12/06/2013

Insight into South Africa - national parks


  Still travelling mentally, southbound. Reading Coetzee and Brink, South Africa is on my mind.
Marvels to look forward to, thanks to a beautiful website and @SouthAfrica on Twitter:

http://www.southafrica.net/za/en/articles/entry/article-augrabies-flat-lizards#.UbebdfbQohZ


Gaudy reptiles rival spectacular waterfall

Augrabies flat lizards

Augrabies lizard, endemic, Orange River, Broadley's flat lizard, flat lizardThe Augrabies or Broadley's flat lizard, which is endemic to South Africa.
A movement near your feet on the Augrabies Falls boardwalk. Suddenly a small, feisty and impossibly colourful lizard pops into focus. This is Broadley’s flat lizard, which lives in little groups where rivalries and territory are all linked to their techni-colour markings. At night they forget their feuds and cuddle up together.


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