Sofia: Pensoft publishers, 2006. - 247 p. Present book on the Reptiles of North Eurasia presents up-to-date information on taxonomic diversity, geographical distribution and conservation status of all species and subspecies of turtles (7 species), lizards (110 species) and snakes (74 species) inhabiting the territories of former Soviet Union and Mongolia. We tried to reflect...
London: Printed by Order of the Trustees, 1920. — 359 p. The aims and objects of this Monograph are so fully and lucidly described by the author in his Introduction that it is unnecessary for me to attempt to re-state them. The results of Dr. Boiilenger's ripe experience, based as they are on the examination of an enormous amount of material, will certainly be of great value to...
London: Printed by Order of the Trustees, 1921. — 456 p. The aims and objects of this Monograph are so fully and lucidly described by the author in his Introduction that it is unnecessary for me to attempt to re-state them. The results of Dr. Boiilenger's ripe experience, based as they are on the examination of an enormous amount of material, will certainly be of great value to...
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017. — 232 p. In the best tradition of natural history writing and art, The Snake and the Salamander explores the diverse collection of reptiles and amphibians that inhabit the northeastern quadrant of the United States. Covering 13 states that run from Maine to Virginia, author Alvin R. Breisch and artist Matt Patterson showcase the lives of 83...
Berlin: Springer, 1999. — 254 p. — ISBN13: 978-3-642-64218-0. An introduction to the evolution and adaptation of amphibians and reptiles, bridging the gulf between the plethora of 'popular' books and the more advanced texts directed towards the needs of specialist research workers, thus making it accessible to advanced students worldwide. It explains basic principles in...
Seventh edition. — CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2014. — 1040 p. List of currently recognised species Descriptions Zoological names Common names Illustrations The distribution maps – and how to interpret them Patterns of frog and reptile distributions in Australia Compiling species lists Habit Subspecies Making an identification Conservation and protection Location of specimens for...
Ottawa: National Museums of Canada, 1984. — 199 p. — ISBN: 0-660-10755-4. It is not difficult to justify the need for a handbook of Canadian herpetology, the study of amphibians and reptiles, which treats under one cover all species in both groups recorded in Canada. Such a comprehensive approach has long been conspicuously lacking. Although the total number of species native...
Bloomsbury, 2016. - 376 p. - ISBN: 978-1472920577. South-East Asia is home to one of the most diverse reptilian populations on Earth and is quickly becoming one of the most important ecotourism destinations in the world. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-East Asia is the first comprehensive guide to the snakes, lizards, crocodiles, tortoises, and turtles of the region....
Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Public Museum, 1986. — 152 p. — ISBN13: 978-0893261177. Since the publication of Dixon and Suites reports of the "Lizards and Amphishaenids (Part I)", 1975 and "Crocodiles, Turtles and Snakes (Part II)", 1977 of the Upper Amazon Basin, Iquitos Region, Peru, no one has attempted a more comprehensive report of the area. One study has appeared, however,...
Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, 1996. — 230 p. — ISBN: 9559114107. This is a review, illustrating in colour photographs over 90 per cent of the amphibian species recognised from the island. As such, it is the first illustrated work on Sri Lankan amphibians, with over half the fauna never before being illustrated in colour. It includes keys to species, comprehensive...
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 1989. — 328 p. — ISBN13: 978-1560982128. Presented in a logical and systematic order, Turtles of the World discusses each family separately with keys to genera and species. Summarizing the classification of every known turtle species, this volume includes descriptions and illustrations of turtle anatomy, a discussion of...
Academic Press, 2019. — 337 p. — ISBN: 978-0-12-815476-2. Amphibians of North Africa is a comprehensive compilation of available data on the amphibians and reptiles found in various ecosystems across North West Africa and parts of the Mediterranean region. It is essential to identifying and understanding the ecological role of regional herpetofauna and its conservational...
Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas press, 1985. — 77 p. During the past two decades, much interest in the subject ol' reptilian reproduction has developed, and detailed studies of many species have been carried out. As a result of these studies, it has been well established that reproductive parameters such as clutch or litter size, number of broods per season, and time...
Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas press, 1981. — 82 p. The kinds of vertebrates that have males and females of just the same average size are a minority. More often one sex or the other is larger. There are varying degrees of size difference, with a relatively large number of kinds having only slight sexual differences and relatively few kinds having major differences between...
Washington DC, 2004. — 110 p. The designation of geographical entities in this publication and the presentation of the material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of TRAFFIC or its supporting organizations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or...
