Folkestone
(Kent)

Closest Town:

FOLKESTONE (2.2 km)

Introduction date:

Circa 2004, although earlier reports of 'green lizards'.

Site Name:

Folkestone

Source of introduction:

Unknown - but believed to have been abandoned by the pet trade as surplus stock.

Site Access:

Public

Colony Status:

Extant

Relative population estimate:

180

Extirpation date:

N/a

This colony was reported by a RAUK member who regularly caught the lizards whilst holidaying at a local caravan site. The existence of these lizards are thought to be the likely cause of occasional Sand lizard reports from 'the Warren' cliff area.

Not assessed

Heavily scrubbed grassy sea cliffs.

Habitat at Folkestone

Habitat at Folkestone

Green-backed form, probably of Italian origin.

Morph at Folkestone

© Robert Knight