Varanoid lizards of the world
"Varanoid Lizards of the World is a comprehensive account of virtually everything important that is known about monitor lizards and their allies, beginning with detailed species accounts and proceeding to various modern comparative analyses. Where possible, people who have had detailed field experience with particular species have assembled the corresponding species accounts."--Jacket
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Contents List of ContributorsAcknowledgmentsPart I. 1. Introduction by Eric R. Pianka and Dennis R. King 2. The Long and Honorable History of Monitors, and Their Kin by Ralph E. Molnar 3. Biogeography and Phylogeny of Varanoids by Ralph E. Molnar and Eric R. Pianka4. Tempo and Timing of the Australian Varanus Radiation by W. Bryan Jennings and Eric R. PiankaPart IIIntroduction to Part II: Species Accounts. 5. African Varanid Species by Daniel Bennett, Wolfgang Böhme, Sigrid Lenz, John ("Andy") Phillips, Michael Stanner, and Thomas Ziegler 6. Asian Varanid Species by Daniel Bennett, Wolfgang Böhme, Claudio Ciofi, Gil Dryden, Maren Gaulke, Harry W. Greene, Hans-George Horn, Hans J. Jacobs, Dennis R. King, Kai M. Philipp, Eric R. Pianka, Lawrence A. Smith, Gerard Visser, and Thomas Ziegler 7. Australian Varanid Species by Gavin S. Bedford, Keith Christian, Sean Doody, Gil Dryden, Bernd Eidenmüller, Hans-Georg Horn, Grant Husband, Steve Irwin, Dennis R. King, Max King, Ruth Allen King, Jeffrey M. Lemm, Eric R. Pianka, Tim Schultz, Lawrence A. Smith, Samuel S. Sweet, Graham Thompson, and Brian Weavers 8. Other Varanoids by Daniel D. Beck, Mark A. Norell, and Eric R. PiankaPart III. 9. Evolution of Body Size and Reproductive Tactics by Eric R. Pianka 10. Keeping Monitors in Captivity: A Biological, Technical, and Legislative Problem by Hans-Georg HornGlossaryIndex