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With its varied topography of coast, mountains, and desert, the San Diego region, considered one of the world's biodiversity hotspots, boasts a rich variety of amphibians and reptiles--from the arboreal salamander to the green sea turtle to the secretive San Diego banded gecko and the red diamond rattlesnake. More than a field guide, this up-to-date, authoritative, conservation-oriented book is the first comprehensive resource on the herpetofauna of the region, which is unfortunately also known for its high number of endangered species. Jeffrey M. Lemm gives information on identification, habitats, biology, and the conservation status of all 88 amphibian and reptile species found in the San Diego region. Many of these animals can also be found in a wide area of Southern California and Northern Baja California, making this valuable guide useful for a wide geographic area and a must-have for outdoor enthusiasts, nature-lovers, and professionals alike.

* Includes a special venom section written by Sean Bush of Animal Planet's "Venom ER"
* 160 color photographs illustrate the major habitats and all 88 amphibians and reptiles found in the region
* 70 range maps pinpoint the locations of each subspecies
* A new, easy-to-use taxonomic key by renowned herpetologist Jay Savage as well as line drawings of tadpoles and amphibian egg masses help make species identification simple ... Read more

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Excellent coverage of this regions herpetological life.
If you really want to know what amphibians and reptiles live in the San diego area forget all other field guides and pick this one up. At under $20.00 for the soft cover it is really a great value. Of course the handsome hardcover edition is a must for an real reptile enthusiasts library. If you are a hard core reptile enthusiast or an amateur just getting into it you need this book. If you do not like reptiles but live in the area it is a great resource to have. Of course if you love wildlife and hike southern California, I don't need to tell you that you need to own this book. Five Solid Stars!!!

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This third edition, now fully revised and updated by two of Dr. Zug's colleagues, provides herpetology students and amateur reptile and amphibian keepers with the latest taxonomy and species developments from around the world. Herpetology is a rapidly evolving field , which has contributed to new discoveries in many conceptual areas of biology.The authors build on this progress by updating all chapters with new literature, graphics, and discussions-many of which have changed our thinking.

With a new emphasis placed on conservation issues,Herpetology continues to broaden the global coverage from earlier editions, recognising the burgeoning reptile and amphibian research programs and the plight of many species in all countries and all biomes.

New information on the remarkable advances in behavioral, physiological, and phylo-geographical data provide students with the current research they need to advance their education and better prepare their future in herpetology.

* The latest taxonomy data
* End-of-chapter discussions for classroom use
* 90% new photographs, now all in full color for an enhanced visual representation
* Most recent information on the exciting and developing herpetological communities in Australia, Europe, Asia, South and North Americas
* New emphasis on conservation issues surrounding herpetology ... Read more

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Testament to an exciting field of science
Herpetology is an odd biological field, combining as it does the study of two distantly related groups of animals, amphibians and reptiles, yet excluding closer reptile relatives, the birds and mammals, which each claim a field of their own. An eloquent justification for taxon based science in the forward (written by Rick Shine) to this new edition of what is now a classic textbook skims over this jarring fact. This dissonant science arose more from past mistakes in classification rather than from any biological justification but errors of history may lead to unexpected insights, and this has occurred frequently for herpetologists. Besides being housed together in natural history archives (museums), suites of amphibian and reptile species co-occur in the wild and are subject to similar ecological constraints due to the fluctuation of their daily activities and metabolic processes with the vagaries of the weather. It is this comparison, between distantly related taxa that have found independent solutions to the same environmental problems, that makes herpetology a dynamic and meaningful field, as is demonstrated throughout this readable and attractive book (which I was given by the publisher for examination as a course textbook).

The book provides precisely what might be expected from the subtitle - an introduction to herpetology. It is not a comprehensive account of reptile and amphibian biology but it covers most general topics in enough detail to form a solid basis for an advanced undergraduate course. The turgid descriptions of anatomical characters and repetitive lists of species data or diagnostic traits can be found elsewhere. Instead this book focuses on the historical relationships among taxa, life history and the scientific methods of herpetology. I would particularly like to complement the authors on the figures and photos, which are embedded at appropriate places alongside the text. The line drawings, graphs and colour figures, many adapted from primary research sources, are generally crisp, clear, of a reasonable size and relevant to the text. Almost all the colour photos are striking images, with few artefacts of cutting out and placement on an artificial background. Unfortunately, the particularly stunning photo on the cover is staged and seems unnatural. The authors have gone to a great effort to bring this third edition up to date with recent research, including much of the molecular phylogenetic work that is still in a process of integration with previous knowledge. The bibliography is monumental and the categorization of references at the end of each chapter makes this list of sources more accessible. There is a short but useful glossary along with taxonomic and subject indices both of which appear comprehensive. This gives the book a long shelf life as a reference for anyone interested in doing herpetological research.

