Book

Banfi, Cristina Maria, 1966- author.

The amazing catalog of weirdest reptiles / text by Cristina Banfi ; illustrations by Rossella Trionfetti

Milan, Italy : White Star Kids, [2021]

63 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Following the adventures of a fearless explorer through his research, children will be brought face to face with some of the most bizarre and fascinating reptiles in the world. Reptiles are extraordinary animals, with prehistoric ancestors and incredible characteristics. You may be familiar with reptiles that have deadly poison or powerful coils, but did you know that there are some that can walk on water or fly through the air? Discover the eastern long-necked turtle, the horned viper, the flying dragon lizard, the Gila monster, and many more. This book will introduce you to them all-tiny and giant, colorful and camouflaged, deadly and harmless. Get ready to learn some incredible fun facts about each and every one!

Reptiles -- Juvenile literature.

Catalogs.

Trionfetti, Rossella, illustrator.

Includes a pocket containing a fold-out quiz.

Eastern long-necked turtle -- Common snapping turtle -- Gal̉pagos tortoise -- Alligator snapping turtle -- Chinese softshell turtle -- Green sea turtle -- King cobra -- Western diamondback rattlesnack -- Garter snake -- Madagascar leaf-nosed snake -- Black mamba -- Eastern coral -- Gaboon viper -- Horned viper -- Horned desert viper -- Yellow-bellied sea snake -- Green anaconda -- Royal python -- Flying dragon lizard -- Red-eyed crocodile skink -- Spiny-tailed lizard -- Jackson's chameleon -- Green or American iguana -- European leaf-toed gecko -- Marine iguana -- Namib sand gecko -- Armadillo girdled lizard -- American green anole -- Mexicon mole lizard -- Rainbow agama -- Common basilisk -- Slow worm -- Gila monster -- Komodo dragon -- Tuatara -- American alligator -- Spectacled caiman -- Gharial -- Nile crocodile -- Saltwater crocodile.

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