Q: How do geckos walk across ceilings? A: Millions of hair-like setae on each foot. Q: Where do geckos come from? A: Throughout the world. Usually where it's warm. Q: How many species of geckos are there? A: Close to 1,500 and counting! Q: What do they eat? A: Insects mostly. Discover the biology, natural history, and diversity of geckos - the acrobatic little lizards made famous by a car insurance ad campaign. Lizard biologist and gecko expert Aaron Bauer answers deceptively simple questions with surprising and little-known facts. Readers can explore color photographs that reveal the natural wonder and beauty of the gecko form and are further informed by images of how geckos live in their natural habitats. Although written for nonexperts, Geckos also provides a carefully selected bibliography and a new list of all known species that will be of interest to herpetologists. Anyone who owns a gecko, has seen them in the wild, or has wondered about them will appreciate this gem of a book.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-13
9781421408538
eBay Product ID (ePID)
141510530
Product Key Features
Book Title
Geckos: the Animal Answer Guide
Author
Aaron M. Bauer
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Writing & Reading, Nature, Zoology, Biology
Publication Year
2013
Type
Référence
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
254mm
Item Width
178mm
Item Weight
431g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Aaron M. Bauer
Series Title
The Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist