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My wife saw this one and its mate having some fun. I didn't get there in time. Handsome little guy.

TommieMommy
(2,205 posts)rampartd
(2,226 posts)those photos vibe "lizard" to me.
esp if he and mate were getting acquainted outside the water.
Ponietz
(3,952 posts)Old Crank
(5,930 posts)I can't tell the difference
eppur_se_muova
(39,476 posts)Salamanders have very smooth, perpetually moist skin, and prefer lounging on stream banks and under leaf litter to dry, sunny rocks.
They spend a lot of time in the water, and some species never even lose their juvenile gills (cf tadpoles), remaining aquatic their whole lives.
Old Crank
(5,930 posts)George McGovern
(8,141 posts)Old Crank
(5,930 posts)Even if I mis-ID'd a lizard as a salamander..
George McGovern
(8,141 posts)sl8
(16,670 posts)Are you in Greece, Turkey or the Middle East?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laudakia_stellio
Nice pics.
Old Crank
(5,930 posts)Which is close to Turkey also.
So that could easily be it. I'm not a herpetologist but did know one in a previous life.
CaliforniaPeggy
(154,568 posts)I really like your technique: sharp closeups with the fuzzy background. Very cool.
Old Crank
(5,930 posts)The close focus zoom does that well.