During a walk, the young girl came across something very strange: a small black creature was lying in the grass.  At first, she thought it was just an ordinary lizard and that it wouldn’t hurt to take it to the vet.  But when the vet saw the strange animal, he turned pale and said sharply:

— Do not touch it again under any circumstances!

What was it?  Details in the first comment 

On what seemed like a normal walk through the forest, her eyes caught something unusual — a small black creature lying in the grass.

It was almost completely hidden in shadow and appeared to be part of the ground. At first glance, it looked like an ordinary lizard. But something felt off: it barely moved, looked emaciated, and was clearly injured.

She felt sorry for it and didn’t want to leave it to die, so she carefully picked it up and took it to the nearest vet. That’s when something unexpected happened. When the vet saw the creature, he recoiled and turned pale.

— Whatever you do, don’t touch it again! — was all he managed to say before placing the lizard in a sealed container.

It turned out that it wasn’t just a lizard. The creature belonged to an extremely rare species on the verge of extinction.

Only a handful of them remained, and they were being kept under strict protection — part of a closed program to help restore the population.

Somehow, the lizard had escaped from a nearby breeding center. It had already been considered lost.

Thanks to this discovery, experts were able to return the creature to safety and begin treatment.

What began as an ordinary walk ended in the rescue of a one-of-a-kind being. Although the story quickly reached zoologists, they asked that it not be widely shared — too much public interest could endanger such a rare species.