Chapter 11. The Varanidae and Helodermatidae: Monitors and Beaded Lizards

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1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. PART I: INTRODUCTION
6. Chapter 1. The Sense of Hearing in Reptiles 3
7. Chapter 2. Methodological Approaches 9
8. Chapter 3. General Anatomy of the Reptilian Ear 59
9. Chapter 4. Sound Transmission to the Cochlea and the Stimulation Process 89
10. PART II. THE LIZARDS ORDER SQUAMATA; SUBORDER LACERTILIA
11. Chapter 5. The Classification of the Lizards 127
12. Chapter 6. Sound Conduction in the Lizard Ear 135
13. Chapter 7. Family lguanidae: The Iguanid Lizards 214
14. Chapter 8. Family Agamidae: The Agamid Lizards 298
15. Chapter 9. Family Chamaeleonidae: The Chameleons 324
16. Chapter 10. Anguid Lizards and Their Relatives 360
17. Chapter 11. The Varanidae and Helodermatidae: Monitors and Beaded Lizards 396
18. Chapter 12. Family Teiidae: The Teiid Lizards 421
19. Chapter 13. Family Lacertidae: The Lacertid Lizards 440
20. Chapter 14. Family Gekkonidae: The Geckos 465
21. Chapter 15. Family Pygopodidae: The Flap-footed Lizards 573
22. Chapter 16. Family Gerrhosauridae: The Plated Lizards 588
23. Chapter 17. Family Xantusiidae: The Night Lizards 603
24. Chapter 18. Family Scincidae: The Skinks 623
25. Chapter 19. Family Cordylidae: The Girdle-tailed Lizards 658
26. PART III. THE REMAINING REPTILES SNAKES, AMPHISBAENIANS, SPHENODON, TURTLES, AND CROCODILIANS
27. Chapter 20. Suborder Serpentes: The Snakes 693
28. Chapter 21. Suborder Amphisbaenia: The Amphisbaenians 756
29. Chapter 22. Order Rhynchocephalia: Sphenodon punctatus 816
30. Chapter 23. Order Testudines: The Turtles 832
31. Chapter 24. Order Crocodilia: The Crocodiles 923
32. PART IV. CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS
33. Chapter 25. The Reptilian Ear: Its Biological and Evolutionary Significance 967
34. Appendix A. Abbreviations and Definitions 985
35. Appendix B. Formulas for Histological Solutions 987
36. References 989
37. Index 1007