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008 040203s2004 nyua b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aQL666.L2$bM37 2004
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100 1 $aMattison, Chris.
245 10 $aLizards of the world /$cChris Mattison.
260 $aNew York :$bFacts On File,$c2004.
300 $a192 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 187-188) and index.
520 $aHuman interest in lizards is not new. These reptiles have been the subject of superstition and speculation for thousands of years, and their remarkably diverse forms, colors, and behavior continue to fascinate us today. We know comparatively little about lizards, however, and the data produced by increasing scientific study is often impenetrable or inaccessible to the interested general reader. Written as an introduction to the natural history of lizards, this book helps to answer the many questions that both amateur and professional naturalists ask about these animals. The first seven chapters cover the origins, form, function and color, environment, feeding, defense, reproduction, movement, and distribution of lizards -- from tiny tropical geckos to the huge Komodo dragon. The author also discusses lizards in captivity and their relationship to humans and describes the entire range of the lizard families. The book concludes with a chapter on the curious group of burrowing "worm lizards," the amphisbaenians. The highly readable and informative text is beautifully illustrated with line drawings and superb black-and-white color photographs of the spectacularly varied lizard families.
650 0 $aLizards.