29 August β 3 October
the coastal calendar, shifted 24 days later for this region
Sunny forest edges, vineyard margins and railway banks inland; the blue throat is the male in spring.
The blue throat appears for about six weeks in spring and fades afterwards, so the same animal looks like two different lizards in April and August. One clutch a year inland, unlike the coastal species.
photos, sightings and recordings, off this site
where this species is on the list
| Phase | When | Length | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| wintering in cover | 3 November β 12 April | 161 days | Reptile dormancy β sluggish rather than truly asleep, and broken by warm spells. |
| going about the year | 13 April β 18 May | 36 days | Feeding, holding territory, doing nothing the calendar singles out. |
| courting | 19 May β 17 June | 30 days | Song, display, fighting, scent-marking β pairs forming or reaffirming. |
| on eggs | 18 June β 28 August | 72 days | Clutch laid and being incubated, or buried and left to the sun. |
| raising young | 29 August β 3 October | 36 days | Dependent young in the nest, den or burrow, being fed. |
| young dispersing | 4 October β 2 November | 30 days | Young leaving for good, looking for a territory of their own. |