{"product_id":"the-iguanid-lizards-of-cuba-9780813016474","title":"The Iguanid Lizards of Cuba","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Goes far beyond a standard taxonomic handbook or catalogue treatment by covering not only information on systematics  morphology  ecology  and biogeography  but also on behavior  parasitology  and genetics. . . . A tremendous resource and reference.\"Kevin de Queiroz  Division of Amphibians and Reptiles  National Museum of Natural History  Smithsonian Institution \"An essential reference for anyone interested in West Indian herpetology.\"Paul E. Hertz  Barnard College In this impressive reference book  Lourdes Rodriguez Schettino covers nearly every aspect of the 62 currently known iguanid species living in Cuba  including the iguana  the curly-tailed lizards  giant anoles  chameleons  and other anoline lizards. Drawing on more than 20 years of herpetological fieldwork and more than 350 bibliographical sources  most of them Cuban  she fills a major void in the literature on Caribbean herpetofauna by summarizing existing knowledge of this dominant group of reptiles on the largest island in the West Indies. She arranges her study in chapters covering general taxonomy  morphology  ecology  genetics  parasitology  and biogeography. A comprehensive seventh chapter provides detailed descriptions of species and subspecies  distribution  morphological variation  natural history  and bibliographic sources. In addition  the book contains distribution maps for every species and original  full-color illustrations for males of 50 species  females of 4 species  and juveniles of 3 species. Rodriguez Schettino also treats  for the first time  current problems of conservation and biodiversity resulting from urban development and a high number of species living in a comparatively small country. Her book brings richly detailed but difficult-to-access literature into general scientific currency and will be welcomed by herpetologists  biologists  hobbyists  and many nonspecialists with an interest in natural history. Lourdes Rodriguez Schettino is associate researcher at Department of Vertebrate Zoology  Institute of Ecology and Systematics  Havana  Cuba.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45115866382389,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813016479","price":56.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813016474.jpg?v=1776022157","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-iguanid-lizards-of-cuba-9780813016474","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}