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Closest Town: |
NEW (5 km) |
Introduction date: |
1986 |
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Site Name: |
Holmsley |
Source of introduction: |
Escapees from captive bred stock. Believed to be a mixture of sources, including imported French stock and captured animals from the Shoreham, Ventnor and Birdbrook colonies. |
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Site Access: |
Private |
Colony Status: |
Extant |
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Relative population estimate: |
60 |
Extirpation date: |
N/a |
| History: Two colonies are known to be established in gardens in Hampshire. This colony results from a very few individuals which escaped from a large outdoor vivarium in the summer of 1986. The lizards took up residence in the owner's garden and did not (initially) venture far from the vivarium, taking up residence within a log pile. The colony is believed to have now spread to adjoining premises. |
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Habitat: Residential gardens, surrounded by coniferous open forest and heathland. |
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Morphology: Probably the green backed form, with origins from Italy. |
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| Ecological impact: Not assessed |
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