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The island's dry, hot summer landscape is a natural home for lizards, geckos, chameleons
and snakes, of which only the Montpellier snake and blunt-nosed viper are poisonous.
Lizards, in particular, pop up everywhere, sunbathing on rocks, ruins and concrete
walls. If you stay in any number of the wonderful agro-hotels across the island, you may
even spot a gecko in your doorway out to feed on insects.
Sea Life
Cyprus' warm, clear waters are home to over 260 different kinds of fish, and the coves
and underwater reefs along its coasts are teeming with sea-life such as corals, sponges,
mussels and sea anemones, making it a haven for diving and snorkelling.
Schools of grouper, jack, tuna, barracuda, rays and parrot fish are commonly seen by
divers here while the seas surrounding the island are also home to moray eels, octopus,
and green and loggerhead turtles.
For those wanting to be immersed in the natural habitat, a growing choice of rural accommodation in the moun-
tains and traditional villages is now available. Visit
www.agrotourism.com.cy.
