Anguis fragilis Linnaeus, 1758
(Slowworm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnguis fragilis (Slowworm)
FamilyANGUIDAE (slowworms)
OrderSQUAMATA (snakes and lizards)
ClassREPTILIA (reptiles)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Anguis fragilis (Slowworm) :
1: Anguis fragilis (Slowworm)
6 Apr 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
sunning itself in the garden
Image 1: Sunning itself - dorsal viewImage 2: Sunning itself - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Sunning itself - dorsal view - close-up
2: Anguis fragilis (Slowworm)
10 Jun 2015 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
under cardboard refuge
Image 1: Adult showing partial tail regrowthImage 2: Group of slowwormsImage 3: Group of slowworms (2)Image 4: Group of slowworms (3)
3: Anguis fragilis (Slowworm)
12 Apr 2009 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under lizard sheet in heathland
Image 1: At rest - under herptile sheet
4: Anguis fragilis (Slowworm)
20 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Under metal sheet
Image 1: Slow-worm in dead grass under metal sheet - body - close-upImage 2: Slow-worm in dead grass under metal sheet - body - close-up (2)Image 3: Slow-worm in dead grass under metal sheet - head - close-up

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Holmes, F. 2005 Melanistic Slow Worm Vol 16, No 4 Page: 277
Inns, H. 2007 Male "blue-spotted" Slow Worm Vol 19, no. 1 Page: 51
Sterry, P. 2004 Slow Worm Vol 15, No. 5 Page: 356

Anguis fragilis (Slowworm) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anguis fragilis (Slowworm)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anguis fragilis (Slowworm)
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