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numerous in Surrey and Kent than in the other 

 counties. 



The sand lizard is found in Surrey only, in the 

 Farnham district, again associated with the smooth 

 snake. 



Years ago the smooth snake occurred in Berkshire 

 in this province, and it is most interesting to note 

 that it has recently (June 1903) been rediscovered 

 near Wellington College, by one of the boys at the 

 College. It is therefore quite possible that further 

 careful search might reveal the presence of the sand 

 lizard in Berkshire also. 



IV. OusE Peovince. 



The slow-worm, though fairly common in places, 

 is not so abundant as in the south and west of 

 England. In some places it is quite unknown for 

 miles. It is rare in the neighbourhood of Hickling. 

 The author in 1901 took ten common lizards in this 

 district in a few days, and only saw one slow-worm, 

 which was brought to him from some distance. The 

 common lizards are found on the sandhills on the 

 coast particularly, where they are fairly numerous. 

 The sand lizard does not occur. 



V. Severn Province. 



This province includes some localities which furnish 

 abundance of slow- worms, especially in Gloucester- 

 shire, North Monmouthshire, parts of Herefordshire, 



