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slow-worm are common, the sand lizard being more 

 local, but common where it is found. The two former 

 species are more freely distributed. The district 

 above referred to I have defined for cataloguing as 

 starting from the mouth of the Tichfield river, through 

 its course through Wickham, Droxford, to West Mean, 

 turning east to Petersfield, and straight to the bound- 

 aries of the counties of Hants and Sussex, following 

 this line to Emsworth, its termination. Thence through 

 Chichester harbour, thence west through Spithead to 

 Tichfield river. This embraces the watershed of the 

 Tichfield river and Emsworth river, no river of any 

 size being in this neighbourhood." — Charles Foran, 

 Normanton, Southsea. 



HAMPSHIRE (HAYLING ISLAND). 



" The slow-worm, the viviparous lizard, and the sand 

 lizard are found in Hayling Island, the viviparous 

 lizard being the most common." — A. May, Hayling 

 Island, Hants. 



SUSSEX. 



" In my experience the slow-worm is the most 

 common lizard ; the viviparous lizard, though found, is 

 not so common as formerly. I have never met with 

 the sand lizard, though I believe it is found. The 

 slow-worm is very abundant. The rustics look upon 

 the common lizard as poisonous, and even educated 

 people often regard the slow-worm as a venomous 

 serpent." — B. Lomax, 4 Cleveland Eoad, Brighton. 



