#reptile books

[lizardlink]

New Book!

My human. Wrote a book. About me! (Well, Bearded Dragons in general, but I'm the main character!) She put a lot of work into it over the past three years, so if you're interested in Beardies, please consider checking out 'A Link Between Us: Life With A Bearded Dragon,' available now!

(Full summary and extra Link pictures from over the years below the cut.)

Summary:

With a reputation as being sweet, mild-natured lizards, Bearded Dragons are a widespread exotic pet. However, the reality of living with and caring for one of these reptiles doesn't always match up with the ideal sold by pet stores. In 'A Link Between Us,' the author brings readers into the world of Beardie careship through a combination of scientific research and personal stories about her dragon, Link.

After all, all stories need a main character, and Link is the perfect Beardie for the job.

[nemfrog]

Megareptiles and volcanoes. Les Belles images. August 29, 1912.

Gallica

[clawmarks]

Un Crocodile. La ménagerie - Hachette et Cie - domaine public - via Gallica

[dinodanicus]

Here are some of my favorite pages from a children's book I illustrated that was never published. It's been several years since I made these and they are still some of my favorite artwork I've done for a book.

[beesacademia]

science lib 🧬🪲

[seagull-scribbles]

What if I did art for your AU and mentioned that it is part of the @turtle-tot-tournament ? What then @naivesilver?

[nohiketoosmall]

Do

You

Love

The

Color

Of

The

Snake?

Photos Source: Snakes by Badger, D & Netherton, J.; Snakes by Gilpin, D.; Firefly Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians, 3rd Edition, by Mattison, C.; Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians 2nd edition by Cogger, H., & Zweifel, R.

[melodysbookhaven]

“It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. And yet it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know.

Lemony Snicket, The Reptile Room

[tmkeesey]

The front cover for my upcoming comic book, Paleocene #4. Check out the campaign to get it printed!

Sixty-six million years ago, the world ended.

A meteorite over ten kilometers in diameter slammed into the Earth. The explosion released two million times as much energy as the largest nuclear bomb ever detonated. All life in the vicinity was instantly obliterated.

For the rest of the world, death was slower. A shroud of soot and dust engulfed the Earth. Without sunlight, plants withered and died, setting off a domino effect up the food chain, all the way to mighty predators like Tyrannosaurus rex. Three quarters of all life on Earth perished, starving in the darkness.

But we survived.

Not “we” as in humankind. This was much earlier. But our early primate ancestors—they persisted. With clutched hands and shining eyes, they witnessed the end of the world … and the early dawn of a new one.

What's in the new issue?

After witnessing a predatory bird devour their fellow troop member, Mamma and Brother continue their search for Sister … now in the freezing cold of winter.

Could the little child possibly have survived? What will happen to Auntie and the rest of the troop in their absence? And, as Brother grows up, will he stay with his Mamma?

If you've been following the story so far, you'll definitely want to read this one, because, I promise, you will finally discover Sister's fate!

[alexlibris-bookart]

Latest finished leather journals. Both with Ouroboros symbol...

[acrosaurotaurus]

Flying Gator from the How To Train Your Dragon books.

Drawn in pencil, colored digitally.

[lizardlink]

My human recently got the proof copy of the print-on-demand version of ALBU! If you prefer physical books like she does, it should now be an option on sites that offer PoD, such as Barnes & Nobles!

(I tried to get a picture with Link actually out with the book, but he wasn't exactly happy about it and turned all dark. So look under the cut for a grumpy Beardie.)

[quotespile]

It is very unnerving to be proven wrong, particularly when you are really right and the person who is really wrong is proving you wrong and proving himself, wrongly, right.

Lemony Snicket, The Reptile Room

[clawmarks]

The log of the sun; a chronicle of nature's year - William Beebe, Walter King Stone, ill. - 1906 - via Internet Archive

[dinodanicus]

Some rejected character designs for the children's book I'm illustrating.

[miscellaneousdoodles]

Plesiosaur by the paleontology books