Western Three-toed Skink

chalcides striatus – eslizón tridáctilo – western three-toed skink

Spanish: Eslizón tridáctilo Scientific: Chalcides striatus English: Western Three-toed Skink French: Scinque à trois doigts German: Westliche Erzschleiche Italian: Luscengola striata Portuguese: Cobra-de-pernas-tridáctila Description Notable in the Western Three-toed Skink is the elongated serpent like body, often reaching lengths around 30 cm in total (12 inches). An intact tail can be longer than the head-body … Read more

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

Blogs and news from walking and activity companies across Spain

Creative Catalonia - Cycling and Walking Holidays

If you are looking at this website on a laptop or desktop then in the left hand column you will see the links to some of the finest walking, wildlife and activity companies in Spain. (If you are on a mobile or tablet then just scroll down untill you come to the list of businesses.) … Read more

Bear hit by car in Asturias

Bear hit by car in Somiedo

A huge shame to see this video published on various social networks over the last couple of days of a bear hit by car in Somiedo…. (Below link is to facebook) https://www.facebook.com/fundacionosopardo/videos/2711347402477368/ It is always a possibility to have a traffic accident with any kind of animal but for the people involved in this accident, … Read more