Chelsea House, 2009. - 416 p. ISBN: 1604132566 Alligators, crocodiles, turtles, snakes, lizards, salamanders, toads, and frogs - all are cold-blooded animals in the reptile or amphibian family. Packed with engaging articles arranged in alphabetical order, the new six-volume "Exploring the World of Reptiles and Amphibians" set looks at the natural history of reptiles and...
CSIRO Publishing, 2015. — 672 p. — ISBN: 9781486300679. Crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials — the Crocodylia, known collectively as crocodylians (or crocodilians)-are the world's largest living reptiles. The largest of them, probably the estuarine or saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, can grow to almost twenty feet and weigh more than two thousand pounds....
Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 2015. — 288 p. — ISBN: 978-0-8173-5806-8. This book is designed to update the turtle fauna described in Mount’s (1975) comprehensive volume on the reptiles and amphibians of Alabama. Our treatment represents the first in a series of volumes that will cover each major taxonomic group described in Mount’s seminal work. Alabama covers...
Denver, CO: Colorado Division of Wildlife, 1986. — 130 p. — ISBN This book, originally envisioned by the author as a short pamphlet, gradually evolved into the first comprehensive, fully illustrated publication to provide information on the identification, distribution, habitat, and natural history of the 64 species of amphibians and reptiles now known to inhabit Colorado. The...
Birkhäuser, 2001. — 203 p. Reptiles of Switzerland. Color photographs. Language: German, French, Italian. Die Reptilien der Schweiz: Verbreitung · Lebensräume · Schutz Les reptiles de Suisse: Répartition · Habitats · Protection I rettili della Svizzera: Distribuzione · Habitat · Protezione Reptilien sind in der Schweiz von der Artenzahl her eine kleine Wirbeltierklasse. Sie...
Leopard Gecko Author: Frank Indiviglio Book Series: Your Happy Healthy Pet Second edition Wiley Publishing, Inc. Published April 9, 2007 by Howell Book House. Written in English. 130 p.
2nd Revised Edition — Herpeton Verlag Elke Kohler, 2008. — 400 p. This book is a completely up-dated and fully colored illustrated guide to the 557 species of crocodiles, turtles, lizards and snakes that are known to occur in the region extending from the isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico to the southern extent of the Panamanian isthmus. Special features: The rich illustrated...
Moscow: PENSOFT Publishers, 2006. — 212 p. — ISBN13: 978-954-642-275-0. Most importantly, the natural histories of the living animals are given in detail, and almost all species - including many colour variants - are depicted in large, full-colour photographs. While "Reptiles of the Solomon Islands" is essentially a field guide, it is compiled in such a way as to be of use not...
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2012. — 424 p. — ISBN13: 978-0520266711. From tiny, burrowing lizards to rainforest canopy-dwellers and giant crocodiles, reptile populations everywhere are changing. Yet government and conservation groups are often forced to make important decisions about reptile conservation and management based on inadequate or incomplete data....
Key Porter Books, Toronto: 2001. - 308 p. Zoologist Ronald Orenstein takes an in-depth look at turtles, tortoises, and terrapins worldwide With facts, photography, rigorous research, and informative commentary, Survivors in Armor covers all aspects of turtle evolution, life, history, and conservation.
Key Porter Books, Toronto: 2001. - 308 p. Zoologist Ronald Orenstein takes an in-depth look at turtles, tortoises, and terrapins worldwide. With facts, photography, rigorous research, and informative commentary, Survivors in Armor covers all aspects of turtle evolution, life, history, and conservation.
Berkeley [etc.]: Univ. of California press, 2003. — 348 p. From tiny to gigantic, from drab to remarkably beautiful, from harmless to venomous, lizards are spectacular products of natural selection. This book, lavishly illustrated with color photographs, is the first comprehensive reference on lizards around the world. Accessible, scientifically up-to-date, and written with...
New York: The American Museum of Natural History, 1935. — 664 p. The foundations of this work were laid in 1921 when I went to China as a member of the Central Asiatic Expeditions of The American Museum of Natural History led by Roy Chapman Andrews. Although it was originally planned for me to act as general assistant to Doctor Andrews, it soon became evident that there was...
Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Company, 1972. — 524 p. — ISBN: 0-7216-7295-7. I wrote this book because many of my colleagues and I have felt a need for a modern and general reference on major aspects of the biology of amphibians and reptiles. In assigning texts for our courses, those of us who teach herpetology have had to choose between publications which are detailed...
Berlin: Springer, 2012. — 451 p. — ISBN: 1461408237. As scientific analysis of testable hypotheses has replaced the speculative approach to study of bone disease in recent and fossil amphibians and reptiles, the field has advanced from simply reporting observations to analyzing their implications. This process is predicated upon a reproducible data base which explains/diagnoses...
