Editing Common slow worm (section)

== Ecology ==
These reptiles are largely nocturnal and do not bask in the sun like other reptiles, instead choosing to warm themselves indirectly under objects such as rocks that have been warmed by the sun. They are often found in long [[grass]] and other moist environments.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grace Bettayeb |title=Species in Focus: Slow Worm |url=https://iwt.ie/species-in-focus-slow-worm/ |access-date=1 April 2022 |website=iwt.ie |date=16 March 2022 |publisher=Irish Wildlife Trust}}</ref> In a 2009 study of a Danish population, the diet of the slow worm was found to include [[Slug|slugs]], [[Snail|snails]], [[Earthworm|earthworms]], [[Caterpillar|caterpillars]], and [[Pill millipede|pill millipedes]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Pedersen |first1=Iben Lindegaard |last2=Jensen |first2=Jan Kjærgaard |last3=Toft |first3=Søren |date=2009-04-01 |title=A method of obtaining dietary data for slow worms (Anguis fragilis) by means of non-harmful cooling and results from a Danish population |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930802702464 |journal=Journal of Natural History |volume=43 |issue=15–16 |pages=1011–1025 |doi=10.1080/00222930802702464 |bibcode=2009JNatH..43.1011P |s2cid=84703263 |issn=0022-2933|url-access=subscription }}</ref>