Large green lizard was captured with a mobile phone camera in Elazığ

ELAZIĞ (AA) – A large green lizard, approximately 40 centimeters long, was recorded with a mobile phone camera in Baskil district of Elazığ. Mehmet Turgut, who went for a nature walk with his friends at the foothills of Karga Mountain, noticed a reptile moving in the green and densely vegetated land. Turgut and his friends encountered a large green lizard, approximately 40 centimeters long, among the grass. The lizard, which attracts attention with its size and green color, was recorded with a mobile phone camera.

Examining the image of the lizard, Fırat University Faculty of Science Biology Department Head Prof. Dr. Eyüp Bağcı stated that the lizard in the image may be “Lacerta media” and emphasized that this is important for the region in terms of biodiversity. Bağcı stated that large lizards serve as natural pesticides by hunting the offspring of insects such as grasshoppers and caterpillars and rodents such as mice that damage agricultural areas, and that they also play an important role in the ecosystem as a food source for large animals such as predatory birds, foxes and badgers.

Bağcı stated that the lizard, which is approximately 40 centimeters long, is among the creatures that are extremely sensitive to environmental changes such as air and soil pollution, and said that the existence of a lizard of this size is an indicator that the ecosystem and soil of its region have not yet been polluted. 11The water discharged from a height of 173 meters at the Karakaya Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant (HEPP) in Çüngüş district of Diyarbakır turned into a visual feast.

The amount of water in the basin of Karakaya Dam and HEPP, Turkey’s third largest dam and second largest hydroelectric power plant, reached 9.5 billion cubic meters with heavy rainfall. In the Karakaya Dam and HEPP, which has an installed capacity of 1800 megawatts with a total of 6 units, 2 discharge gates of the dam were opened in the first place on May 11, after 7 years, against the risk of possible floods due to the water level approaching the maximum level.

The discharge of pressurized water from the dam set, whose body height is 173 meters, turned into a visual feast. Rainbows occasionally form in the region due to sunlight.