This book is a celebration of lizard-hood. It salutes a diversity of form
and function unparalleled among terrestrial vertebrates, from apex
predators capable of swallowing goats to limbless subterranean
insectivores. In equal measure they thrive in a tropical paradise, a
waterless terrain so bleak one wonders how anything survives, and the human
domain, including domestic gardens and the ruins of past civilizations The
book ventures into how lizards exploit those disparate places, and author
and photographer Steve Wilson's attempts to document them around the world.
This book is born from journeys of discovery by the author. Quests for
lizards and other reptiles have taken him to some of the world's
extraordinary biodiversity hot-spots in Borneo, Madagascar, Costa Rica and
the Galapagos Islands. He has also crisscrossed his native Australia many
times, searching for lizards in deserts, rainforests and even peoples' back
yards. From mighty Komodo Dragons in Indonesia to tiny anoles in the
Americas, every lizard has a tale to tell, making this a must-read title
for anyone who is passionate about reptiles or about wildlife in general.
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Höhe: 248 mm
Breite: 224 mm
Dicke: 22 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-925546-98-9 (9781925546989)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Steve lifelong love affair with reptiles has taken him to some of Australia most remote places. For the past 30 years he has been working to compile a comprehensive photographic documentation of Australia reptiles. He has authored/co-authored more than 5 books, including A Field Guide to Reptiles, What Snake is That, and What Lizard is That and has written many magazine articles on reptiles. For the past 20 years Steve has worked at the Queensland Museum, educating the public, identifying their specimens and (hopefully) instilling a desire to conserve our unique biological heritage. Gerry Swan kept geckos while at school and after moving to Australia from New Zealand in the 1960s a chance encounter with a blue tongue lizard rekindled his interest in reptiles. An Associate of the Australian Museum and past editor of the journal Herpetofauna, Gerry has written and co-authored more than 9 books about reptiles, including What Snake is That, What Lizard is That, and Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. He also works as a reptile consultant and has a particular interest in the reptiles of the arid and semi-arid regions of New South Wales. Steve Wilson's lifelong love affair with reptiles has taken him to some of Australia's most remote places. For the past 30 years he has been working to compile a comprehensive photographic documentation of Australian reptiles. He has authored/co-authored more than 5 books, including A Field Guide to Reptiles, What Snake is That, and What Lizard is That, and has written many magazine articles on reptiles. For the past 20 years Steve has worked at the Queensland Museum, educating the public, identifying their specimens, and (hopefully) instilling a desire to conserve our unique biological heritage.
