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The California Legless Lizard
(Anniella pulchra)
and the Baja California Legless Lizard
(Anniella geronimensis) ...
A Natural History of the Species
•2005•
“The California Legless Lizard (Anniella pulchra) and the Baja California Legless Lizard (Anniella geronimensis)... A Natural History of the Species," by California wildlife biologist Matthew Bettelheim, synthesizes the extant literature to provide an exhaustive review of these species and their status throughout their range. Contents include topics such as taxonomy, etymology, physical description, geographic variation, range, distribution (United States and Mexico), behavior, habitat, diet, reproduction, predation and mortality, and conservation status. The booklet includes fine art illustrations by contributor Roger Hall (www.inkart.net) and a distribution map by botanist and GIS specialist Heath Bartosh, as well as Appendix A, which features "A Translation of J.G. Fischer's 1885 Description of Anniella nigra from the Original German" by Dana E. Terry, taken from Fischer's "Ueber eine neue Art der Gattung Anniella Gray."
“The California Legless Lizard (Anniella pulchra) and the Baja California Legless Lizard (Anniella geronimensis)... A Natural History of the Species," is available for purchase at www.cafepress.com.
[June 25, 2005]