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Michal Szkudlarek wrote:male

is not it a male of Psammodromus edwarsianus?

No, all are spinosus.

And no, that's algirus. You have our book, read it to find out why.

Jeroen Speybroeck wrote:No, all are spinosus.

And no, that's algirus. You have our book, read it to find out why.

Because of absence of a collar?

Jeroen Speybroeck wrote:No, all are spinosus.

And no, that's algirus. You have our book, read it to find out why.

I agree as E.calamita tadpoles may already have a visible line on the back considering their size.

And I think your answer about P.algirus can be a little bit rude but that's true, indeed, that you can easily make the difference between the 2 species using the book.

Alexandre Roux wrote:And I think your answer about P.algirus can be a little bit rude

You are right, but I have received a few too many questions like this from Michal by e-mail as well as here, I'm sorry. I'll behave now.

Michal, look at the key on p. 234 and the drawing on p. 233. Also, the dorsal pattern (stripes, spots) of both species is characteristic and very easy to tell apart.

Jeroen Speybroeck wrote:

Alexandre Roux wrote:And I think your answer about P.algirus can be a little bit rude

You are right, but I have received a few too many questions like this
from Michal by e-mail as well as here, I'm sorry. I'll behave now.

I remember an inscription at the entrance of an office somewhere:
(Was it the post office in Punat, on the island of Krk? I forget...)

"We kindly ask the clients to switch on their brain before opening the mouth."

Never mind folks, sorry, forgive me, I'll behave onwards... Promise.