Henry Lizardlover

Henry Lizardlover (born March 27, 1954 as "Henry Schifberg") is a herpetoculturist, writer, and photographer who changed his last name to "Lizardlover" in 1986 as a symbol of his appreciation for the reptiles.

Living nearby Hollywood, California, Lizardlover shares his home with a group of between 30 to 50 different lizards, most of which are iguanas. Since 1982, Lizardlover has been photographing "family photos" of his lizards in humorous human-like poses. Photo calendars and cards are published featuring the lizards. Lizardlover has made appearances on Animal Planet, Now with Tom Brokaw, the short-lived late-night program The Chevy Chase Show, and what is described as "Univision's version of "Ripley's Believe it or Not". [http://www.larchmontchronicle.com/ArchiveDetail.asp?ArchiveID=346] [http://www.todaysplanet.com/pg/beta/lizardlover/page21.htm] Lizardlover and his iguanas are featured in a 2006 Ripley's Believe It or Not! book titled "Ripley's Believe It or Not! Expect...The Unexpected". (ISBN 1-893951-12-X) He was a contestant in a One-on-One round of a 1990 episode of "To Tell The Truth", and was a contestant on the 2006 revival of "I've Got A Secret".

Lizardlover authored his first guide to reptile care, the "Iguana Owner's Manual" in 1992; it is now in its third edition. He and his reptile family were followed extensively in the 2002 Nature documentary film "Reptiles: Snakes and Lizards". Lizardlover continues to write and contribute to books on the care of reptiles.

References

* "Reptiles: Snakes and Lizards", Nature, 2002. (PBS)
* Van Houten, Carolynne. " [http://www.ocobserver.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060820/ENT03/608200355/1031 "Become a True Believer - Ripley's talk to cover the wildly unusual museum creator"] ", Ocean County Observer. August 20, 2006.
* Filipek, Suzan. " [http://www.larchmontchronicle.com/ArchiveDetail.asp?ArchiveID=346 "Henry Lizardlover"] , Larchmont Chronicle. September 2, 2003.
* " [http://www.todaysplanet.com/pg/beta/lizardlover/page21.htm "Iguana images by Henry Lizardlover"] ", Today's Planet.
* Lizardlover, Henry; Rosenthal, Karen L. "The Iguana - An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet", Howell Books. July 1, 1996.

External links

* [http://www.henrylizardlover.com henrylizardlover.com official website]
* [http://university.imdb.com/name/nm2016131/ Henry Lizardlover] on IMDb