ON THE WEB
Komodo Dragons
Scientific American: “The Komodo Dragon”
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-komodo-dragon
Scientific American: “Komodo Dragons’ Skillful Skulls” (Audio)
http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=57A67227-95ED-7B15-C3880050A6F02814&sc=rss
Nature [the journal]: “Parthenogenesis in Komodo Dragons”
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v444/n7122/full/4441021a.html
Conservation, Research, and Organizations
Amphibians and Reptiles and Climate Change
http://www.fs.fed.us/ccrc/topics/amphibians-reptiles.shtml
Get more information about the effects of climate change on amphibian and reptile populations in this article by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Climate Change Resource Center.
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
http://www.ssarherps.org/
SSAR is the world’s largest international herpetological society, founded in 1958.
Crocodile Specialist Bank
http://iucncsg.org/
The Crocodile Specialist Bank is a worldwide network of people actively involved in the conservation of the world’s 23 living species of alligators, crocodiles, caimans, and gharials in the wild.
Gharial Conservation Alliance
http://www.gharialconservation.org/
The Gharial Conservation Alliance is an international organization committed to conserving gharials.
Miami Serpentarium Laboratories
http://www.miamiserpentarium.com/
Check out the site for Bill Haast’s famous first venom research center, where Rom Whitaker got his start.
Reptile and Amphibian Ecology International
http://www.reptilesandamphibians.org/
Reptile and Amphibian Ecology International is a conservation and research organization striving to discover, document, and preserve the rich diversity of living reptiles and amphibians.
Romulus Whitaker
Madras Crocodile Bank
http://www.madrascrocodilebank.org/
This is the official site of Romulus Whitaker’s crocodile bank in India.
“Mystery of Crocs’ Massive Die-Off”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7755393.stm
This BBC article features Rom Whitaker and his work with gharials.
Hereford Mappa Mundi
Hereford Cathedral: Mappa Mundi
http://www.herefordcathedral.org/mappa_mappa.asp
Check out Hereford Cathedral’s Web site for more information about the Mappa Mundi that appears in The Dragon Chronicles.
Society for the History of Discoveries: “Making a Mappa Mundi: The Hereford Map”
http://www.sochistdisc.org/2002_articles/westrem.htm
IN PRINT
Bebler, John L. and King, F. Wayne (1979). The Audubon Society Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of North America. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Freiberg, Dr. Marcos and Jerry Walls (1984). The World of Venomous Animals. New Jersey: TFH Publications.
Guggisberg, C.A.W. (1972). Crocodiles: Their Natural History, Folklore, and Conservation. Newton Abbot, David & Charles.
Neill, Wilfred (1971). The Last of the Ruling Reptiles: Alligators, Crocodiles, and Their Kin. Columbia University Press.
Ross, Charles (1989). Crocodiles and Alligators. Facts on File, Inc.
Whitaker, Romulus & Ashok Captain (2004). Snakes of India: The Field Guide. Draco Books.
