Lizard
Distributed for Reaktion Books
224 pages
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60 color plates, 40 halftones
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5 1/4 x 7 1/2
Review Quotes
TIm Morris | lection
"Though called toads or frogs, the Texas state reptiles are really lizards. But as Sax notes in Lizard, the term is a catchall, not a useful taxonomic category. Conceptually, lizards include not just various four-legged reptiles, but also crocodiles and tuataras, salamanders and armadillos, dragons and dinosaurs."
Joseph Nigg, author of "The Book of Fabulous Beasts: A Treasury of Writings from Ancient Times to the Present"
“Sax’s actual lizards are as wondrous as their dragon and dinosaur relatives. In this sweeping natural/unnatural history, Sax presents lizards in their multiple biological and imaginary forms, from prehistory to the current sixth great extinction. With its wide-ranging research, engaging style, and eclectic illustrations, Lizard is Sax’s compelling extension of his award-winning studies of living animals and our folkloric and mythic creations.”
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Biological Sciences: Natural History
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