Slow worm  (Anguis fragilis)

Facts

Also known as:Blind worm
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Anguidae
Genus Anguis (1)
Size Adult length: up to 400 mm (2)
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Status

Protected in Britain under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981). Listed under Appendix III of the Bern Convention and classified as a Priority Species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UKBAP) (3).