Being up to date, however, also risks being swept along with the hubris of current opinion. In particular, amphibian classification has been extensively reformulated in the past few years and a textbook like this is a prime opportunity to help us digest these changes in more friendly environment than the original research papers - with photos, maps and time-. These changes are contentious, especially where large genera such as Rana and Bufo were broken into many smaller genera on the basis of limited data. This introduces the problem of linking old and new names raised by David Hillis and colleagues, which is incompletely addressed in the taxonomic index, with little discussion of the controversy. Part of the introduction and half of the first chapter present the case for phylogenetic taxonomy. This is well reasoned and informative but to me jars with the preceeding sections of these chapters, largely due to the sparsity of herpetological reference points provided. Strangely, given the authors' critique of Linnaean taxonomy, the book is replete with tables giving hierarchical lists of names, most of which would have been better placed on a cladistic tree-of-life for those groups. I also feel that the final chapters, on classification, overemphasises the tongue-twisting clade names formed as byproducts of phylogenetic taxonomy (Phthanobatrachia; Xinosyneunitanura!). A picture tells a thousand words and a phylogenetic branch shown beside each distribution map, referring back to a complete phylogenetic tree figure for each major lineage of amphibians and reptiles, at a readable scale and including time-calibrated branch lengths and some indication of support, would be a preferable way of indicating where each group fits in the tree-of-life (the current figures are too small to achieve this). The emphasis on cladistic nomenclature over phylogeny itself becomes more irksome where the classification is unstable, usually because too few of the key species have been analyzed. I feel that the authors' might have done better at showing which groups are well supported and which are likely to change in the future.

Another minor annoyance for me were the contrived or non-specific colloquial names that have no currency where the frogs occur ("Tropical Frogs" for the Indian genus Micrixalus, or "Ameroaustralian Tree Frogs" for Hylids, a group that also occurs widely in Asia and Europe). In general I found that groups from the Americas were better covered than those from elsewhere and as this tends to reflects the authors' experience as much as the state of research. For groups that I know well in Australia and Africa I found several minor errors and more substantial ommissions that should be addressed in the next edition. For example, the Cacosternine frogs are characterized as "mostly small (< 30 mm)" yet this is a diverse group with four of the eleven genera typically larger than this, including the Maluti River-frog, Amietia umbraculata, which grows to around 150 mm in Snout-Vent length. Sphenophryne cornuta is from New Guinea and does not occur in Australia (Fig 8.16). The Myobatrachid (Fig. 17.11) genus Myxophyes occurs in the highlands of eastern New Guinea, beyond the area depicted. Contrary to Fig. 17.44 there are no Ranid frogs near the southern end of Africa (having been shifted to other families in the taxonomic changes mentioned above). Neither Ptychadenid (17.39) nor Microhylid (17.32) frogs occur along the southern edge of Africa but Rain Frogs (Brevicipitids, 17.34) do occur along the south and south-west coast (not shown), and separately extend west to Angola further north (not shown) but are highly restricted to a fragmented chain of coastal mountains of East Africa and a single range in southern Ethiopia, rather than the broad sweep shown that encompasses everything from around Lake Victoria to the horn of Africa (they do not occur in either region). Figure 17.42 shows a detailed, spuriously fragmented distribution for African Rhacophorid frogs yet Figure 17.41 confounds five African and Asian frog families in the smallest map in the book; each of these has a substantially different distribution and should have been mapped separately. The written examples are similarly patchy, with no obvious reason why some genera are discussed and others ignored (for example, Myxophyes species show a variety of egg-laying behaviours from throwing their eggs out of water on to overhanging rocks, to the excavation of 'nests'). Thoughout the book I felt that the diversity of published behaviours, life-histories and ecological stories of African, Asian and Australian frogs was underrepresented and should be looked at again for future editions.

