Luis Quinta / Schreiber's lizard (Lacerta schreiberi) adult male on river bank with waterfall in background, Geres National Park, Portugal, May.

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Viviparous / Common lizard (Zootoca /Lacerta vivipara) portrait, Staffordshire, England, UK, April. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Common lizards are both able to lay eggs and give birth.

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Viviparous / Common lizard (Zootoca / Lacerta vivipara) basking in the early spring, Staffordshire, England, UK, April. Did you know? Common lizards live further north than any other reptile species.

Solvin Zankl / Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) head portrait, climbing on leaf, Germany

Ross Hoddinott / Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) close up of male on sand, Studland bay (National Trust) near Swanage, Dorset, England, UK. April 2010.

Paul Hobson / Common lizard (Lacerta vivipara) head close up in moss, Peak District, England, UK.

Edwin Giesbers / Sand lizard {Lacerta agilis} male with Common blue butterfly {Polyomattus icarus} resting on its head, the Netherlands

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Balkan green lizard (Lacerta trilineata) coming out of its hole, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Male Western green lizard (Lacerta bilineata) warming up, San Marino, May 2009. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Male European green lizard (Lacerta viridis) Eastern Slovakia, Europe, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / European Green Lizard (Lacerta viridis) Bulgaria, May 2008. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Geoff Simpson / Sand lizard male in breeding colour {Lacerta agilis} Ainsdale NNR, Lancs, UK

Chris Packham / Sand lizard male (Lacerta agilis) UK

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of threatened species of Spain : Blue whale (Balenoptera musculus), Brown bear (Ursus arctos), Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica), Bullhead (Cottus gobio), Iberian Rock Lizard (Lace...

Loic Poidevin / European / Western Green Lizard (Lacerta bilineata). Gironde, West France.

Fabrice Cahez / Ocellated lizard (Lacerta lepida) among summer flowers. Extramadura, Spain, May.

David Kjaer / Common / Viviparous Lizard (Lacerta vivipara) watching a hovering fly. Wiltshire, England, May.

David Kjaer / Common / Viviparous Lizard (Lacerta vivipara). Wiltshire, England, May.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Ocellated lizard (Lacerta lepida) Campanarios de Azaiba Reserve, Salamanca district, Castilla y Leon, Spain

Bert Willaert / Male Schreiber's lizard (Lacerta schreiberi) in breeding colouration, Peneda-Geres National Park (Parque Nacional da Peneda-Geres), Portugal, April.

Bert Willaert / Male Schreiber's lizard (Lacerta schreiberi) in breeding colouration, Peneda-Geres National Park (Parque Nacional da Peneda-Geres), Portugal, April.

Bert Willaert / Ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus / Lacerta lepida), Peneda-Geres National Park (Parque Nacional da Peneda-Geres), Portugal.

Loic Poidevin / Ocellated lizard (Lacerta lepida) basking in sun, Extremadura, Spain

Loic Poidevin / Ocellated lizard (Lacerta lepida) hunting a locust between rocks, Extremadura, Spain

Loic Poidevin / Ocellated lizard (Lacerta lepida) on roof tile basking in sun, Extremadura, Spain

Colin Varndell / Female sand lizard (Lacerta agilis), Dorset, England, UK, April

Philippe Clement / Western Green Lizard (Lacerta bilineata), roadkill female showing eggs, La Brenne, France

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Common lizard (Zootoca / Lacerta vivipara) being removed from brownfield site scheduled for development as part of mitigation project by Ecologist Brett Lewis. Kent, UK, June 2012.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Common lizards (Zootoca / Lacerta vivipara) being removed from brownfield site scheduled for development as part of mitigation project by Ecologist Brett Lewis. Male on right with more spotting. Kent,...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Common lizard (Zootoca / Lacerta vivipara) being removed from brownfield site scheduled for development as part of mitigation project by Ecologist Brett Lewis. Kent, UK, June 2012.

Colin Varndell / Juvenile Common / Viviparous lizard (Lacerta vivipara) basking, Dorset, UK, April

Michel Poinsignon / Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) female next to a log in amongst vegetation, Arnaville Lorraine, France, May.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Viviparous or Common Lizard (Lacerta vivipara) basking on wood, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Viviparous or Common Lizard (Lacerta vivipara) basking on wood, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Common or Viviparous lizard (Lacerta vivipara) basking on fence post, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July

Colin Varndell / Adult female Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) basking on clay. Dorset, UK, April.

Colin Varndell / Adult common Lizard (Lacerta muralis) with new tail growth after shedding tail (autonomy). Dorset, UK, August.

Laurie Campbell / Common / Viviparous lizard (Lacerta vivipara) basking on mossy outcrop, Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, Wester Ross, Scotland, June

Rod Williams / Common Lizard (Lacerta vivipara). Barnes, South London, August.

Luis Quinta / Schreiber's lizard (Lacerta schreiberi) male, Geres National Park, Portugal, May.

Luis Quinta / Schreiber's lizard (Lacerta schreiberi) adult male, Geres National Park, Portugal, May.

Bert Willaert / Wall Lizard (Phoenicolacerta / Lacerta troodica) in leaf litter. Cyprus, the Mediterraneum, August.

Colin Varndell / Adult female Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) basking on log. Studland Heath Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK, September.

Ross Hoddinott / Close-up of male Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis). Studland (NT), near Swanage, Dorset, UK, April.

