Description: A journey through the remarkable life of lizards and how they survive in a complex world of predators and competitors.
Brief description: Steve K Wilson has written numerous feature articles on natural history and has authored or co-authored seven books on Australian reptiles. He holds one of the largest private libraries of Australian reptile images, as well as natural history photographs from excursions through South-East Asia, South Asia, Melanesia, Central America, Madagascar, Africa and Europe.
Review Quotes: "Australian Lizards is the ideal reference book for kids studying for a project ... I highly recommend this book. You will never see lizards the same way again!"
Tierney Reardon, The Helix, pp.34, 2013
"... has good clear photos, most of them taken by the authors themselves, indicating a serious commitment to travel to remote regions ... had me itching to get out and see more of these animals in the wild."
Tim Low, Wildlife Australia, Autumn, pp.45-46, 2013
"Steve K Wilson's new book Australian Lizards is not a catalogue, like a bird book, but a wonderful journey of discovery through the lives of some of Australia's seven families of lizards. Wilson's enthusiasm for lizards is infectious, his writing is clear and entertaining, and the photographs in this beautifully produced book are stunning."
Nick Goldie, Summit Sun, pp. 5, January 2013
"The author admits up front that he has been "completely enraptured by the charm of lizards" since he was a toddler. This book represents a lifetime of enjoying lizards and is a remarkable synthesis of such knowledge. We are lucky to be able to access such knowledge and the incredible photographs throughout this book."
Deborah Metters, Land for Wildlife South East QLD, pp. 13, January 2013
"After years of explaining it to people one-on-one, seasoned photographer and reptile expert Steve K. Wilson, based at the Queensland Museum, thought it was time to open our eyes to how they eat, live and love through more than 400 beautiful images."
Australian Geographic, pp.123, December 2012
"An important addition to the Australian natural history library; time to start hinting for Christmas, I'd suggest."
Ian Fraser, Natural History Newsletter, No. 18, October 2012
"...this latest book provides the intriguing details that underpin the lives of these animals. A superb photographer, Wilson's prodigious photographic library is used to illustrate all topics in this book... Wilson possesses that rare but extremely valuable ability to translate jargon-filled 'hard' science into enjoyable, digestible information."
Nick Clemann, The Victorian Naturalist, pp. 151-152, June 2013