




Timon lepidus
The Ocellated Lizard is a colorful reptile with bright blue and green spots. It loves to bask in the sun and can be found in rocky areas, where it hides among the stones.
Lebensraum: Rocky areas
The Ocellated Lizard is a large, sturdy lizard with a vibrant green body and striking blue ocelli (eye-like spots) ringed in black along its sides. Its belly is typically yellowish-white, and juveniles often display a more muted brownish-grey coloration with scattered spots.





Kategorie
ReptilienSeltenheit
Common
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Snaps
Mach den ersten Snap!
Their bright blue 'eye-spots' can sometimes change intensity, becoming brighter or duller.
These lizards can live for over 15 years, almost as long as some pet dogs!
They are excellent architects, digging complex burrows for safety and sleeping.
Young Ocellated Lizards start life with completely different brown or grey patterns!
The Ocellated Lizard can detach its tail to distract predators, giving them a chance to escape and grow a new one!
This lizard has powerful jaws that help it crush hard-shelled insects and even small bones of tiny prey.
The Ocellated Lizard basks in the sun to warm its body, which helps it digest food and stay active for hunting.
These omnivorous lizards munch on insects, fruit, and even tiny animals!
Altersunterschiede: Young lizards tend to eat more insects, while adults include more diverse items like fruit and small vertebrates.
Hieraaetus fasciatus
A significant aerial predator of the lizard.
Malpolon monspessulanus
A large snake that preys on these lizards.

Helix aspersa
A common food source for the lizard.
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Juvenile rabbits are sometimes prey for large adults.
Mit Flecken oder farblich abgesetzten Bereichen gezeichnet.
Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.
Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.
Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Organismen, deren Nahrung hauptsächlich aus Insekten und anderen kleinen Wirbellosen besteht.
Thermoregulierende Organismen halten trotz Schwankungen in der äußeren Umgebung eine stabile innere Körpertemperatur aufrecht.
Tagaktive Tiere sind hauptsächlich bei Tageslicht aktiv und ruhen oder schlafen in der Regel nachts.
Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Always watch from a distance and don't try to touch wild lizards.
40-70 cm
0.2-0.5 kg
10-20 Jahre
20 km/h
These omnivorous lizards munch on insects, fruit, and even tiny animals!
Rocky areas
Foraging
5-20
Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.
Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.