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bardofely Member Joined: 04 Jun 2003 No. of posts: 1  View other posts in this topic |
Posted: 04 Jun 2003
Topic: Common Lizard Identification & Sightings
I have just been browsing around looking for info on the distribution of the common lizard and happened on this bb. I live in Cardiff and in my childhood and teens, back in the '60s, common lizards were indeed common around here on railway banks on roadside verges and hedgebanks, in allotments and in woodland clearings. They have been vanishing at a very alarming rate and I currently only know 2 sites where you might spot one or 2 on a good day. Other places in Wales where they were once common seem to tell the same sorry tale. I remember they were once to be seen all around Tenby but not any more! Personally, I think that the vast number of cats have helped this sad decline but this cannot be the case in more rural areas. Places where I would be able to see many lizards on a sunny day about 20-30 years ago I now see none. The slow-worm, however, seems to be holding its own in these places so whatever has killed the lizards hasn't killed them.
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