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"Varanoid Lizards of the World is a comprehensive account of virtually everything important that is known about monitor lizards and their allies, beginning with detailed species accounts and proceeding to various modern comparative analyses. Where possible, people who have had detailed field ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Pianka, Eric R., King, Dennis, 1942-, King, Ruth Allen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Monitor lizards.
Varanidés.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ornithology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Varanen.
Squamata.
Reptilia.
Vertebrados.
Chordata.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction / Eric R. Pianka and Dennis R. King
  • 2. The long and honorable history of monitors and their kin / Ralph E. Molnar
  • 3. Biogeography and phylogeny of varanoids / Ralph E. Molnar and Eric R. Pianka
  • 4. Tempo and timing of the Australian Varanus radiation / W. Bryan Jennings and Eric R. Pianka
  • 5. African varanid species
  • 5.1. Varanus albigularis / John ("Andy") Phillips
  • 5.2. Varanus exanthematicus / Daniel Bennett
  • 5.3. Varanus griseus / Michael Stanner
  • 5.4. Varanus niloticus / Sigrid Lenz
  • 5.5. Varanus ornatus / Wolfgang Bohme and Thomas Ziegler
  • 5.6. Varanus yemenensis / Wolfgang Bohme
  • 6. Asian varanid species
  • 6.1. Varanus bengalensis / Eric R. Pianka.

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