Have you ever wondered…?—Aaron Bauer, like all good naturalists, has sought answers to nearly every imaginable question one could ask about his favored group of animals, geckos. Detailed answers are hidden in the vast scientific literature, a literature that requires a solid scientific background to digest. Much of this highly technical research has been published by Aaron, and no one would dispute that Aaron is the world expert on geckos. In Geckos: The Animal Answer Guide, Aaron brings the vast technical literature to the public in an engaging and readable fashion. It is a breath of fresh air to read a well-written book on this level by the person who knows the most about these fascinating animals.
By design, Geckos is a question–answer book as part of a Johns Hopkins series that includes animals from turtles, frogs, and fishes to parrots and porcupines. The list of questions addressed in...