44]

Hello MF Bayram.
Another great portrait of this Lacertidae. Perfect use of dof to focus the head. Right pov at the animal level and a pose very good .Best regards Siggi

Yes Bayram! It's handsome and caressed by a magnificent light tha exalt vivid colours. Perfect details and intrigant skyn's texture.

Roberto

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2384 W: 94 N: 5493] (17500)
  • [2009-09-02 5:22]

Hello Bayram,
You are fast in the presentation of photos.
Also an excellent photo of this lizard. Great sharp focus on the head. Great contrasting natural colours. Nice rocky BG and POV.
Regards,
Peter

hello Bayram
super sharpness picture
good details and nice light
beautiful colours to
great shot Bayram
greeting lou

Ciao again my friend Bayram, beautiful portrait of splendid lizard with fantastic details and wonderful sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2569] (9065)
  • [2009-09-02 7:51]

Merhaba MF Bayram,
yes...she is beautiful. The skin is smooth ans the eyes are pretty. Well seen in sharp details and the head is very specially created with large scales.
Very interesting to scrutinise the beauty here.

Regards,
Foozi

Hello Bayram,

It seems me the best one of three pictures series of this lizard, here we can appreciate beatifuls detalis of the skin, include the coloration in adult female. Good work which you've come doing when photographing this species MF!

Regards,

Jesús

Hi little bro Bayram,

an very nice presentation from this Lizar with good pov, details and dof.
fine colours.

Gert

bayram hocam burdaki bakış açınız ve kertenkelenin pozu çok güzel.
Elinize ve emeğinize sağlık.
Bahadır

Çok güzel çekmişsin hoca. Sana özel poz vermiş gibi duruyor:) Eline sağlık.
Gökhan

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1053 W: 0 N: 162] (866)
  • [2009-09-02 11:02]

Seriye harika bir ilave olmuş Bayram hocam. Dişi olduğu kibar duruşundan da belli:)
Elinize ve emeğinize sağlık.
Mehmet

Selamlar Bayram hocam,,
Yine harika bir çalışma daha.. Fotoğrafta kusur aranacak bir nokta yok.Işık, bakış açısı, netlik, arka plan, keskinlik hepsi tam kıvamında.. Emeğinize sağlık..
Saygılarımla
Özgür

Hello MF Bayram,
Nice portrait of this cute green lizard. Beautiful tones too.
Today, a colleague told me she is not afraid by spiders but well by lizards. It is strange to be afraid of this nice and friendly animals. Cheers,
Catherine

hello Bayram

a superb portrait photo of this lizard
and he is more than beautiful, fine, DOF,
fine focus great sharpness and details,
superb expression on his glance, TFS

Asbed

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-09-02 16:39]

Hi LBB,

Yes Madame Green Lizard, you are beautiful. Your face, eye, colors, skin, and even your little hand are all beautiful. Bayram, you have done your usual justice with marvelous clarity and sharpness of detail. The position on the rock is wonderful.

Jane

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16522)
  • [2009-09-03 3:39]

Hello Bayram

Greetings from Vancouver!

A great shot - very good pose with excellent detail.

TFS

James

Hello Bayram,
Yes he is beautiful,so is your photo
TFS
Albert

Exceptional detail and an excellent composition.

Another superb lizard portrait, she posed so nicely for you, how do you get them to do that? ;-)

John

Beautiful indeed and very well captured here Bayram, well done. The detail on the head and back really draws the viewer in and although the BG is a strong green, it complements the subject, being the Green Lizard.

Great work :)
Rob

Merhaba Bayram
very good close-up of this nice Green Lizard with stunning details
the beautiful sunlight, the great focus on the head, the stony environment are great adds to the value of this picture
Have a good night
Jacqueline

Merhaba Hocam,
Modeliniz çok güzel poz vermiş gerçekten :) Elinize sağlık.
Saygılarımla, Naşit

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