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Anotololacerta anatolica


Anotololacerta anatolica
Photo Information
Copyright: Nasit IGCI (montivipera) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 599 W: 2 N: 109] (357)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-15
Categories: Reptiles
Exposure: f/5.6
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Turkish Herpetofauna, Reptiles - Lizards, Chuckwallas, Agamas & Tegus 3, Nasit's Photos [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-03-18 10:40
Viewed: 1252
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a male specimen of the Anatolian Rock Lizard, Anatololacerta anatolica (Werner, 1900) again from Izmir.
This species considered as a subspecies in the Lacerta genus (L. danfordi anatolica) for a long time. Recently, E. N. Arnold et al. (2007), published a paper about the Palaearctic and Oriental lizards and they presented a new genus, Anotololacerta. Also they included A. anatolica as a seperate species in this genus (with A. danfordi [Gunther, 1876]and A. oertzeni [Werner, 1904]).

Masseteric plate commonly absent or small. 8 ventralia generally. It has usually less than 20 femoral pores.

Colour of the dorsum varies from bluish-green to olive gray or light brown with small dark points and bigger light ocelles on it. Rarely, there are no points and other markings. In the breeding season, ventral of the head (gular) is reddish.

It distributes in the western Turkey and some neighbouring Aegean islands. Some authors include two subspecies: A. a. anatolica (northwestern Turkey), A. a. aegaea (western Turkey and Aegean islands). But this is not clear enough.

When I put my hand very slowly in front of him, he also put his front legs on my hand instead of going away. And I was touching kindly his gular. He seemed comfortable:) It was an unusual and very rare scene, I think. I feel lucky :)

Best wishes
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Hello Nasit,
Very beautiful animal you posted on TN :)
TFS for your posting,
Iulian

Selam Naşit,

Yine güzel bir kare, boyun altı kiremit kırmızısı renklenmesiyle nefis bir erkek Anadolu Kertenkelesi. Eline sağlık. Tebrikler.

Hocaaan Bayram:)

Selam Naşit. Güzel bir çekim. eline sağlık.
Nazım

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1059 W: 0 N: 162] (868)
  • [2008-03-19 1:07]
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Selam Naşit. Yine başarılı bir çelışma çıkarmışsın. Eline sağlık.
Mehmet

Selam Naşit. Güzel bir çekim olmuş. Eline sağlık.
Bahadır

Naşit merhaba,
TNye hoşgeldinle başlıyorum. herpetofaunamızın daha çok kişi tarafından tanıtılması ne güzel.
doğadan güzel bir kertenkele çekimi. eline sağlık, açısı, kompozisyonu çok güzel olmuş. selamlar.

A good capture of a fine male specimen Naşit, it is obvious from this take that to display the natural characteristics of a lizard adequately, you must sometimes "arrange" the photographing conditions without harming the "natural look" of the specimen, just like our colleague Dr. Bayram Göçmen somethimes does.
Cheers,
Mehmet

Hello Nasit..I saw this lizard in cyprus lapta I think...Very naturel shot and composition good..Well done..All the best..regards,Leyla

Çok güzel bir kare nasit bey.
Evde bir süre kertenkele beslemiştim çekirgeleri yemeleri çok güzel ve keyifli bir gözlemdi....

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