Living Dragons: A Natural History of the World's Monitor Lizards [Hardcover]

Rodney Steel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1996

A well done general overview of varanid lizards featuring individual accounts for all the monitors, plus coverage of the Burrowing or Earless Monitor of Borneo, Beaded Lizards and the Gila Monster, and the extinct marine varanids the Mosasaurs. Much information on each species habits and habitats. A must have title for anyone interested in monitors. Fully illustrated with 36 excellent color photos, b/w line illustrations, maps,

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Ralph Curtis Publishing (November 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0883590409
• ISBN-13: 978-0883590409
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,686,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Possibly the worst book on varanid lizards ever written., October 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Living Dragons: A Natural History of the World's Monitor Lizards (Hardcover)

Aside from the beautiful photography (most of which is mislabled), this book has to be the worst treatment of varanid and helodermid lizards ever written. The author has done little more than regurgitate outdated facts. It seems like the rest he just made up. The taxonomy is a joke, as is the rest of the book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Probably the poorest book on this subject in print., March 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Living Dragons: A Natural History of the World's Monitor Lizards (Hardcover)

This book was probably written more to capitalize on the popularity of monitors than to contribute anything either current or accurate. Illustrations are mislabeled, poor drawings, or misleading. Text and taxonomy are seriously out of date.