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| Preview of featured illustration from forthcoming Kenilworth Common interpretation project |
Lacerta vivipara / Zootoca vivipara - the Common Lizard, also known as the
Viviparous Lizard, viviparous meaning the female incubates the eggs inside her
body and gives birth to live young.
Look for them on top of logs, sun basking in spring and
autumn on open ground. You need a keen eye, they’re small and fast. Hibernates
in burrows under logs and rocks in the cold, usually emerging in April. The
external ears without flappy bits, blunt head and tail are adapted for a snug
fit away from the elements and predators, a vital ability if you’re poikilothermic. They’ve been on the
planet longer than snakes.
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