"Author Gordon Rodda has created the first comprehensive compilation of the natural history and ecology of all the world's lizards. He presents an alternative taxonomic understanding of lizards that will challenge received wisdom. This unparalleled informational source will be an essential reference work for reptile scientists and students of herpetology"--.

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• 1 Introduction and Methods
  • The Interplay between Ecological and Phylogenetic Causation
  • Definitions
  • Size Estimation
  • Analytical Methods
• 2 What Are Lizards?
  • Composition
  • Morphology
  • Sexually Differing Traits
  • Geography
  • Activity
  • Reproduction
  • Diet
  • Populations
  • The Modal Lizard
• 3 Linkages
  • Methods Unique to This Chapter
  • Mass
  • Morphology
  • Sexual Size Dimorphism
  • Color
  • Diet
  • Foraging
  • Time of Day (Diel Activity)
  • Predator Concealment Tactics
  • Microhabitat
  • Reproduction Allocation
  • Islands
  • Longevity
  • Population Density/Biomass
  • Introductions
  • Imperiled Lizards
  • Next Steps
• 4 Ecological Business Models
  • Crack Hermit
  • Diurnal Canopy Walker
  • Giant Herbivore
  • Glider
  • Ground-foraging Tree Lizard
  • Immobility Expert
  • Litter Cryptozoid
  • Nocturnal Canopy Walker
  • Nocturnal Ground Lizard
  • Refugia-anchored Diurnal Ground Lizard
  • Sand Shark
  • Subterranean Forager
  • Trunk/Wall Lizard
  • Wide-ranging Chemosensor
  • Overview of Ecological Business Models
• 5 Taxon Accounts (alphabetical by family or genus name; use index to search by English name)
  • A (Ablepharus to Australolacerta)
  • B (Bachia to Bunopus)
  • C (Cadeidae and Cadea to Cyrtopodion)
  • D (Dactylocnemis to Dryadosaura)
  • E (Ebenavia to Exila)
  • F (Feylinia to Furcifer)
  • G (Gallotia to Gymnophthalmus)
  • H (Haackgreerius to Hypsilurus)
  • I (Iberolacerta to Isopachys)
  • J (Janetaescincus to Jarujinia)
  • K (Kaestlea to Kolekanos)
  • L (Lacerta to Lyriocephalus)
  • M (Mabuya to Morunasaurus)
  • N (Nactus to Nucras)
  • O (Oedodera to Ouroborus)
  • P (Pachycalamus to Pygopus)
  • Q (Quedenfeldtia)
  • R (Ramigekko to Rondonops)
  • S (Saara to Strophurus)
  • T (Tachygyia to Tytthoscincus)
  • U (Uma to Uvidicolus)
  • V (Vanzosaura to Voeltzkowia)
  • W (Woodworthia)
  • X (Xantusia to Xenosauridae and Xenosaurus)
  • Z (Zonosaurus to Zygaspis)
• Acknowledgments
• Appendices
  • A. Database Fields and Comments on Their Tabulation
  • B. Methods for Quantifying Lizard Sizes
  • C. Standards for Qualification of Absolute Population Densities
• Literature Cited
• Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z
• Color Plates