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Nick D
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David. I'm intrigued, do the wall lizards harm sand lizards through competition. I'm surprised there are any Sand Lizards at Canford Cliffs - I didn't think the conditions would be suitable.
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Nick D
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P.S. The individual wall lizard my daughter and I saw was a juvenile at most a year old. Nick
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Nick D
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David Thanks for the info. Let me know if you ever need any help with future surveys - be glad to help
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I emailled Ellin Beltz in the USA following up a search engine hit....here is her reply.
Dear Steve: This country includes only a very limited variety of herpetofauna: 3 anurans, 3 urodellans, 3 saurians and 3 ophidians, but no chelonians or crocodilians as the climate is not conducive to such reptiles.... Twelve wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) were released at Farnham Castle in Surrey, in 1932. Two more followed the next year, and these were rediscovered in 1951 in the garden of a nearby estate. In 1937, 300 were released in the grounds of Paignton Zoo, and these were still in existance in the late 1960s. In 1954, Lord Chaplin released 15 into the garden of his estate near Tornes, Devon; and by 1976, these had been known to have multiplied to around 100. In 1980, two flourishing colonies had been discovered on the Isle of Wight, and from 1957, another colony is still believed to be extant - in Hampton Court, in Middlesex.
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can any 1 give me a wall lizard care sheet for Podarcis muralis
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-LAF
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but no chelonians or crocodilians as the climate is not conducive to such reptiles....
Hmm, not sure about the chelonians bit. Leatherbacks (Dermochelys coriacea)are a resident species in our waters while the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), KempÆs ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and the green turtle (Chelonia mydas)all turn up from time to time. Regards, Lee. |
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