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European green lizard, Lacerta viridis, BULGARIA/NIGOPOL, PLEVENA very typical, large green lizard of sunny, old open farmland, vineyards, forest edges and wetland in eastern and south-eastern Europe, still quite common in many places. Both sexes are green in colour, but males, like this one, often have strong blue colour on the throat. It lives mainly on insects, small lizards and worms, but also takes baby mice and bird chicks. The main threat to it is pesticide usage and when old farmland is transformed to intense industry farmland.

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European green lizard, Lacerta viridis, BULGARIA/NIGOPOL, PLEVENA very typical, large green lizard of sunny, old open farmland, vineyards, forest edges and wetland in eastern and south-eastern Europe, still quite common in many places. Both sexes are green in colour, but males, like this one, often have strong blue colour on the throat. It lives mainly on insects, small lizards and worms, but also takes baby mice and bird chicks. The main threat to it is pesticide usage and when old farmland is transformed to intense industry farmland.