Description
Book SynopsisMonitor lizards (genus Varanus) have attracted a great deal of interest - these large and impressive lizards are often the centerpiece of reptile house exhibits. This title presents an account of virtually things important that is known about monitor lizards, beginning with species accounts and proceeding to various modern comparative analyses.
Table of ContentsContents
List of Contributors
Acknowledgments
Part 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. Pianka
4. Tempo and Timing of the Australian Varanus Radiation by W. Bryan Jennings and Eric R. Pianka
Part II
Introduction 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. Pianka
Part 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 Horn
Glossary
Index
