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Suns out Heads out As the sun peeps out from the clouds this Bedriaga's Skink decides to take advantage of the situation and sun itself for the day. Bedriaga's skink,Chalcides bedriagai,Geotagged,Macro,Spain,Winter,lizard,reptile Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Suns out Heads out

As the sun peeps out from the clouds this Bedriaga's Skink decides to take advantage of the situation and sun itself for the day.

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    JohnR
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    Fantastic composition! :) Posted 10 years ago

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The Bedriaga's skink

''Chalcides bedriagai'', commonly known as Bedriaga's skink, is a species of lizard endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. It usually lives in sandy areas with sparse vegetation and good ground cover. It can also live in open woodland and burrow into loose soil. Females of the species give birth to live young. It has at least one major subspecies, ''Chalcides bedriagai pistaciae''. These skinks are active during day and dusk, and they are very timid. They reach about 16 cm in total length and have five.. more

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Species identified by TristanV
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Uploaded Mar 30, 2015. Captured Mar 13, 2015 13:32 in PARC NATURAL DE L'ALBUFERA. OFICINA TÈCNICA DE GESTIÓ, Plaça Numero 19 Dosel, 783, 46408 Cullera, Valencia, Spain.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/3158s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.