Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis_ (female with interesting coloration), is characteristic of semihumid and humid forrested and meadow areas. Slow-worm is an example of legless lizards. Often people asking me how to tell the difference between a legless lizard and a snake. Unlike snakes legless lizards have real eyelids they are able to close and open as many other lizards do, (2) Many legless lizards also have an ear opening snakes never have and (3) legless lizards have a long tail which can be close to the lenght of the body or even longer, while snake's tail is typically much shorter than their body. Tail starts from a rare opening ( a vent), and its' lenght is usually pbvious when one picks an animal up.
Cyrtopodion caspius inhabits several buildings in arid zone of Armenia. Caspian Gecko is an introduced species in Armenia. One can see this nocturnal lizard some area in the capital of armenia - Yerevan
Armenian Rock Lizard (Darevskia armeniaca) is one of several partenogenetic species - endemics of Caucasus minor. Partenogenetic lizards are known to have no males. They breed throught the process called partenogenesis and give birth exeptionally to females. Partenogenesis in lizards was first described from Armenian lizards in 1950th by Russian Herpetologist I.S. Darevsky
Darevskia raddei nairensis (adult male) is very common in relatively humid canions from Yerevan to the Sevan Basin.
Darevskia raddei raddei (adult male) is very common in relatively humid canions of Central and Southern Armenia
Darevskia raddei raddei (matting coulp) is very common in relatively humid canions of Central and Southern Armenia
Darevskia raddei raddei (adult female) is very common in relatively humid canions of Central and Southern Armenia
Eremias strauchi (adult male) lives in variaty of open semideserts
Eumeces schneideri princeps (male) inhabits stony slopes and stony deposites in arid and semiarid zones of Armenia
Eumeces schneideri princeps (male) inhabits stony slopes and stony deposites covered with dense spiny shrub in arid and semiarid zones of Armenia. Skinks are pretty large and glossy lizards. Some of them may bave a lot of oragne when adults.
Lacerta agilis (brown coloured female) inhabits mountain meadows of Central and Northern Armenia
Lacerta media (green-coloured male) inhabits more or less humid habitats of dry-steppe and mountain steppe zones. It is common for suburban lands and bunches of rivers and strims.
Lacerta media (green-coloured male) inhabits more or less humid habitats of dry-steppe and mountain steppe zones. It is common for suburban lands and bunches of rivers and strims. You may notice a brown sking growth - papilloma on a rare left knee of the lizard. Papillomas in green lizars often have viral origin.
Lacerta media (green-coloured male) inhabits more or less humid habitats of dry-steppe and mountain steppe zones. It is common for suburban lands and bunches of rivers and strims. You may notice a brown sking growth - papilloma on a rare left leg and the tail of the lizard. Papillomas in green lizars often have viral origin.
Lacerta media (green-coloured female) inhabits more or less humid habitats of dry-steppe and mountain steppe zones. It is common for suburban lands and bunches of rivers and streams. This species has extinct from the most part of Avan in 1990th as a result of cut of of a woody vegetation and dried of hydrological system
Laudakia caucasia inhabits open rocklands, and has wide distribution range in Armenia. It avoids only extremely cold and humid highlands.
Ophisops elegans (male) inhabits vide range of open shrubby habitats from semideserts to mountain steppes and woodlands arid and semiarid, and semihumid zones of Armenia. There is a sexual dimorphism in color or Snake Eye Lizard. Males usually have well pronouced orange colateral stripes along the body. In females these stripes are less pronounced.
Ophisops elegans (male) inhabits vide range of open shrubby habitats from semideserts to mountain steppes and woodlands arid and semiarid, and semihumid zones of Armenia. There is a sexual dimorphism in color of this lizards. Males usually have bettern pronounced and bright orange colateral stripes along the body. In females this stripes are less distiguishable from the body backgroung.
Ophisops elegans (male) inhabits vide range of open shrubby habitats from semideserts to mountain steppes and woodlands arid and semiarid, and semihumid zones of Armenia
Ophisops elegans (female) inhabits vide range of open shrubby habitats from semideserts to mountain steppes and woodlands arid and semiarid, and semihumid zones of Armenia
Phrynocephalus persicus (Phrynocephalus helioscopus horvathi) male. This small agamid lizard inhabits sandy semideserts of Araks valley, and considered as endangered throughout its geographic range in Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Phrynocephalus persicus (Phrynocephalus helioscopus horvathi) female. This small agamid lizard inhabits sandy semideserts of Araks valley, and considered as endangered throughout its geographic range in Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Phrynocephalus persicus (Phrynocephalus helioscopus horvathi). This small agamid lizard inhabits sandy semideserts of Araks valley, and considered as endangered throughout its geographic range in Armenia and Azerbaijan. On the photo the representative of the first captive generation of this lizard, at the Center for Conservation of Biodiversity of Armenia, Yerevan (1999)
Pseudopus apodus (male) inhabits vide range of open shrubby habitats from semideserts to mountain steppes and woodlands arid and semiarid, and semihumid zones of Armenia. Glass lizard is an example of legless lizards. Often people asking me how to tell the difference between a legless lizard and a snake. Unlike snakes legless lizards have real eyelids they are able to close and open as many other lizards do, (2) Many legless lizards also have an ear opening snakes never have and (3) legless lizards have a long tail which can be close to the lenght of the body or even longer, while snake's tail is typically much shorter than their body. Tail starts from a rare opening ( a vent), and its' lenght is usually obvious when one picks an animal up.
Trachylepis auratus (female) inhabits stony deposites in arid zone of Armenia
Trachylepis auratus (male) inhabits stony deposites in arid zone of Armenia
Trachylepis auratus (male), Yerevan, Hrazdan canion
