Edited by Richard Walker, Thursday, 15 Oct 2020, 19:38
Here’s a photo my brother took. It’s a viviparous, AKA common, lizard. These lizards are unusual, because they don’t lay eggs like the majority of reptiles but give birth to live young. This individual is a juvenile.
Apparently it is the only reptile native to Ireland. According to legend St Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland, which gives rise to the following joke:
“Q. What did St Patrick say as he drove the snakes out of Ireland?
Viviparous Lizard
Here’s a photo my brother took. It’s a viviparous, AKA common, lizard. These lizards are unusual, because they don’t lay eggs like the majority of reptiles but give birth to live young. This individual is a juvenile.
Apparently it is the only reptile native to Ireland. According to legend St Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland, which gives rise to the following joke:
“Q. What did St Patrick say as he drove the snakes out of Ireland?
A. Are you alright in the back there, snakes?”