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Bristol (both Somerset and Gloucester), and are fairly- 

 common on Leigh Down and Brockley Common. The 

 finest slow-worm I have ever seen was taken in Leigh 

 Woods (Somerset) in May 1896, and measured 18 

 inches in length. Another, 16 J inches, was sprinkled 

 with bright blue spots on the upper part of the neck 

 and back of the body. These spots were irregular 

 in shape and distribution, generally towards the 

 outer edge of the scales. The effect was a beautiful 

 colour variation." — H. J. Charbonnier, Kingsdown, 

 Bristol. 



[The blue-spotted colour is one which not un- 

 commonly occurs in old specimens. — Author.] 



DEVON. 



" The slow -worm and viviparous lizard both occur, 

 the latter being the most common. I have not found 

 the sand lizard in Devonshire." — Eev. Gregory C. 

 Bateman, Lew Down. 



" In South Devon the slow-worm is the most 

 common, although the viviparous lizard is perhaps 

 more often noticed, as the former frequents inac- 

 cessible places. The local names for these lizards 

 vary in almost every parish." — E. A. S. Elliot, 

 Kingsbridge, South Devon. 



" In the Culm Valley the common viviparous Hzard 

 is the most numerous." — W. Horton Date, Culm- 

 stock. 



