📗 Libro en inglés CROCODILES, ALLIGATORS & LIZARDS

Crocodiles alligators caimans gila monsters these creatures all have dinosaur ancestries dating from 94 million years ago There is something elemental and scary about a crocodile with its tough scaly skin long powerful tail conical peg like teeth and vicious bite And these creatures can still be found in every part of the world Divided by continent Crocodiles Alligators & Lizards introduces the American alligator an apex predator that swims the coasts estuaries and swamps of southeast USA feeding on fish amphibians reptiles birds and mammals the black caiman which can grow up to an enormous 6 metres 20ft in length and prefers the habitat of the slow moving rivers and lakes of the Amazon basin the frilled lizard which spreads its frilly neck when threatened or to impress other lizards the gila monster whose two tone camouflage colouring allows it to easily blend into its desert habitat and the Komodo dragon which can run up to 20km h 13mph over short distances and has a venomous bite that can paralyze large animals With detailed captions explaining the origins habitat and behaviour of these fascinating species Crocodiles Alligators & Lizards is a vivid pocket pictorial guide in over 200 brilliant photographs Over 200 stunning photogr