Steve Spawls, Kim Howell, Harald Hinkel, Michele Menegon

Field Guide to East African Reptiles (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The revised and updated edition of the definitive guide to the reptiles of this region written by a team of internationally acclaimed herpetologists.

East Africa is home to a remarkable assemblage of reptiles, from crocodiles and chameleons to turtles and tortoises, lizards, worm-lizards, and a stunning array of snakes. The region is a true herpetological hot-spot.

This fully revised edition of the classic field guide to the region's reptiles explores the full diversity of these animals. With updated text, detailed maps and more than 600 new photographs, this book includes every one of the 500 or so species in the region. All are described and mapped, with virtually every species accompanied by at least one colour photograph.

Comprehensive and definitive, Field Guide to East African Reptiles is an essential tool for all naturalists, conservationists, educators, field workers, medical personnel and students in the region.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472943095
• Artikelnr.: 54674654

Autorenporträt

Steve Spawls is a herpetologist with a particular interest in the reptiles of East Africa. He was co-author of A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa (A&C Black) and has written many key papers on the reptiles and amphibians of the region. He is an expert on the natural history of Kenya and co-author of Kenya: A Natural History.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
How to Use this book
East African Reptiles and their Zoogeography
Observing, Gathering Data and Collecting Reptiles
Reptile Conservation
Identifying Reptiles
Some Brief Notes on Reptile Taxonomy
What are Reptiles?
Safety and Reptiles
Acknowledgements
Further Reading, Literature and Resources
Species Accounts
Chelonians
Lizards
Worm Lizards
Crocodiles
Snakes
Appendices
Glossary
Line Drawings
Index