Viviparous lizard

Description

The length of the body is less than 12 cm (5 in) (excluding the tail).The tail is up to twice as long as the body,although it is often partially or wholly lost.The limbs are short,and the head is rather round.Males have more slender bodies than females.The neck and the tail are thick.The collar and other scales seem jagged.The color and patterning of this species is variable.The main color is typically medium brown,but it can be also grey,olive brown or black.Females may have dark stripes on their flanks and down the middle of their backs.Sometimes females also have light-colored stripes,or dark and light spots along the sides of their backs.Most males and some females have dark spots in their undersides.Males have brightly colored undersides – typically yellow or orange,but more rarely red.Females have paler,whitish underparts.The throat is white,sometimes blue.