Reposted by Crabsnake
Lizard of the day: Brandt's Persian lizard!
A species native to Eastern Europe and Western Asia! Males have green bodies with dark stripes, blue spots and yellow gradients! They thrive in rocky areas, grasslands, and shrublands where they can easily find cover from predators.
![[“The first people a dictator puts in jail are the writers, the teachers, the librarians—because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreig3dcwrzxtvuj2hkgj2mg3rgwactm77awp4ygvxjuje5q67yact7m)
