The lizard's body length is no more than 6,5 cm, and the tail is twice as long. The lizard looks sturdy, and has a broad head. The male's appearance is characteristic for the species. The back is usually brown, and has a slight longitudinal line in the middle of it. Flanks, throat and the sides of the head are black with white, yellow, blue or light green spots. The belly has often black patterning. A typical female has white stripes on the edges of its back, and some distinctive spots in the throat.
The Milos Wall Lizard inhabits a few Aegean islands in Greece. They are Milos, Kimolos, Falkonera, Antimilos and Parapola. The species prefers cultivated lands. These lizards bask in the sun in the banks and piles of stones. They hunt in the open ground or among plants.
Sources
E. N. Arnold, J. A. Burton (1978). A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe
Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe (http://www.herp.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/PodarMilen.htm)
LacertidaeLacertidae is the family of the walllizards, which are native to Europe, Africa, and Asia, and (in Lacerta) include some of the most common types seen in Europe.
They are MilosMilos (formerly Melos, and before the Athenian genocide Malos; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a volcanic island in the Aegean Sea.
Milos is the southwesternmost island in the Cyclades group, 120 km (75 miles) due east from the coast of Laconia.
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