Exploring The World Of Reptiles And Amphibians

Exploring the world of REPTILEs AND AMPHIBIANS Copyright © 2009 The Brown Reference Group plc All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Chelsea House An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York, NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Green, Jen. ╇ Exploring the world of reptiles and amphibians / authors, Jen Green, Richard Spilsbury, Barbara Taylor. ╇╇╇╇╇╇ p. cm. ╇ Includes index. ╇ ISBN 978-1-60413-256-4 (hardover) ╇ ISBN 978-1-4381-2543-5 (e-book) 1. ╇ Reptiles—Encyclopedias, Juvenile. 2. ╇ Amphibians— Encyclopedias, Juvenile. ╇ I. Green, Jen. II. Spilsbury, Richard, 1963- III. Taylor, Barbara, 1954- IV. Title. ╇ QL644.2.G737 2009 ╇ 597.9—dc22 Chelsea House books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755. You can find Chelsea House on the World Wide Web at http://www.chelseahouse.com Printed and bound in China For The Brown Reference Group plc Project Editor: Sarah Eason Designer: Paul Myerscough Picture Researcher: Maria Joannou Indexer: Angela Anstey-Holroyd Cartographer: Darren Awuah Design Manager: David Poole Managing Editor: Miranda Smith Editorial Director: Lindsey Lowe Consultant Editor John P. Friel, Ph.D. Curator of Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates Ithaca, New York Authors Jen Green; Richard Spilsbury; Barbara Taylor Contents Introducing reptiles and amphibians Reptile and amphibian family tree 8 10 Adder African sand snakes Alligator snapping turtle Alligators American alligator American bullfrog Anaconda Armadillo lizard Asian horned frog Australian toadlets Australian water-holding frog Axolotl Blind snakes Blue-tongued skink Boas Bush squeaker Bushveld rain frog Caecilians Caiman lizard Caimans Cane toad Cape skink Chameleons 12 16 18 22 24 28 30 34 36 38 42 44 46 48 5↜2 56 58 60 64 66 68 72 74 80 82 86 Clawed toads Cobras Common frog Common toad Congo eels Copperhead Coral snakes Crocodiles Darwin’s frog Dragon lizards Eastern box turtle Eastern newt Edible frog Eyed lizard File snakes Fire salamander Fire-bellied toads Flying frogs Flying lizards Frogs and toads Galápagos giant tortoise Garden lizard Garter snakes Geckos Gharial Ghost frogs Giant galliwasps Giant plated lizard Giant salamanders Glass frogs Glass lizards Golden-tailed gecko ˘ 88 90 92 94 98 102 104 108 1↜1↜0 1↜1↜2 1↜1↜4 1↜1↜6 1↜1↜8 122 124 126 128 134 138 140 144 148 150 1↜5↜2 1↜5↜4 156 162 164 166 Grass snake Great South American river turtle Green iguana Green toad Green tree python Green turtle Harlequin toads Hellbender Horned lizards House snakes Iguanas Indian cobra Jungle racer Komodo dragon Kuhl’s flying gecko Leaf frogs Leatherback turtle Leopard gecko Leopard tortoise Lizards Loggerhead turtle Malaysian tree toad Mambas Mantellas Marine iguana Matamata Mexican burrowing frog Midwife toads Milksnake 168 1↜72 1↜74 1↜76 1↜78 1↜82 1↜84 186 1↜88 1↜92 1↜94 1↜98 200 202 206 208 2↜1↜2 2↜1↜4 2↜1↜6 2↜1↜8 2↜24 2↜26 2↜28 2↜30 2↜32 2↜36 238 240 242 ˘ Monitor lizards Monkey-tailed skink Mudpuppy Namaqua chameleon Natterjack toad Newts Night lizards Olm Painted turtle Panther chameleon Pipe snakes Plumed basilisk Poison dart frogs ˘ Puff adder Pythons Rain frog Ratsnakes Rattlesnakes Red salamander