Reptiles

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Reptiles are a class of cold-blooded (in the traditional sense) animals that include the turtles, crocodiles, snakes and lizards. They first appeared on earth during the Carboniferous around 312 million years ago and a staggering 10,000 species have since been described. The majority (95%) of these species sit within the Squamata group that holds the lizards, snakes and “worm lizards”.

Snakes & Lizards

The natural history of Britain's snakes and lizards including adders, grass snakes, slow worms and sand lizards.

Bibliography

Britain’s Reptiles & Amphibians - by Howard Inns
WildGuides Ltd. -- 2011 -- ISBN: 978-1903657256

Collins Field Guide: Reptiles & Amphibians of Britain & Europe - by Nicholas Arnold & Denys Ovenden
HarperCollins -- 2004 -- ISBN: 978-0002199643

Field Guide to the Amphibians & Reptiles of Britain & Europe - by Jeroen Speybroeck, Wouter Beukema, Bobby Bok & Jan Van Der Voort
Bloomsbury Natural History -- 2016 -- ISBN: 978-1472935335

RSPB Spotlight Snakes - by Jules Howard
Bloomsbury Wildlife -- 2020 -- ISBN: 978-1472971692

The Adder - by Peter Stafford
Shire Publications -- 1987 -- ISBN: 978-0852638798

The British Amphibians and Reptiles - by Malcolm Smith
HarperCollins Publishers -- 1969 -- ISBN: 978-0002130295

The Private Life of Adders - by Rodger McPhail
Merlin Unwin Books -- 2011 -- ISBN: 978-1906122294