Where does the Slow worm live?

Anguis fragilis has 265,892 records in 49 countries and territories, from 1768 to 2026. Most records come from France.

• 265,892 records
• 49 places
• 160 years recorded
• Squamata class

When it is recorded

Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where it is recorded

Showing the top 40 of 49 places.

Related animals

Others in the family Anguidae.

European glass lizard

6,215 records