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McCarthy, Colin (Zoologist)

Reptile / - 1st American ed. - New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1991. - 63 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. - Eyewitness books . - Eyewitness books. .

Includes index.

What is a reptile? -- When reptiles ruled the world -- Happy families -- Inside out -- Cool customers -- Uncommon senses -- Dating displays -- Examining eggs -- Spitting images -- Scale tale -- Selection of snakes -- Loads of lizards -- Turtles and tortoises -- Turtle tank -- Crocodile clan -- Living fossil -- Bite to eat -- Tight squeeze -- Name your poison -- Egg-eating snakes -- Survival -- Blending in -- Lots of legs -- Ground control -- Life in the trees -- Waterproofed -- Best of enemies -- Just good friends -- Eye to the future.

Photographs and text depict the many different kinds of reptiles, their similarities and differences, habitats, and behavior.

ISBN: 0679807837 (trade) 9780679807834 (trade) 0679907831 (lib. bdg.) 9780679907831 (lib. bdg.)

LCCN: 90004890

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Reptiles--Juvenile literature.
Reptiles.
Reptiles.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Juvenile works.

LC Class. No.: QL644.2 / .M32 1991

Dewey Class. No.: 597.9