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9781921073014
This fun, informative and colourful book introduces all of Australia's different types of lizards and snakes as well as the turtles and crocodiles. It includes full-colour pictures showing the animals in their natural habitats, such as rainforest, desert and freshwater or marine along with a full-colour map showing the different habitats. Full of interesting facts about their lifestyle and behaviour with activities to test your knowledge, a glossary to explain new words and an index that includes both scientific and common names so you'll know how to look the animals up. It also provides a list of other books and websites where you can find out more. Steve Wilson is the author of A Field Guide to Reptiles of Queensland, and co-author of A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. For more than 20 years he has worked at the Queensland Museum, educating the public, identifying their specimens and answering kids' questions about reptiles.Wilson, Steve is the author of 'Snakes, Lizards and Crocs of Australia', published 2006 under ISBN 9781921073014 and ISBN 1921073012.
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