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Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates: An Identification and Care Guide »

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Authors: Patricia P. Bartlett, Billy Griswold DVM, R.D. Bartlett
ISBN-13: 9780764116506, ISBN-10: 0764116509
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
Date Published: May 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Patricia P. Bartlett

Book Synopsis

Hobbyists will appreciate this pictorial identification guide and basic husbandry manual covering more than 250 species, subspecies, and color morphs of reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. All animals shown in this volume can be purchased at pet stores and other outlets. The authors advise on the do's and don'ts of purchasing, proper caging, and correct feeding. Each animal profile includes the species' place of origin, its size from hatchling to adult, lifespan, and general behavior traits. A wide array of animals are covered—snakes, lizards, skinks, geckos, turtles and tortoises, frogs, toads, salamanders, tarantulas, scorpions, mantids, crabs—and even cockroaches. 269 color illustrations.

Table of Contents

Introductionv
Part IReptiles1
Snakes2
Boas and Pythons3
Colubrine Snakes24
Lizards69
Agamid Lizards70
Iguanian Lizards78
Skinks96
Glass Lizards and Alligator Lizards103
Plated Lizards and Armadillo Lizards105
Geckos108
Monitors128
Chameleons136
Whiptails and Tegus145
Lacertid Lizards151
Tortoises and Turtles156
Tortoises157
Basking Turtles166
Mud Turtles and Musk Turtles181
Side-necked Turtles185
Soft-shelled Turtles189
Crocodilians191
Caiman192
Part IIAmphibians194
Frogs, Toads, and Treefrogs196
Discoglossid Toads197
True Toads198
Spadefoots205
Hyperoliid Frogs206
Old World Treefrogs210
Narrow-mouthed Toads213
True Frogs216
Leptodactylid Frogs223
Pipid Frogs227
Australian and American Treefrogs230
Poison Frogs238
Newts, Salamanders, and Caecilians244
Newts245
Mole Salamanders249
Caecilians252
Part IIIInvertebrates254
Arthropods256
Tarantulas257
Millipedes and Centipedes265
Scorpions267
Mantids and Stick Insects268
Cockroaches270
Bibliography271
Index273

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