University of Georgia Press, 2006. — 152 p. — ISBN13: 978-0820326146. — Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book Series. Written by two of the Southeast's foremost authorities on sea turtle conservation, this is an accessible, fully illustrated guide to the species that frequent the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States. No one who encounters a sea turtle soon forgets it. The...
Princeton University Press, 2004. — 544 p. — ISBN: 978-0-7136-6817-9. This book breaks new ground: it is the first complete listing and guide to all the known reptiles of the five East African countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi.) Written by expert East African herpetologists, it incorporates virtually all known information on the East African reptile fauna....
Memoires de l'Academie imperiale des sciences de St.-Petersbourg. Ser.7. Vol.35. №2. — St.-Petersbourg: Commissionaires de l'Academie imperiale des sciences; M. Eggers et J. Glasounof, 1887 — 74 s. Das Erscheinen der von Herrn G. A. Boulenger bearbeiteten neuen Auflage des Catalogue of Lizards in the British Museum ist' ohne Zweifel von allen Herpetologen mit Freuden begi'üsst...
Lynx Edicions, 2008 — 776 p. — ISBN: 978-84-96553-41-5. Amphibians are facing an extinction crisis, but getting to the facts has been difficult. "Threatened Amphibians of the World" is a visual journey through the first-ever comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of the world's 6,000 known species of frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians. All 1,900 species...
CSIRO Publishing, 2005. - 104 p. ISBN13: 978-0643091344. The Victorian Mallee region encompasses the Little Desert, the Big Desert, the Sunset Country and the Hattah-Kulkyne. Each area is unique and with different topography, vegetation and fauna. The region experiences consistently higher temperatures, lower rainfall and contains a greater diversity of reptiles than any other...
Manila: Bureau of Printing, 1966. — 328 p. This account of the lizards of the Philippine Islands is based primarily on the collection of the Bureau of Science, taken in various parts of the Archipelago since 1898. The collection, while not extensive, contains a number of type specimens, most of which have been described in the Philippine Journal of Science. Examination of the...
Zoological Survey of India, 1992. — 250 p. 17 color plates, 25 black-and-white plates, 42 full page distribution maps, 37 text-figures (line-drawings). Publisher's original orange cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine and front cover, color pictorial dust jackets, 8vo. This volume presents a detailed survey of Indian lizards with complete keys and much on morphology and...
University of California Press, 2013. — 288 p. — ISBN: 0520276051. They change color depending on their mood. They possess uniquely adapted hands and feet distinct from other tetrapods. They feature independently movable eyes. This comprehensive volume delves into these fascinating details and thorough research about one of the most charismatic families of...
IRD Éditions Marseille, 2012. — 505 p. — ISBN: 798-2-7099-1726-1. Cet ouvrage présente pour la première fois l’ensemble des espèces de lézards, crocodiles et tortues rencontrées dans les quinze pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, ainsi qu’au Tchad et dans les régions sahariennes. Il comprend plus de 700 photographies en couleurs et 175 cartes de répartition ainsi que les clés de...
Fourth Edition. — Academic Press, 2014. — 776 p. — ISBN13: 978-0123869197. The fourth edition of the textbook Herpetology covers the basic biology of amphibians and reptiles, with updates in nearly every conceptual area. Not only does it serve as a solid foundation for modern herpetology courses, but it is also relevant to courses in ecology, behavior, evolution, systematics,...
3 edition. — Academic Press, 2008. — 720 p. 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...
CRC Press, 2007. — 406 p. Featuring in-depth contributions from an international team of experts, the Biology of Turtles provides the first comprehensive review of the Testudinata. The book starts with the premise that the structure of turtles is particularly interesting and best understood within the context of their development, novelty, functional diversity, and evolution....
University Press of Kentucky, 2016. — 154 p. — ISBN: 978-0813167671. Known for its natural beauty, Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is the largest inland peninsula in the United States. Consisting of 170,000 acres of forested and protected public land between Kentucky Lake (Tennessee River) and Lake Barkley (Cumberland River), this scenic sanctuary is visited by...
Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications, Inc., 1996. 68 p. Dave Zoffer's interest in herptiles began at the age of 12 when he obtained a pair of Green Anoles, Anolis carolinensis. Since then, he has expanded into snakes, turtles, frogs and toads, salamanders, and fishes. He currently is writing another agamid book for TFH, this one specifically on bearded dragons, and also is the...
Academic Press, 2001. - 645 p. ISBN: 0-12-782622-X. Second edition. Herpetology is a rapidly evolving field, and although it is a taxonomically delimited field, research on amphibians and reptiles has set new directions, defined new fields, and led to major discoveries in all conceptual areas of biology — discoveries that have changed the way we think about life on Earth. We...
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