Viviparous lizard

(Lacerta vivipara)

It is called like this because it delivers its young and does not lay eggs. Although it has a very wide distribution, in our country it occurs mainly in the high mountains. Therefore its Stara Planina range of distribution is strongly fragmented. It prefers wet, boggy mountain meadows and has been discovered even at an elevation of 2 900 m in Rila! Sometimes it occurs in the meadows in coniferous forests and on stony slopes. It feeds mainly…