Gila Monster: Facts and Folklore of America's Aztec Lizard

Brown, David E.; Carmony, Neil B.

ISBN 10: 0874806003 / ISBN 13: 9780874806007

Edité par Univ of Utah Pr, Salt Lake City, UT, 1999

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Paper covers as new. 129 pp. illus. index.

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• Titre: Gila Monster: Facts and Folklore of America's Aztec Lizard
• Éditeur: Univ of Utah Pr, Salt Lake City, UT
• Date de parution: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0874806003
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780874806007
• Reliure: Paperback
• Édition: 1st Edition.
• État de l'article: As New
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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Synopsis

The Gila Monster spends 99% of its life underground, making encounters with this lizard extremely rare. Sightings are infrequent even for the biologists who study them. When one does stumble upon a Gila Monster, however, this slow-moving lizard is not easily forgotten. Advertised by orange-and-black coloration and followed by stories of venomous power, the Gila Monster carries a mystique like that of few other animals.

In this volume, authors David Brown and Neil Carmony dig out the tall tales, dispel the myths, and reveal the lizard’s true character. Through a collection of biological and historical facts mixed with entertaining stories, they have created an illuminating account of America’s largest and only poisonous lizard. Written in an engaging style, The Gila Monster is a fun and educational read for all who are intrigued by the Southwest and its most mysterious denizen.