Variations within each species are noted as are taxonomic questions, many of which have arisen because of recent advances in genetic techniques.Useful information about human interaction with these animals is also covered: how to observe them, how to ensure the survival of native species, how to properly care for pet lizards, and more.
Features: In-depth descriptions of both native and introduced speciesConservation-oriented approachApproximately 330 color photographsApproximately 18 distribution maps (for native species only)"Did You Know?" sidebars of interesting factsSize charts; key identifiers; and information about variation and taxonomy, distribution and habitat, behavior and activity, food and feeding, reproduction, predators and defense, and conservationChapters on lizard and crocodilian biodiversity and on human interactions with lizards and crocodiliansAbout the Author:WHIT GIBBONS is a professor emeritus of ecology at the University of Georgia and author or coauthor of several books on herpetology and ecology, including Keeping All the Pieces, Snakes of the Southeast, Revised Edition, Frogs and Toads of the Southeast, Lizards and Crocodiles of the Southeast, Turtles of the Southeast, and Salamanders of the Southeast (all Georgia). Lizards and Crocodilians of the Southeast, Paperback - Judy Greene.