Veteran herpetologist and herpetoculturist R.D. Bartlett and editor and writer Patricia Bartlett have written a number of books about reptiles and amphibians in Florida. Here they explain to general readers how to tell the many species of turtles, lizards, and crocodilians apart, where to find them, how to handle them, and other information about them. Among the families are Dermochelyidae: leatherback sea turtles, Emydidae: basking and box turtles, Alligatoridae: alligators and caiman, Gekkonidae: geckos, Corytophanidae: basilisks, and Varanidae: monitors. They are illustrated with a substantial number of color photographs. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)