A Naturalist`s Guide to the Lizards of Australia, Eipper Scott, Eipper Tyese

Автор: O`Shea Mark
Название: Lizards of the World: A Natural History
ISBN: 0691198691 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691198699
Издательство: Wiley
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A lavishly illustrated overview of the world's lizards

Lizards are one of nature's great success stories: survivors from the time of the dinosaurs, they have taken advantage of almost every habitat on earth, from tropical rainforest to Arctic tundra and even our homes. From chameleons and skinks to geckos and iguanas, there are close to 7,000 species of lizards around the world. This expert guide explores their extraordinary diversity and adaptations.

Lizards of the World features an in-depth introduction covering the evolution, anatomy, and lifestyle of lizards, followed by profiles of species from every family, accompanied by stunning color photographs. This invaluable guide highlights the enormous range of habitats, appearance, and activity among lizards. Many thrive in extreme conditions, and have adapted to keep cool, warm, or hydrated. Some can protect themselves by changing color to blend in with their surroundings, while others have fringed toes enabling them to run across sand, or can parachute out of a predator's reach. Covering diet and reproduction as well as defense strategies and conservation, Lizards of the World showcases the unique natural history and beauty of these remarkable creatures.

• More than 200 detailed photographic images
• 80+ lizard families and subfamilies
• Exploration of lizard biology, behavior, habits, and distribution
• Broad coverage and in-depth treatment by a world-renowned herpetologist

Автор: Smith Hobart M.
Название: Handbook of Lizards: Lizards of the United States & of Canada
ISBN: 0801403936 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780801403934
Издательство: Wiley EDC
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The most thorough treatment of lizards of the United States and Canada when first published in 1946, Handbook of Lizards has become a landmark among herpetologists and lizard specialists. Hobart M. Smith spent years compiling and organizing information on 136 species of lizards for this classic study. With more than 300 illustrations, including black-and-white photographs, labeled drawings, range maps, and illustrated keys, this volume serves as a still-relevant and convenient reference guide to the study of North American lizards. Darrel Frost, a prominent lizard specialist, provides a foreword for the 1995 paperback edition that underscores the work's relevance for herpetology today.

In the first section, Smith covers in concise fashion the habits, life history, habitats, methods of collection and preservation, and structural features of lizards. The second section of the book considers each species under topics that are conveniently arranged for studying both living lizards and laboratory specimens: range, type, locality, size, color, scalation, recognition characters, habitat and habits, and references. Smith also discusses problems for further study and gives recommendations for special investigations of each species. The book concludes with an extensive bibliography.

Автор: De Silva, Anslem Ukuwela, Kanishka
Название: Naturalist`s guide to the reptiles of sri lanka (2nd edition)
ISBN: 1912081237 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781912081233
Издательство: Неизвестно
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Описание: This easy-to-use identification guide to the 150 reptile species most commonly seen in Sri Lanka is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High-quality photographs from the authors are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include size, distribution, habits and habitat.