Handbook of lizards : lizards of the United States and of Canada /

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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 stud...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smith, Hobart M. (Hobart Muir), 1912-2013
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Comstock Pub. Assoc., a division of Cornell University Press, 1995.
Series:Comstock classic handbooks.
Subjects:
Lizards > United States.
Lizards > Canada.
Lézards > États-Unis.
Lézards > Canada.
NATURE > Animals > Fish.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ichthyology & Herpetology.
NATURE > Animals > Reptiles & Amphibians.
Lizards
Echsen
Canada
United States
Kanada
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Foreword to the 1995 Printing
  • Preface
  • PART I: INTRODUCTION
  • Zoological Position
  • Characteristics
  • Distribution
  • Major Groups
  • Fossil History
  • Structure
  • Habitats
  • Life History
  • Habits
  • Folklore
  • Economic Importance
  • In Captivity
  • Collecting
  • Preserving
  • American Saurologists
  • Problems
  • PART II. ACCOUNTS OF SPECIES
  • Key to Families
  • FAMILY GEKKONIDAE-The Geckos
  • FAMILY IGUANIDAE-The Iguanids
  • FAMILY XANTUSIIDAE-The Plate-bellied Night Lizards
  • FAMILY SCINCIDAE-The Skinks
  • FAMILY LACERTIDAE-The Lacertids
  • FAMILY TEIIDAE-The Teiids
  • FAMILY AMPHISBAENIDAE-The Ringed Lizards
  • SUPERFAMILY ANGUIOIDEA
  • FAMILY ANGUIDAE-The Lateral Fold Lizards
  • FAMILY HELODERMIDAE-The Venomous Lizards
  • FAMILY ANNIELLIDAE-The Shovel-snouted Legless Lizards
  • Distribution Maps
  • General Literature
  • State Lists of Species and Literature
  • Literature Cited
  • Index

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