保护珍稀爬行动物，前途光明（第二部分）

A brighter future for rare reptiles （Part 2）
 
It is the only UK lizard to lay eggs (oviparity), as both common lizards and slow worms give birth to live young.

“With their bright, exotic appearance these reptiles would look more at home in a desert or Mediterranean island, but in fact sand lizards are native to the UK. Sadly, their numbers have plummeted in recent decades and they are in desperate need of our help,” continues Coates.

The species occurs on heathland, and is limited to only a few colonies due to habitat loss and fragmentation – the UK has lost almost 80 per cent of its heathland since the start of the 1800s.

 “Habitat fragmentation - in the form of intervening roads or development – can be a real barrier for wildlife so reintroductions are a great way of putting native species back on suitable sites that they would be unable to reach on their own,” says Ralph Connolly, field officer and volunteer co-ordinator for ARC. “If you are lucky you may see the sand lizards basking on south-facing heather banks.”

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