. The life-history of British lizards and their local distribution in the British Isles. namely,restricted localities in Dorset, Hants, and Surrey,rarely anywhere else. The sand lizard is not very rare on some Dorsetheaths, being found especially in the neighbourhoodof Poole. It is perhaps as common in parts of Surrey,but is everywhere very local in its distribution. Ithas been stated to occur in Berkshire, but the evidenceis not good, though it is very interesting to rememberthat twenty years ago the smooth snake (C. austriaca)was also found in that county, where it has recentlyreappeared.^ W
. The life-history of British lizards and their local distribution in the British Isles. namely,restricted localities in Dorset, Hants, and Surrey,rarely anywhere else. The sand lizard is not very rare on some Dorsetheaths, being found especially in the neighbourhoodof Poole. It is perhaps as common in parts of Surrey,but is everywhere very local in its distribution. Ithas been stated to occur in Berkshire, but the evidenceis not good, though it is very interesting to rememberthat twenty years ago the smooth snake (C. austriaca)was also found in that county, where it has recentlyreappeared.^ When we consider the close connectionbetween these two reptiles, it is just possible thatL. agilis once inhabited Berkshire, and that the samecauses which led to the extermination of its enemy,the smooth snake, also had an influence in its o^vndistribution. At any rate, it is not found thereto-day. Coming to other counties, this species hasoften been recorded in places where there is no doubt 1 Reappearance of the Smooth Snake in Berkshire, The FieldNaturalists Quarterly, August SAND LIZARD (mALEJ.
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