02575cam a2200409 i 4500 532114058 TxAuBib 890504s1990||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 89011686 9780688086800 trade 0688086802 trade 9780688086817 0688086810 (OCoLC)19741998 DLC eng DLC OCL BAKER XY4 BTCTA YDXCP S@P OCLCO MNW OCLCF OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ TxAuBib rda Parker, Nancy Winslow. Frogs, toads, lizards, and salamanders. Frogs, toads, lizards, and salamanders / Nancy Winslow Parker and Joan Richards Wright ; illustrations by Nancy Winslow Parker. 1st ed. New York : Greenwillow Books, 1990. 48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index. Salamanders. Hellbender -- California newt -- Two-toed amphiuma -- Large-blotched ensatina -- Toads. Eastern spadefoot toad -- American toad -- Oak toad -- Texas toad -- Frogs. Bullfrog -- southern leopard frog -- Southern chorus frog -- African clawed frog -- Lizards. Mediterranean gecko -- Western fence lizard -- Western whiptail -- Western skink. Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of a variety of frogs, toads, lizards, and salamanders. Hopping, burrowing, jumping, swimming, climbing, running, and digging -- here are sixteen examples from the amphibian and reptile worlds, found all lover the United States. Each subject is introduced by a lively couplet, and, for the budding herpetologist, there are carefully labeled scientific drawings. From the pugly-ugly Two-toed Amphiuma, slithering in a drainage ditch, and the tiny Oak Toad, sitting on the river bank, to warty toads and scaly lizards, children of all ages will learn the secrets and habits of some of nature's small water, land, and desert creatures .A perfect companion book to the authors' "Bugs. Glossaries, range maps, and bibliography and index are included. Frogs Juvenile literature. Frogs. Toads Juvenile literature. Toads. Salamanders Juvenile literature. Salamanders. Lizards Juvenile literature. Lizards. Juvenile works. Wright, Joan Richards.