There are several other gaps that I believe might have been covered better in this general book. Amphibians differ from reptiles in their free-living larval life-stage. Although there are scattered references to tadpoles throughout the book I felt that this was insufficient and that the book could betteraddress the diversity of tadpole forms, feeding, antipredation adaptations, movements and factors affecting development time and metamorphosis. Also, the rapidly expanding field of phylogeography is mischaracterized here as molecular phylogenies and biogeography of species and higher taxa. This neglects the more typical characterization of phylogeography as the geographical interpretation of gene-trees within species. Consequently, although phylogeography is emphasized as an important field in which herpetology has contributed greatly, there are no actual examples used either of insights from single species studies or from comparative phylogeography.

Overall, however, these are relatively minor quibbles that can be addressed in future editions. This is really a superb book which I unhesitatingly recommend it to teachers, students and anyone who would like to gain more general knowledge of amphibians and reptiles.

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Book arrived in a timely fashion and was in great condition as described.Excellent transaction!!

Great!!
The book came in great condition and i was impressed on how soon it came.
In great Condition!!!

Not the best
This book was purchased for my Herpetology class and I had a hard time trying to use it along with the class. The book is not put together in an easy flow. I believe that having the amphibians separate from the reptiles would have made it a lot easier for use, especially to clarify specific details that one may look for, so that reading the whole section or chapter is not necessary. The book does overall have good information. It is lacking in some basic information that my professor was seeking for us to learn, so I did have to seek other sources, which I wouldn't think necessary with an informative textbook. After using this a few weeks in my class I tossed it to the side and relied more on the internet, than the book which is very disappointing.

Good but not perfect
Good book with a lot of information and illustrations. I've noticed some of the amphibian families (maybe 2 of the 45) don't have range maps. I don't really want to comment on other areas of the books as I have only mainly focused on frogs so far, but the information on turtle phylogeny is nice and up-to-date (as of 2006). All in all this book is somewhere between good and great. ... Read more

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Good Supplementary Text
Amphibians and Reptiles of Pennsylvania and the Northeast has many good qualities.I ran through the keys with a few salamander and frog species and they are very straight forward, and I did not encounter any mistakes yet.The real selling point for this text is the excellent species accounts.I'm all about scientific names, and having the interpretation of the epithets' meanings is great.The accounts are very detailed and provide a good addition of the ecology of each species which complements the identifications quite well.The range maps are sufficient for the region and the introduction was very informative.
There are spelling mistakes, however, throughout the text that are a little frustrating.The color plates are not very diagnostic at all, so this book is best used as a supplemental text to another guide with better illustrations.In the field, I will use this text's keys as the primary identification tool, and then use either the Peterson's or Audubon's herp guide to confirm my identifications.I am a little picky because I do not like to use photographs in my identification process.I much prefer diagrams/illustrations/keys.Being an insect enthusiast primarily, I mostly enjoy working with keys.All and all this is a good text for PA herps, but I feel that I have to remark on the formatting of the text in the book.Sometimes I like to pick up the book and just page through looking at the plates.There are no references below each photo that directs the reader to the corresponding species' accounts.You have to constantly page back to the appendix to find these sections.To solve this problem, I had to write in pencil the pages for each species account under each photograph.Second, it seemed like they were charged for each bold word.There isn't any real demarcation between each species account.Use of bold type, and/or a line separating the species accounts would be nice.Overall I am happy with my purchase, and have been referencing it almost daily.I would recommend this book.

Disappointing, but probably adequate for most people
The maps of this book are too difficult to read, and while there are numerous references to specific Pennsylvania counties, there is no map of the counties for which to refer.The subtitle, "and the Northeast" seems to have been an afterthought.Little attention is given to the region outside of Pennsylvania.Most disappointing are glaring omissions, such as the absence of the Tiger Salamander from the key to salamander larvae.The formatting of the text is unfriendly and it is difficult to quickly flip to a species account, as the headings are of the same font and set off very little from the rest of the text.The original morphometric data in the appendix is one nice feature of the book.

Very Good For Pennsylvania Identification of R & A
The Book is very good for identifing PA species. It contains a good set of color plates, a identication key and text describing the species. The text describing reproduction and habitat is also quite good. The downside of the book is the range maps. Inside of PA the author uses dots at specific locations, outside of Pa the author shades the area that the species occurs in. The specific location dots in PA are not complete. Overall I would recomend this book for people who wish to learn about and identify Pennsylvania's Reptiles and Amphibians. ... Read more

