Information
Rarity: Common
Size
A very large sized lizard, usually growing up to 25 cm long including the tail.
Habitat
It favors sandy heath land habitats and sand dunes, and can be spotted basking on bare patches of sand. It also occupies a range of man-made habitats within these areas, including railway lines, roadsides, brownfield sites and field boundaries.
Diet
Sand lizards are carnivores (meat-eaters). Their diet is mostly based on insects, spiders and grasshoppers but will occasionally eat fruit and flowers as well.
Breeding
Adult lizards emerge from their hibernation sites in spring; breeding takes place during April and May. Females will usually lay 4-14 eggs per clutch. They lay the eggs in loose sand in a sunny location, leaving them to be incubated by the warmth of the ground.
A very large sized lizard, usually growing up to 25 cm long including the tail.
Habitat
It favors sandy heath land habitats and sand dunes, and can be spotted basking on bare patches of sand. It also occupies a range of man-made habitats within these areas, including railway lines, roadsides, brownfield sites and field boundaries.
Diet
Sand lizards are carnivores (meat-eaters). Their diet is mostly based on insects, spiders and grasshoppers but will occasionally eat fruit and flowers as well.
Breeding
Adult lizards emerge from their hibernation sites in spring; breeding takes place during April and May. Females will usually lay 4-14 eggs per clutch. They lay the eggs in loose sand in a sunny location, leaving them to be incubated by the warmth of the ground.