Bedriaga’s skink

chalcides bedriagai – eslizón Ibérico – bedriagas skink

Spanish: Eslizón Ibérico Scientific: Chalcides bedriagai English: Bedriagas Skink French: Scinque iberique German: Iberische Walzenskink Italian: Lo scinco di bedriaga Portuguese: Cobra-de-pernas-pentadáctila Description Bedriaga’s skink, a small reptile with four visible limbs, although very short (almost atrophied) with 5 digits to each. To move quickly, it holds its limbs against its body and moves like … Read more

Mediterranean Pond Terrapin

Mediterranean Pond Terrapin

Spanish: Galápago leproso Scientific: Mauremys leprosa English: Mediterranean Pond Terrapin French: Émyde lépreuse German: Spanische Wasserschildkröte Italian: Tartaruga palustre iberica Portuguese: Cágado-mediterrânico Description The shell of the Mediterranean pond terrapin is olive, brown or grey. The limbs are short and stout, with orange or yellow lines that fade in the older specimens. The carapace normally … Read more

European Pond Terrapin

Spanish: Galápago europeo Scientific: Emys orbicularis English: European Pond Terrapin

Spanish: Galápago europeo Scientific: Emys orbicularis English: European Pond Terrapin French: Cistude d’Europe, German: Europäische Sumpfschildkröte Italian: Testuggine palustre Portuguese: Cágado-de-carapaça-estriada Description The shell of the European pond terrapin has a black coloured background with yellow radial lines or spots in each plate. This basic scheme is variable, with specimens that have a lighter background … Read more

The Moorish gecko

Moorish Gecko in Spain

Spanish name: Salamanquesa Común Scientific name: Tarentola mauritanica English: Moorish Gecko French: Tarente de Maurétanie German: Mauergecko Italian: Geco comune Portuguese: Osga-moura Similar species: Turkish Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) Description The moorish gecko is a small reptile that can reach 16 cm (6¼ inches) in length – including the tail. Its body is robust and flattened … Read more