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"Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia Second Edition", "Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia Second Edition Volume 7 Reptiles James B. Murphy, Advisory Editor Neil Schlager, Editor Joseph E. Trumpey, Chief Scientific Illustrator Michael Hutchins, Series Editor In Association with the American Zoo and Aquarium Association", "Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, Second Edition Volume 7: Reptiles Produced by Schlager Group Inc. Neil Schlager, Editor Vanessa Torrado-Caputo, Assistant Editor", "Project Editor Melissa C. McDade Editorial Stacey Blachford, Deirdre S. Blanchfield, Madeline Harris, Christine Jeryan, Kate Kretschmann, Mark Springer", "Permissions Margaret Chamberlain Imaging and Multimedia Randy Bassett, Mary K. Grimes, Lezlie Light, Christine OBryan, Barbara Yarrow, Robyn V. Young", "Product Design Tracey Rowens, Jennifer Wahi Manufacturing Wendy Blurton, Dorothy Maki, Evi Seoud, Mary Beth Trimper", "(c) 2003 by Gale. 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Back cover photos of sea anemone by AP Wide World Photos University of Wisconsin-Superior; land snail, lionfish, golden frog, and green python by JLM Visuals; red-legged locust (c) 2001 Susan Sam; hornbill by Margaret F. Kinnaird; and tiger by Jeff Lepore Photo Researchers. All reproduced by permission.", "While every effort has been made to ensure the reliability of the information presented in this publication, The Gale Group, Inc. does not guarantee the accuracy of the data contained herein. The Gale Group, Inc. accepts no payment for listing; and inclusion in the publication of any organization, agency, institution, publication, service, or individual does not imply endorsement of the editors and publisher. Errors brought to the attention of the publisher and verified to the satisfaction of the publisher will be corrected in future editions.", "ISBN 0-7876-5362-4 (vols. 1-17 set) 0-7876-5783-2 (vol. 7)", "LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Grzimek, Bernhard. _Tierleben. English_ Grzimeks Animal Life Encyclopedia.- 2nd ed. v. cm. Includes bibliographical references. Contents: v. 1. Lower metazoans and lesser deuterosomes Neil Schlager, editor - v. 2. Protostomes Neil Schlager, editor - v. 3. Insects Neil Schlager, editor - v. 4-5. Fishes I-II Neil Schlager, editor - v. 6. Amphibians Neil Schlager, editor - v. 7. Reptiles Neil Schlager, editor - v. 8-11. Birds I-IV Donna Olendorf, editor - v. 12-16. Mammals I-V Melissa C. McDade, editor - v. 17. Cumulative index Melissa C. McDade, editor.", "Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd edition. Volume 7, Reptiles, edited by Michael Hutchins, James B. Murphy, and Neil Schlager. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, 2003.", "Contents", "Foreword. vii How to use this book. x Advisory boards. xiii Contributing writers. xv Contributing illustrators. xvi Volume 7: Reptiles What is a reptile? 3 Evolution of the reptiles. 12 Structure and function. 23 Behavior. 34 Reptiles and humans. 47 Conservation.", "Order TESTUDINES", "Family: Angleheads, calotes, dragon lizards, and relatives. 209 Family: Chameleons. 223 Family: Anoles, iguanas, and relatives. 243 Family: Geckos and pygopods. 259 Family: Blindskinks. 271 Family: Wormlizards. 273 Family: Mole-limbed wormlizards. 279 Family: Florida wormlizards. 283 Family: Spade-headed wormlizards. 287 Family: Night lizards. 291 Family: Wall lizards, rock lizards, and relatives. 297 Family: Microteiids. 303 Family: Whiptail lizards, tegus, and relatives.", "Turtles and tortoises.", "65", "Family: Girdled and plated lizards. 319", "Family: Pig-nose turtles. 75", "Family: Skinks. 327", "Family: Australo-American sideneck turtles. 77", "Family: Alligator lizards, galliwasps, glass lizards,", "Family: Seaturtles. and relatives. 85", "Family: Snapping turtles. 93", "Family: Knob-scaled lizards. 347", "Family: Central American river turtles. 99", "Family: Gila monsters and Mexican beaded lizards. . 353", "Family: Leatherback seaturtles. 101", "Family: Monitors, goannas, and earless monitors.. 315", "Family: New World pond turtles. 105", "Family: Early blindsnakes. 369", "Family: Eurasian pond and river turtles, and", "Family: Slender blindsnakes. 373", "Neotropical wood turtles. 115", "Family: Blindsnakes. 379", "Family: American mud and musk turtles. 121", "Family: False blindsnakes. 387", "Family: African sideneck turtles. 129", "Family: Shieldtail snakes. 391", "Family: Big-headed turtles. 135", "Family: Pipe snakes. 395", "Family: Afro-American river turtles. 137", "Family: False coral snakes. 399", "Family: Tortoises. 143", "Family: Sunbeam snakes. 401", "Family: Softshell turtles. 151", "Family: Neotropical sunbeam snakes. 405", "Order CROCODILIANS Crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials.", "157 Family: Gharials. 167 Family: Alligators and caimans. 171 Family: Crocodiles and false gharials.", "179 Order SPHENODONTIA Tuatara", "Family: Tuatara. 189 Order SQUAMATA Lizards and snakes.", "195", "Family: Boas. 409 Family: Pythons. 419 Family: Splitjaw snakes. 429 Family: Woodsnakes and spinejaw snakes. 433 Family: File snakes. 439 Family: Vipers and pitvipers. 445 Family: African burrowing snakes. 461 Family: Colubrids. 465 Family: Cobras, kraits, seasnakes, death adders, and relatives.", "483 For further reading. 501", "Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia" Ключевые слова: common names, molecular phylogenetics, small, irian jaya, amoenus species, ratsnakes elaphe, kraig adler, eye, ferox species, grzimek, feeding, excrete salt, costa rica, permission, winterbotham jaws, patagonian lancehead, characteristics, encyclopedia, algirus species, live, significance humans, physical, family, 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