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This text is intended primarily as a field guide to the 100 or so reptiles and amphibians that occur on the islands of the Eastern Caribbean, from Anguilla and Sombrero in the north to Grenada in the south. It is hope that the book will provide an introduction to the biology of these animals for the non-specialist, and that the results of the author's ten years of research into evolutionary ecology in the Eastern Caribbean should be of interest to both amatuer and professional herpetologists alike. The herpetofauna of Dominica, as an example of a virtually intact community, are described in detail. A series of island profiles follows in which the specific features and species of each island portrayed and illustrated by colour photographs. A chapter on conservation emphasises the specific threat to species and habitats. A glossary explains any technical terms and a checklist of species is included for easy reference. ... Read more

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Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of a variety of reptiles and amphibians, including the cricket frog, copperhead, and snapping turtle. ... Read more

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The Yucatn Peninsula is today divided among Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. Travelers to this region discover both astonishing archaeological sites and a stunning array of wildlife, including crocodiles, turtles, lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, and salamanders. This book--written by the world's leading authority on the herpetology of the lowland Maya area--is the only comprehensive field guide to all the species of amphibians and reptiles found there.

This field guideallows identification of all native and introduced species of amphibians and reptiles of the region.

features nearly 180 color photographs and 180 drawings.

offers valuable techniques for field identification, and a glossary of herpetological terms.

provides in each species account: description, natural history, similar species, and geographic distribution (complete with maps of each animal's range).

includes suggested readings for those who want to know more about a particular species.

illustrates all tadpoles.

describes the most characteristic vocalizations of the reptiles and amphibians in the volume.

introduces the physical geography, climate, and vegetation of the region, with emphasis on the habitats of amphibians and reptiles. ... Read more

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Incomplete field guide for vacationing naturalist
Includes multiple color photographs of certain species, and lacks any color photographs of ~1/3 of species described.Species lacking color photos are represented by black and white line drawings of head and in some cases the entire body.Would not recommend for a casual visitor to the region.

Excellent field guide
This book is perfect for anyone interested in herps in the Maya Forest. Complementary to Campbell's field guide, but also includes great line drawings, range maps, and characteristics to distinguish from similar species. Also, better photos than in Campbell's guide. If I were to buy one field guide for the area, I'd choose this over Campbell's.

An exceptionally well laid out field guide
A Field Guide To The Amphibians And Reptiles Of The Maya World is a comprehensive survey of the crocodiles, turtles, lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, and salamanders found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. This exceptionally well laid out field guide allows the easy identification of all native and introduced species of amphibians and reptiles of the region; is enhanced with 180 color photographs and 180 drawings; provides valuable techniques for field identification; includes a glossary of herpetological terms; and for each species gives a full description, natural history, and geographic distribution information (complete with maps). There are suggested readings for those who want to know more about a particular species, even descriptions of the most characteristic vocalizations of the reptiles and amphibians surveyed. A Field Guide To The Amphibians And Reptiles Of The Maya World is a "must" for any personal, professional, or academic library collection of natural history and herpetology reference works.

Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya world
Julian C. Lee's field guide of the amphibians and reptiles of the Mayaworld is excellent. The color photographs make it easy to identify theanimal in question; the maps give the reader the distribution of the form;the text gives a short synopsis of the characters and natural history ofthe taxon; the photos, line drawings, and the PRICE make it all worthwhile.Any person visiting the outback of the Yucatan Peninsulaneeds a copy of this book.All Nature Touring Companies should have itavailable for their clients.A wonderful addition for any professionalherpetologist bookshelf. ... Read more

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This book is the only field guide that provides full-color photos of all 177 species and subspecies of reptiles and amphibians in Florida. ... Read more

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One of the Best field guides to Florida's Herps
This is a completely new reptile/amphibian field guide to Florida (its about time!) by one of our favorite author teams: R.D. Bartlett andPatricia P. Bartlett. This book covers all the amphibians, lizards,turtles, tortoises, crocodiles, and alligators. It complements AlanTennant's authoritative Field Guide to Snakes of Florida (by the samepublisher). Dick Bartlett's photography is superb! Highly recommended. ... Read more

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As presently understood, the herpetofauna of El Salvador consists of 130 species representing 88 genera and 30 families.For each of these species the following information is provided: (1) a partial synonymy, including reference, the current name, and references to the species in El Salvador; (2) the total geographic distribution; (3) ecological distribution in El Salvador; (4) a short description of the morphology; (5) natural history and taxonomic comments; (6) conservation status of evaluated species; and (7) a list of Salvadoran specimens examined and their locality data.Distribution maps and color photographs are provided for each species. Dichotomous keys for the identification of the orders, genera, and species of Salvadoran amphibians (including tadpoles) and reptiles are provided in English and Spanish. ... Read more

