“Lenny: A Most Unusual Reptile” is a new book by author Jungle Bob.

Lenny the legless lizard is the first in a series of books from author Jungle Bob, who uses the world’s most “unloved, unusual, and unknown” animals to tackle human issues while correctly portraying them in the wild. In this book, Lenny, a legless lizard is bullied by the local snakes who pick on him for his differences.

Common in many parts of the world they truly are lizards as they have ears and eyelids, two characteristics that all snakes lack. Lenny is harassed by his reptilian cousins for being different but discovers in the end that his differences are really his strengths.

Jungle Bob’s infectious passion for some of the worlds most “Unloved, Unusual and Unknown” began decades ago when as a 6 year old boy he moved from NYC's Hell's Kitchen section to suburban Long Island. It was there he encountered many species of animals unknown to him and a life long journey of learning about reptiles began.