State Lists of Species and Literature

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Foreword to the 1995 Printing xvii
4. Preface xxvii
5. PART I: INTRODUCTION
6. Zoological Position 1
7. Characteristics 1
8. Distribution 2
9. Major Groups 2
10. Fossil History 4
11. Structure 5
12. Habitats 30
13. Life History 31
14. Habits 34
15. Folklore 48
16. Economic Importance 50
17. In Captivity 50
18. Collecting 51
19. Preserving 53
20. American Saurologists 54
21. Problems 58
22. PART II. ACCOUNTS OF SPECIES
23. Key to Families 60
24. FAMILY GEKKONIDAE—The Geckos 64
25. FAMILY IGUANIDAE—The Iguanids 87
26. FAMILY XANTUSIIDAE—The Plate-bellied Night Lizards 321
27. FAMILY SCINCIDAE—The Skinks 334
28. FAMILY LACERTIDAE—The Lacertids 398
29. FAMILY TEIIDAE—The Teiids 402
30. FAMILY AMPHISBAENIDAE—The Ringed Lizards 431
31. SUPERFAMILY ANGUIOIDEA 436
32. FAMILY ANGUIDAE—The Lateral Fold Lizards 437
33. FAMILY HELODERMIDAE—The Venomous Lizards 471
34. FAMILY ANNIELLIDAE—The Shovel-snouted Legless Lizards 476
35. Distribution Maps 483
36. General Literature 513
37. State Lists of Species and Literature 515
38. Literature Cited 538
39. Index 545