Sand Lizard
Lacerta agilis
Lézard Agile
have stocky cylindrical bodies with short legs, short wide heads with rounded noses and short tails. The background colour of females is pale grey to light brown, with a creamy white belly and a pattern of brown spots or blotches running along the back and sides. The markings are often filled with a white spot or dash, tones of green are normally completely absent in females. Males normally have green backs and sides with a pale green belly; these colours are enhanced during the breeding season, a series of brown or darker marks forming a band run along the centre of the back, bordered by two lighter lines.
Numbers are declining mainly due to agriculture of all types.
Wildlife & Environment in France