The Kourkoutas (Laudakia stellio cypriaca)

The Kourkoutas (Laudakia stellio cypriaca), a very common kind cannot be unnoticed. This lizard is a fast runner and well adapted to most environments while it stays away from wetland. When it isn’t running it remains with its head up high, and the front part of its body lifted on its front legs.

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