150 BRITISH LIZARDS 



records are obtained from other collections. In each 

 case the name of the authority for the information is 

 given opposite the record. The general results, as 

 far as my present information goes, may be shortly 

 summed up in a few paragraphs. 



I. Peninsula Province. 



Both the slow-worm and the common lizard occur 

 frequently. The sand lizard is not found anywhere 

 in this area, except, perhaps, on the Mendips. 



II. Channel Province. 



This is the best supplied of all the provinces in 

 reptiles, snakes as well as lizards. The slow-worm 

 is universally distributed throughout the province, 

 including the Isle of Wight. The common lizard is 

 likewise found everywhere in the province. In the 

 New Forest it is called the Furze Evvet, in contradis- 

 tinction to the newts, which are called Water Evvets. 



The sand lizard, which is particularly characteristic 

 of this province, along with its special enemy the 

 smooth snake, is distributed locally on a few heaths. 

 Bournemouth district, the New Forest heaths, and 

 Wareham in Dorset, are the places most associated 

 with this species. 



III. Thames Province. 



The slow - worm and the common lizard are 

 found throughout the province, being perhaps more 



