"Who's the Hottest Lizard in Town? I am!"
In the ever-platitudinous fast-paced society in which Christmas appears but a welcome blot at the end of the year, we sometimes forget to get sufficiently close to nature in the way we would want. So it was a welcome sight for me last week when outside drying clothes, I noticed this lizard up on a wall enjoying what looked like a sun-bathe!Quickly and discreetly, I rushed inside to get my camera. Here is the result!
This Ghanaian lizard--profoundly innocuous and more likely to run away from a human than approach him/her -- has, I would like to think, quintessence of stardom:-D
6 comments:
Beautiful lizard! How big is it?
Hi JM--not very big; imagine the spectacles worn by Wall-street types. You know those slim, black-rimmed ones, and think of a small tail. Better still, think of your average small stapler, and you might get the picture:-))
Thanks for your comment!
This one looks a proud beast.
Do people ever keep them as pets?
A very nice Post.
A Nice Lizard indeed.
And an interesting Blog.
Thank you for sharing.
Bye
Kris--no! That's the last thing any Ghanaian would do! There are too many of them around anyway!
Andrea--thank you for your kind comments!
To all of you: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
I remember these Agama lizards well and the way they do push-ups! I enjoy visiting Accra through your blog very much. I used to live in Lome many years ago and often visited Accra and Tamale up north. I envy you your weather now - here it is all snow. Best Christmas Wishes and a Happy New Year!
Kris - this kind of lizard is all over West Africa and is very common - almost like flies - if you have a compound you will have them - no need to cosset them as pets.
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