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First Sighting For Many Years
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 6:14 pm
by PeteandSylvi
Sightings of the Paphos Forest Giant Lizard are as rare as Bigfoot, but I was fortunate enough today to see the beast.
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Pete
Re: First Sighting For Many Years
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2017 7:01 pm
by cyprusmax47
nice piece of wood....
Re: First Sighting For Many Years
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:11 am
by ApusApus
Hmmm ......... a photo of a Starred Agama methinks!
Shane
Re: First Sighting For Many Years
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:44 am
by cyprusmax47
Too cold, they are not out in the hills, too large, max 35cm...
Re: First Sighting For Many Years
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:13 pm
by ApusApus
cyprusmax47 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:44 am
Too cold, they are not out in the hills, too large, max 35cm...
So what do you think it is then Max?
Shane
Re: First Sighting For Many Years
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:22 pm
by cyprusmax47
What I said in my post: nice piece of wood....
As soon my ones in the garden are out (Stellagama Stellio cypriaca) I will send
some photos...
Max
Re: First Sighting For Many Years
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:48 pm
by ApusApus
Sorry Max but there is only one species of Agamidae in Cyprus, the Laudakia stellio cypriaca which has the common name Starred Agama!
Shane
Re: First Sighting For Many Years
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 7:16 pm
by cyprusmax47
very nice shot....
Re: First Sighting For Many Years
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 7:39 pm
by ApusApus
cyprusmax47 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2017 7:16 pm
very nice shot....
That's a classic Starred Agama shot!
The Sauria of Cyprus include the following:
3 species of Lacertidae (true lizards)
4 species of Scincidae (skinks)
2 species of Gekkonidae (geckos)
1 species of Chamaeleonidae (chameleons)
1 species of Agamidae (agamas) (hint
)
Nothing else AFAIK!
Shane
Re: First Sighting For Many Years
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:37 pm
by PeteandSylvi
ApusApus wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2017 7:39 pm
The Sauria of Cyprus include the following:
3 species of Lacertidae (true lizards)
4 species of Scincidae (skinks)
2 species of Gekkonidae (geckos)
1 species of Chamaeleonidae (chameleons)
1 species of Agamidae (agamas) (hint
)
and The Paphos Forest Giant Lizard