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An excellent resource especially for identifying herpetofauna specimens
Collaboratively written especially for herpetologists and other professionals in the field by the team of Gunther Kohler, Milan Vesely and Eli Greenbaum, The Amphibians And Reptiles Of El Salvador covers 130 species representing 88 genera and 30 families. Each species is listed with a partial synonymy, its total geographic distribution, ecological distribution in El Salvador, a short description of its morphology, natural history and taxonomic comments, its conservation status, and a list of Salvadoran specimens examined and their locality data. Distribution maps and color photographs of each species add a keen visual touch, combined with dichotomous keys for identification in both English and Spanish, to make The Amphibians And Reptiles Of El Salvador an excellent resource especially for identifying herpetofauna specimens.
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Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Japan covers all the herpetologically significant islands of the Japanese archipelago.Written for both amateur and professional herpetologists, it lists and describes all known species, giving the currently accepted scientific name, Japanese name, meaning of Japanese name, description for identification, range, and ways of distinguishing similar species.All but 9of the 147 species are illustrated with color photographs suitable for identification, and range maps for all species are included.The annotated bibliography includes the few treatises in English and the major books in Japanese containing understandable illustrations. ... Read more

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Good guide, but could be better.
This book is the only comprehensive English-language guide to the amphibian and reptile fauna of Japan published since 1907.The introduction is brief but interesting and discusses amphibian and reptile communities in historic and modern Japan, focusing on the dramatic and alarming changes which have recently occurred.

English and Japanese common names, identification, confusing species, distribution and range map, reproduction, and habits are covered for each species and subspecies (subspecies receive coverage independent of one another).Additional notes are given for many species.The habits and notes sections are particularly nice in this book, with threatened species usually having status addressed.Range maps are blobbed in, not locality dots.Voice is described for frog species.

One photograph of each but nine species/subspecies is lodged with each respective account.It would probably have been more useful for comparative ID purposes to provide photograph plates, and would have resulted in higher photo print quality.Although the frog pictures are excellent and the salamander pictures are of high quality, many of the reptile photographs are not so great.The publisher's description claims all photos are suitable for ID, but this is not true.The angles and lighting of many reptile photographs are not conducive to discerning important characters on many species.A few lizard and snake photographs are completely unrecognizable at the species level.

The single page bibliography lists nine major English- and Japanese-language works on the amphibian and reptile species in this region, but no other publications receive credit.No citations are used anywhere in the book.This makes sourcing the information (including human use, current status, and range) for each species impossible.

Although this is a strong guide book, it is overpriced for the content.One star was subtracted because of the many poor quality reptile photographs and the absence of much-needed citations.It does belong on the shelf of those with an interest in amphibian and reptile species of Japan since no other recent English-language work exists.

ACompleteGuide!!!
This Book Is CompleteGuide ToReptiles andAmphibiansOf Japan , The Color photographs and maps is Wonderful and clear. ... Read more

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What's the difference between a lizard and a salamander? Can you guess why poison dart frogs are so colorful? What's so funny about a clown fish? And what in the world is an anemone? REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS and OCEAN LIFE are the newest titles in the Blue Zoo Guides series. Close-up photos, charming illustrations, and a clever ruler for measuring the animals will make these big books a sure-fire hit with young animal lovers. ... Read more

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This new book is a revised and updated edition of two popular handbooks, combined into one. Matsuda, Green, and Gregory describe 22 species of amphibians and 17 species of reptiles, along with details on their biology, habits, breeding, and distribution. They also cover introduced, accidental, and unconfirmed species that may be recent arrivals to British Columbia.This useful handbook contains general information on the biology of amphibians and reptiles, fossil history, snake venoms and amphibian toxins, mating and reproductive behavior, physical development and metamorphsis, relationships with humans, and much more.Written in the same easy-to-read style as the 1984 editions, Amphibians and Reptiles includes detailed illustrations of the established species, including many new drawings and color photographs. ... Read more

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The conservation threat posed by invasive alien species has become well-recognized over the past two decades, even as the problem continues to increase rapidly in scope. Research and management attention to this issue has, however, been taxonomically biased toward groups having large, obvious impacts, and the invasive potential of other organisms with subtle or cryptic impacts remains largely unassessed. Alien reptiles and amphibians, although providing a few of the better-known examples of severe invasion impacts, have never been scientifically assessed as a group for their potential invasiveness.

