Product Description: This brand-new addition to Barron's profusely illustrated Mini Encyclopedia Series describes the many Bearded Dragon varieties and color forms that are available to terrarium hobbyists. Most Bearded Dragons are large and all are active, which means that owners must pay special attention to secure caging and housing arrangements...read more

Product Description: With nearly 6,000 species currently identified, frogs and toads are the most familiar and abundant amphibians on the planet. Frogs and Toads of the World is a comprehensive guide to the natural history of this large and diverse group of creatures...read more

Product Description: The latest findings, brought vividly to life. This highly acclaimed encyclopedia combines authoritative, easy-to-read essays with exciting photographs showing reptiles and amphibians in their natural habitats. Illustrations explain anatomy and biological features, and maps show world distribution of species...read more

Covers classification of snakes; size, shape, and coloration; physiology; environment and habitats; defensive behavior; reproduction; and human attitudes toward snakes.

Explores three hundred species, subspecies, and forms of frogs and toads and describes key aspects of their natural history, form, and distribution.

Discusses what reptiles and amphibians are and how they are classified, and provides information about size, key features, diet, habits, and distribution for such members of the two classes as cane toads and adders.

Product Description: An easy-to-use and authoritative pocket guide to over 220 species of snake from around the world, each entry specially selected to show the diversity of size, shape and colour of these respected creatures. There are about 2,500 species of snakes in the world, and the majority of these can be found in warmer parts of Europe, North America, southern Africa, southeast Asia and Australia...read more

Describes more than three thousand species of snakes from around the world, covering the reptile's behavior, anatomy, feeding habits, habitat, and evolution and featuring more than 450 close-up photographs and illustrations. Reprint.

Product Description: The Encyclopedia of North American Reptiles and Amphibians describes 82 species and groups of related reptiles and amphibians, all of which live in Central and North America, and most in the United States. Two introductory articles describe the basic body structure, biology, and natural history of amphibians and reptiles...read more

Offers an identification guide to common species of reptiles and amphibians.

Human interest in lizards is not new. These reptiles have been the subject of superstition and speculation for thousands of years, and their remarkably diverse forms, colors, and behavior continue to fascinate us today. We know comparatively little aboutlizards, however, and the data produced by increasing scientific study is often impenetrable or inaccessible to the interested general reader. Written as an introduction to the natural history of lizards, this book helps to answer the many questions thatboth amateur and professional naturalists ask about these animals. The first seven chapters cover the origins, form, function and color, environment, feeding, defense, reproduction, movement, and distribution of lizards -- from tiny tropical geckos to the huge Komodo dragon. The author also discusses lizards in captivity and their relationship to humans and describes the entire range of the lizard families. The book concludes with a chapter on the curious group of burrowing 'worm lizards,' the amphisbaenians. The highly readable and informative text is beautifully illustrated with line drawings and superb black-and-white color photographs of the spectacularly varied lizard families.

Product Description: Most people admit to a very real fear of snakes though without much grounding in fact; others are irresistibly fascinated by them. Writing for both groups, Mattison outlines modern knowledge on these animals, using a variety of species to illustrate his points.

An encyclopedic study of snakes, illustrating the fascinating variety and their behaviour. Each chapter consists of a main theme containing text, photographs and diagrams. There is detailed coverage of snake classification, evolution, natural diversity, size, shape and colouration.

Product Description: A guide to caring for exotic pets features practical information and step-by-step instructions for choosing the right species, setting up a suitable habitat, feeding the animal, and breeding it.

Product Description: There are about 2500 species of snake, to be found mainly in the warmer parts of the world, though there are a handful of species which can be found in the British Isles. There are 400 species of venomous snake, though Australia is the only place which has more venomous snakes than harmless ones...read more

Product Description: A fully revised edition of the classic book on snake care! Featuring the most up-to-date equipment, expanded facts on feeding, and newly written species accounts, along with 70 full-color photographs and updated diagrams, this guide provides all the essentials that every snake-keeper should know...read more

Product Description: Provides a natural history of rattle snakes.

Product Description: A complete guide to the care of all types of lizards in captivity is provided by this work. The book contains over 100 photographs showing the many striking forms available and full details are given on the biology, behaviour and natural history of lizards.

Product Description: Provides comprehensive details of the care and breeding in captivity of frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. The book also demonstrates new techniques and equipment which have revived this hobby and facilitated the keeping of species not previously thought possible.

Covers all aspects of keeping and breeding snakes, including cages, feeding, heating, buying and selling, and common diseases, and offers brief descriptions of suitable, commonly available species

Describes the characteristics of the various species of reptiles and amphibians and discusses their purchase, behavior, cages, health care, feeding, breeding, and handling

Introduces the common characteristics of snakes, including anatomy, life cycles, behavior, environment, social structure, and relations with humans, and provides suggestions for studying snakes