172 BRITISH LIZARDS 



Stalham I found the viviparous lizard common on the 

 sand-dunes of the coast, but the slow-worm very rare. 

 In fact, I saw only one specimen of the latter in a 

 fortnight. Neither species seems common on the 

 ' walls ' round the broads." — Authok. 



V. Severn Province. 



GLOUCESTER. 



" The slow-worm and the viviparous lizard occur, 

 the latter most commonly. A half - grown viper, 

 caught in September, threw up the half -digested 

 carcase of a common lizard shortly after being 

 captured. I well remember noticing in 1884 that 

 some viviparous lizards caught on the rubbly southern 

 slope of Painswick Hill were of rather stronger build 

 than those near Stroud, and had their scales seemingly 

 more prominent, and certainly more polished." — Chas. 

 A. WiTCHELL, Cheltenham. 



" In the Cirencester district both the slow-worm 

 and the common lizard are found, the former most 

 often." — E. L. T. Austen, Kingley, Alcester. 



" The slow-worm and the common lizard both occur, 

 but personally I have seen more specimens of the 

 slow-worm than of the latter." — EiCHARD P. Lord, 

 Cirencester. 



HEREFORD. 



" In some parts of the county the slow-worm is 

 very abundant, and attains a length of 16 to 17 



