Directory of Anguidae Resources

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The Anguidae is a large and diverse family of lizards native to the northern hemisphere. The group includes the slowworms, glass lizards, and alligator lizards.

Resources in This Category

• Anguis fragilis

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguis_fragilis
  Wikipedia summarises what is known about slow worms, and their protected status in the UK.

• Anguis fragilis - Wikimedia Commons

  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Anguis_fragilis
  Slow worms pictures available under the Creative Commons licence.

• BBC Wildlife Finder

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/species/Anguis_fragilis
  On the Anguis fragilis, or slow-worm, also known as blind worm, which is a limbless reptile native to Eurasia.

• Darren Naish: Tetrapod Zoology: In quest of anguids

  http://darrennaish.blogspot.com/2006/05/in-quest-of-anguids.html
  The zoologist blogger shares observations about British slow worms, and asks how distinct they are.

• Elgaria multicarinata: California Alligator Lizard

  http://www.californiaherps.com/lizards/pages/e.m.multicarinata.html
  Many photographs, description and taxonomy.

• Elgaria panamintina: Panamint Alligator Lizard

  http://www.californiaherps.com/lizards/pages/e.panamintina.html
  Many photographs, description and taxonomy.

• Slow Worm: Anguis fragilis

  http://www.arkive.org/slow-worm/anguis-fragilis/
  Videos, photographs and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Slow Worms Colonise Landfill Site in Cardiff Bay

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/southeastwales/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8752000/8752227.stm
  The BBC reports on a project to relocate slow worms from a housing development plot near Cardiff Bay to a former landfill site.

• Slow-worm - Anguis fragilis

  http://www.herpetofauna.co.uk/slow_worm.htm
  Pictures and brief descriptions of the UK Slow-worm.

 

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