Ross Hoddinott / Common / Viviparous Lizard (Lacerta vivipara) basking on wood pile. North Cornwall, UK, April.

Ross Hoddinott / Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) male portrait. Studland, near Swanage, Dorset, UK, April.

Ross Hoddinott / Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) male. Studland, near Swanage, Dorset, UK, April.

Stephen Dalton / Wall Lizards (Lacerta muralis) male and female basking. Umbria, Italy, April.

Stephen Dalton / Wall Lizard (Lacerta muralis) basking. Umbria, Italy, April.

Colin Varndell / Adult male Sand Lizard (Lacera agilis) basking on log. Studland Heath, Dorset, UK, June.

Jean E. Roche / Tyrrhenian wall lizard (Podarcis / Lacerta tiliguerta) Saleccia, Agriate, Corsica, France

Philippe Clement / Western Green Lizard (Lacerta bilineata) soon after shedding its skin. La Brenne, France, April.

Philippe Clement / Western Green Lizard (Lacerta bilineata) carrying ticks (visible around its shoulder). La Brenne, France, April.

Philippe Clement / Western Green Lizard (Lacerta bilineata) soon after shedding its skin. La Brenne, France, April.

Colin Varndell / Male Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) basking. Dorset, UK, April.

Colin Varndell / Head of male Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) basking on heathland in spring, East Dorset, UK, April

Colin Varndell / Male Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) basking on heathland in spring, East Dorset, UK, April

Colin Varndell / Common / Viviparous lizard (Lacerta vivipara) basking in spring on Dorset heathland, Dorset, UK, April

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Viviparous / Common lizard (Zootoca / Lacerta vivipara) basking on rock, Staffordshire, England, UK, April.

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Viviparous / Common lizard (Zootoca / Lacerta vivipara) basking, Staffordshire, England, UK, April.

Ross Hoddinott / Common / viviparous lizard (Lacerta vivipara) crawling over tree bark. North Cornwall, UK, July

Ross Hoddinott / Common / viviparous lizard (Lacerta vivipara). North Cornwall, UK, July

Florian Möllers / Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) male on a stone wall, Oekowerk in the Grunewald, Berlin, Germany, June

Florian Möllers / Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) male on a stone wall, portrait, Oekowerk in the Grunewald, Berlin, Germany, June

Solvin Zankl / Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) female portrait on rock

Philippe Clement / Close-up of Common wall lizard (Podarcis / Lacerta muralis) sunning on burned wood, La Brenne, France

Philippe Clement / Common wall lizard (Podarcis / Lacerta muralis) sunning on burned wood, La Brenne, France

Philippe Clement / Western Green Lizard (Lacerta bilineata), juvenile stalking spider in bramble bush, La Brenne, France

Colin Varndell / Female Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) basking, Dorset, UK, May

Robert Thompson / Vipiparous lizard (Lacerta vivipara) adult basking on lichen, Lough Garten NNR, Aviemore, Scotland, UK, July

Ross Hoddinott / Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) male on sand dunes, Studland bay (National Trust) near Swanage, Dorset, England, UK. April 2010.

Paul Hobson / Common lizard (Lacerta vivipara) head close up in moss, Peak District, England, UK.

Paul Hobson / Common Lizard (Lacerta vivipara) head portrait, Peak District, England, UK.

Colin Varndell / Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) male in breeding condition, climbing within bricks, Dorset, UK

Stephen Dalton / Green lizard (Lacerta viridis) basking on wall, Europe

Stephen Dalton / Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) male on heathland. Europe

Stephen Dalton / Head portrait of Common lizard (Zootoca vivipara) UK, controlled conditions

Dietmar Nill / Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) feeding on prey, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Sand lizard {Lacerta agilis} Germany

Inaki Relanzon / Female Sand Lizard / Pyreneam Lizard (Lacerta agilis) Pyrenees, Catalonia, Spain. September 2009 October 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Female Sand Lizard / Pyreneam Lizard (Lacerta agilis) Pyrenees, Catalonia, Spain. September 2009 October 2009

Edwin Giesbers / Sand lizard {Lacerta agilis} male and female pair, the Netherlands

Edwin Giesbers / Sand lizard {Lacerta agilis} female, the Netherlands

Edwin Giesbers / Sand lizard {Lacerta agilis} male in breeding colours, the Netherlands;

Edwin Giesbers / Sand lizard {Lacerta agilis} male in breeding colours, the Netherlands

Edwin Giesbers / Viviparous lizard {Lacerta vivipara} newborn young emerging from pellicle, National Park de Hoge Veluwe, the Netherlands

Edwin Giesbers / Viviparous lizard {Lacerta vivipara} female with young, National park de Hoge Veluwe, the Netherlands

Edwin Giesbers / Viviparous lizard {Lacerta vivipara} female, National Park de Hoge Veluwe, the Netherlands

Edwin Giesbers / Sand lizard {Lacerta agilis} male in breeding colours, the Netherlands

Luis Quinta / Ocellated lizard (Lacerta lepida) portrait, Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal

Luis Quinta / Ocellated lizard (Lacerta lepida) portrait, Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal

Luis Quinta / Ocellated lizard (Lacerta lepida) Arrábida Natural Park, Portugal

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Greek rock lizard (Hellenolacerata graeca) on rock, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Greek rock lizard (Hellenolacerata graeca) on rock, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Greek rock lizard (Hellenolacerta graeca) on rock, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Angelo Gandolfi / Ocellated Lizard (Lacerta lepida) on ground, Spain.