Texas Lizards: A Field Guide

Texas Natural History Guides

by Troy D. Hibbitts, Toby J. Hibbitts, Laurie J. Vitt (Introduction)

"Texas offers the opportunity to observe lizard diversity like no other part of the country," writes Laurie J. Vitt in the foreword to Texas Lizards. From the moist eastern Piney Woods to the western deserts, lizards can be found in every part of Texas. The state has forty-five native and six naturalized species of lizards, almost half of the 115 species that live in the continental United States. Yet Texas lizards have not received full coverage in regional field guides, and no other guide dedicated solely to the state's lizards has ever been published.

Texas Lizards is a complete identification guide to all fifty-one native and established exotic lizard species. It offers detailed species accounts, range maps, and excellent color photographs (including regional, gender, and age variations for many species) to aid field identification. The authors, two of the state's most knowledgeable herpetologists, open the book with a broad overview of lizard natural history, conservation biology, observation, and captive maintenance before providing a key to Texas lizards and accounts of the various lizard families and species. Appendices list species of questionable occurrence in Texas and nonestablished exotic species. Informational resources on Texas lizards, a map of Texas counties, a glossary, a bibliography, and indexes of common and scientific names round out the volume.

352 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 15, 2015

Reviews

[Kathleen Robertson]

Will be talking on field trips

Good key, learning about lizards with this Will be fun for myself and my kids. Looking forward to getting out to see what we find.

[JD Garcia]

Great guide for the aspiring or expert herper

[Kerry Pickens]

I am doing research for a project on lizards. A friend that had allergies owned a blue tongued skink for a pet, so lizards are good for those that can’t handle pet dander.