Dragons, snakes and toilet frogs: wildlife on your doorstep – in pictures

Balkan wall lizard on an almond tree in my garden. Photograph: Penny Turner/Guardian

Grass Snake: Lodge Field Local Nature Reserve in Ironbridge is a popular place for walkers and naturalists alike. I was lucky enough to find this snake basking in the July sun and took this photo. Photograph: Rod Sheppard/Guardian

Sun is great: The resident, friendly Wilbur, a 'Jackie' lizard, sunbathing in my parents garden. Photograph: KLee/Guardian

The Green Guy: Actually, she is a female green tree frog. For three years she has lived in my toilet. She comes out most evenings and sits on the window sill waiting for insects. Photograph: madchef/Guardian

Local lizard: An Eastern Water Dragon I assume. Photograph: Barry Thomas/Guardian

Orange and green: Little tree frog jumped out of the salad bowl. Photograph: Tristan Riguet/Guardian

A juvenile but ancient resident: This is a young Blue Tongue Lizard in my Sydney suburban garden. Photograph: Malcolm Fisher/Guardian

Water Dragon. Photograph: Simon West/Guardian