(c) Chris Davis - Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (www.arc-trust.org)

<i>Anguis fragilis</i> .Slow-worm. Adult male - blue-spotted
   
Anguis fragilis .Slow-worm. Adult male - blue-spotted
   
The male Slow-worm has a larger head and is normally more uniform in colour than the female. One exception to this is certain individuals who can have a number of blue scales. Here we have an extremely good example of this.