This book examines the means by which alien reptiles and amphibians are transported by humans; surveys their ecological, evolutionary, economic, and health impacts; reviews the management responses taken against them; and summarizes the immediate research and management efforts needed to mitigate the threat posed by these organisms. It also provides a comprehensive database of herpetofaunal introductions worldwide and a bibliography of supporting literature; the database is also provided on CD-ROM so as to facilitate use of the data by researchers. The purpose of the book is to summarize our current understanding of herpetofaunal invasiveness and stimulate additional management and research activities needed to reduce the impacts of these species.

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This book and CD set is the new standard in reptile and amphibian field guides. You'll see color photos of all the species in your state, and you can listen to the calls of frogs and toads. Enjoy photos of each species, detailed insets depicting scales, underbellies and tails, fascinating naturalist information, and more. ... Read more

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Sticky CD Unnecessary
The book is great. The CD stuck to the back is a pain to remove. We're writing the publisher. Also, would have liked to purchase the book without the CD anyway. ... Read more

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This comprehensive guide for the herp photographer addresses equipment and techniques and offers insight into the behaviour of snakes, frogs, turtles, lizards, toads and salamanders. ... Read more

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This is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and best-illustrated guide to the reptiles and amphibians of Europe. Never has such a volume covered nearly as many species or as broad a geographical area. All 198 known species, including some that were recently discovered or distinguished, are described through 330 superb illustrations on 49 color plates and thoroughly informative text. In these pages you will find every salamander, newt, tree frog, toad, tortoise, turtle, terrapin, gecko, agama, lizard, chameleon, slow worm, skink, amphisbaenian, and snake found not only on the continent and the British Isles but on the European Atlantic islands (the Canaries, Madeira, and the Azores) and on the Greek islands off the coast of Asiatic Turkey. Among the highlights are the Majorcan midwife toad, known only as a fossil until found alive in 1980, and the Gomera giant lizard, first seen alive in 2000.

The text describes in detail all species and distinct subspecies, with notes on range, size, color and markings, diagnostic characteristics, habits, behavior and, in the case of venomous snakes, their poison. There is an introduction for each group together with keys to aid identification. Clearly summarizing much new information while providing a thorough synopsis of knowledge about two of the continent's most fascinating animal groups, Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe will find a lasting place on the shelves and suitcases of amateurs and professionals alike.

E. Nicholas Arnold is Director of the Herpetology Research Group at the British Museum of Natural History in London. He is the author of numerous papers on the identification and taxonomy of the reptiles and amphibians of Europe. Denys W. Ovenden has been a natural history illustrator for more than fifty years. His work has appeared in numerous books including Sea Mammals and Hunters. ... Read more

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simply the best ...
Since 1978 herp loving Europe has been waiting for an update of the Collin's Field Guide. Finally, about 50 'new' species are added to this comprehensive guide. My old guide with intensive markings was getting a bit chaotic to read...
As the first (1978) one, this guide is thé book to purchase for herp hunting all over Europe and (in contrast to the 1978 edition) beyond (non European Greek islands, Canary's, ...).
Again the superb illustrations by Ovenden add even more scientific en estethic value to the book.
Congrats to both authors!
In any case of doubt: no, I was not hired by the publisher. ... Read more

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Color photographic review of 250 brief cases in reptile and amphibian diseases, with questions and answers. For veterinary practitioners and students. ... Read more

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Improve your clinical skills with a pleasant read.
The "Self-Assessment Color Review" collection is very nice and I can recommend the reptile and amphibian one. In my opinion, this book is not intended to give you a profound and detailed picture of the diseases but it more or less tries to confront you with real-life situations. Excellent for students or clinicians who want to deepen or broaden their interest.

an excellent revision tool for herp medicine and surgery
This book is packed with interesting cases of amphibian and reptile medicine and surgery. All the important/ common diseases are dealt with. Some diseases are replicated but this serves to help the reader learn aboutthose in more detail. An excellent aid to revision for vet students andvets in practice who wish to test themselves and learn extra tips and factsin this area. The small size and 'quick fix' nature of the book encouragesthe reader to dip into the book in quiet moments and learn something new orrefresh the memory. Should also be interesting to keep herp owners. ... Read more

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An illustrated guide to the identification of common North American reptiles and amphibians. ... Read more

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Provides brief descriptions of various amphibians and reptiles. ... Read more