Saturday, April 15, 2006

Podarcis hispânica

Hello

Introduction

Podarcis Hispânica is a reptile from the Lacertidae family. It is a very common animal. We can find it in Portugal, Spain and France, and there are article that says this animal was found too in the north of Africa.
This animal was some variations, of color and shape. The males are little bigger than the females. Her body can measuree 4-6 cm, and only his tale can hit the 10 cm. In This kind of reptiles is common to count theire scales, the male has got between 25-30 and the females 28-36.



Habitat

The Podarcis Hispânica like pretty mutch to climb stones, and hide little caverns in the stones. It is usual to find in walls too, that provides some spots to get the sun, and hide from predictors.
This is a animal that can sometimes get in hibernation, but it is not usual, cause he lives in warm contrys, but if it get a very cold winter in can go in periodde of hibernation.
Her food is basically some bugs and insects less than 2,5cm , but himself is a very good food to some animal like birds and some mammals too.



Reproduction

Is in the summer that they becomes sexual active. The male look for an female, and they get together like a couple. The female can lay about 1-5 egges, and the little Podarcis hispânica get out from eggs in 40-80 days of incubation.



Conclusion

It is a very shy animal, but it is very beautiful. This animal still existing for a long long time, is very adapted to his world. His fisionomy still very solid since the sauros age.
I hope we still arroud us for a long time.

Bye
Thanky Nature

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