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Re: sand lizzard

I have recently spotted what i believe  is a sand lizard on dunes near a beach on the Norfolk coast near Great Yarmouth, is this unusual as its not listed as a common site with nbn?

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Re: sand lizzard

I would recommend getting in touch with the local biodiversity record centre for the area: Norfolk Biodiversity Information Service. They will probably have enough local knowledge to answer your query.

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Re: sand lizzard

I would also suggest speaking to someone at the Herpetological Conservation Trust.  You will probably be asked for evidence that what you saw was actually a Sand Lizard, because they are rare in the UK (and protected, of course).  There are a few sites away from their main area in Dorset etc., but very few indeed, and not apparently currently known in Norfolk.

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Re: sand lizzard

The website for the Herps Trust is as follows, in case you don't already have it:

http://www.herpconstrust.org.uk/

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