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Poorly-camouflaged Emerald Swift (Sceloporus malachiticus) in Monteverde, Costa Rica This brightly-colored lizard was hiding from the world by clinging to the wooden frame of a shed on a coffee plantation. If it were in the forest, it might blend in, but it most certainly did not blend in here. Costa Rica,Emerald swift,Geotagged,Sceloporus malachiticus,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Poorly-camouflaged Emerald Swift (Sceloporus malachiticus) in Monteverde, Costa Rica

This brightly-colored lizard was hiding from the world by clinging to the wooden frame of a shed on a coffee plantation. If it were in the forest, it might blend in, but it most certainly did not blend in here.

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  1. View Annette Flottwell's profile
    Annette Flottwell
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    Thank you for that. He is a real beauty and I'm sure I've never seen one!
    he certainly has a novel way of blending in. I will check my bright green workshop door for red Swifts in the future.     Posted 9 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Amazing reptile, one of the brightest I have ever seen. Posted 9 years ago

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The Emerald Swift

The emerald swift or green spiny lizard is a species of small lizard in the Phrynosomatidae family, native to Central America.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by John Sullivan
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By John Sullivan

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Uploaded Dec 4, 2015. Captured Aug 12, 2010 13:07 in Carretera a Reserva de Monteverde, Monteverde, Costa Rica.
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  • PENTAX K-7
  • f/6.3
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.