The Slow Worm

The Slow Worm. The slow worm Anguis fragilis is a limbless anguid lizard. All slow worm young regardless of sex have a similar black-and-gold colouration with dark flanks and bellies and a shiny golden top similar in colour to a female.

All slow worm young regardless of sex have a similar black-and-gold colouration with dark flanks and bellies and a shiny golden top similar in colour to a female. Adults slow worms reach 40 to 45 cm 16 to 18 inches in body length. Unlike snakes lizards such as the slow-worm have eyelids and can detach their tails as a defence mechanism and regrow another although never to the same length.

A wide distribution across Europe and can be found in a.

Nick Baker shows us his latest find - an amazing slow worm. Native to Great Britain. Adults are typically gray-brown to copper in color while juveniles are pale gold or silver with dark sides and ventral coloration. This semi-fossorial lizard has.