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VI. South Wales Province. 

 The slow-worm is common in this province, very 

 numerous in some of the most southern localities. 

 The common lizard is somewhat rare in Brecon and 

 Eadnor, and no information is available as to its 

 occurrence elsewhere. 



VII. North Wales Province. 

 The slow-worm is found throughout the province, 

 as is the viviparous lizard. Our knowledge of the 

 lizard distribution in this area is particularly complete 

 owing to the researches of Mr. H. E. Forrest, who is 

 preparing a work on the Fauna of North Wales. All 

 the records quoted later for this province, though in 

 the names of the individual observers, have been sent 

 to me by Mr. Forrest for this work. 



VIII. Trent Province. 



In Leicestershire the slow-worm and the common 

 lizard appear to be equally distributed in the large 

 woods of the county, whilst in other parts of this area 

 both species seem to be somewhat local in occurrence. 



IX. Mersey Province. 



The main interest in this area centres round the 

 occurrence of the sand lizard in considerable numbers 

 in the neighbourhood of Southport. In no district 

 north of the Thames is this species so common as near 



