Green Anoles

A popular beginner's lizard, the green anole is the perfect introduction to the world of reptiles and continues to be popular among new herp lovers. These tiny, neat little lizards with the intense black eyes have suffered the fate of goldfish, as they've been marketed by pet shops as cheap, easy care, insect-eating reptiles. In order to keep green anoles thriving in their vivaria, pet owners must approach their husbandry with care and respect: Philippe de Vosjoli's Green Anoles provides the precise information necessary to reach that goal. The book begins with a chapter about the characteristics and behavior, natural history, and anatomy of green anoles, all of which is critical information for a keep to better understand the needs of his or her pet. As pets, green anoles are best kept in their vivaria and not handled, so the setup of a beautifully landscaped vivarium with proper lighting, heat, humidity, ventilation, and substrate is key. This Advanced Vivarium Systems title offers complete information about housing, feeding and nutrition, diseases and disorders, and breeding as well as how to set up naturalistic vivaria for one or more anoles or a community of anoles and compatible species. The chapter on other anoles recommends some very attractive species for the beginning lizard keeper to expand his anole family, such as the brown anole, big-headed anole, Cuban (or knight) anole, and Jamaican anole. The finale chapter on compatible species includes descriptions and photographs of a half dozen interesting options, such as the flying gecko, pigmy skink, and green tree frog. Resources and index included.

This book is unique in a number of ways. There are a number of books about Green Anoles in general terms. This book is unique however in that it not only tells you what you need to know before you venture into the hobby, but also what you will need in order to furnish and maintain a healthy vivarium environment and care for your pets - not only indoors but outdoors. The author not only shares with the reader from a developmental process, what is going to be needed for support, management and maintenance of your hobby, but also takes you step by step through the evolutionary steps of what you will experience in your hobby. He takes you through the whys and the wherefores; what you need to be prepared for before you are caught by surprise. Being caught by surprise can be devasting to your pet lizard family, your pocketbook and even your psyche. The author takes you from his, and your, indoors to outdoors venture from the start in pursuing your hobby of raising Green Anoles, but also what you are likely to encounter as you select and raise your own pet Green Anole community indoors or out. This book is also unique because the author has the experience of doing both - successfully! In this book, the author displays aptly, the ability to impart precise information for both the newer, younger hobbyist and/or more sophisticated reader brushing up on the subject and comparing experiences and notes. Green Anoles are very sophisticated group of reptiles, but unique in that they can be very human friendly and simply just nice to have around; they can be company to the hobbyist just as a dog or a cat or bird could be. Out-doors, however, they are not noisy, messy or demanding nor a nuisance to the neighbors. The author shares how to raise tame Green Anoles and maintain them as miniature friends in your garden that visit you each morning who will even eat out of your hand if you so desire or just bask in the sun awaiting your benevolence. In this book, the author helps you to get the most enjoyment out of your hobby for the least amount of financial, energy and task intensive output.

Pet owner's guide

This book describes how the various alien reptiles and amphibians now living in the wild throughout the world were first introduced, how they subsequently became naturalized, their present distribution and status in those countries to which they were introduced, and their ecological and socio-economic impact on the native biota and local economies. Many species have had a more or less neutral impact, being neither beneficial nor harmful. However, several have had a positive ecological or socio-economic impact, while some such as the cane toad, have had an extremely destructive effect.The criteria for inclusion of a species are that it should have been imported from its natural range to a new country by human agency--either accidentally or deliberately--and that it should currently be established in the wild in self-maintaining and self-perpetuating populations unsupported by and independent of mankind.

Green anoles are in trouble. An invasion of anoles from other countries is coming into their territory. Green anoles are natives from the southeastern United States. They are important to gardens and forests because they live in bushes and trees and help pollination. Green anoles belong here, but the invading anoles are more aggressive.

Describes the characteristics and behavior of pet lizards, also discussing their physical appearance and place in history.

Loss of biodiversity on tropical and subtropical oceanic islands is one of the most pressing conservation issues. These oceanic islands are well known for their unique fauna and ? ora, which evolved over long periods in isolation from external perturbation. However, the maj- ity of these islands in the Paci? c were eventually settled by Polynesians and then by Europeans; by about 200 years ago, only a few island groups remained untouched. The Bonin Islands are one of these groups. The Bonin Island group is one of the most remote in the world. The islands are located 1,000 km south of Japan off the eastern fringe of Eurasia. They were ? rst discovered by the Japanese in 1670, settled by Westerners from Hawaii in 1830, and ? nally recognized as a Japanese territory in 1862 on condition that previous settlers would be protected and allowed to remain with full rights. Because of this complicated history, the Bonins have two names.