North American Amphibians
North American Amphibians

Author: David M. Green

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2014-02-28

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0520266722

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"The frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts that inhabit North America, numbering nearly 300 species, represent immense variation in form, habitat, distribution and ecology. This volume discusses the diversity of these animals in relation to the historical geography of the North American continent and portrays all of the formally recognized amphibian species to be found in the United States and Canada within a geographical context. Each species is presented with a color photograph, an account of its range, habitat and conservation status, and an up-to-date, full color range map that depicts its known occurrences in relation to the topography of the landscape. This volume reflects the enormous growth in interest about amphibians and increased intensity of scientific research into their biology and distribution that has occurred during the past two decades"--

A Key to Amphibians and Reptiles of the Continental United States and Canada
A Key to Amphibians and Reptiles of the Continental United States and Canada

Author: Robert Powell

Publisher: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13:

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A dichotomous key (that is, one that gives the user only two choices at each level of morphological scrutiny), it is designed for use in college-level herpetology or vertebrate biology courses. It will be especially useful as an effective tool for teaching the principles of taxonomy and for introducing students to the systematics of amphibians and reptiles.

Snakes of the Southeast
Snakes of the Southeast

Author: J. Whitfield Gibbons

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780820326528

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Featuring more than three hundred color photographs and nearly fifty distribution maps, Snakes of the Southeast is stuffed with both entertaining and detailed, in-depth information. Includes and explores size charts, key identifiers (scales, body shape, patterns, and color), descriptions of habitat, behavior and activity, food and feeding, reproduction, predators and defense, and conservation.

Herpetology
Herpetology

Author: F. Harvey Pough

Publisher: Benjamin Cummings

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780130307958

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In this revised edition of "Herpetology," the authors provide the only treatment of amphibians and reptiles that integrates information about evolutionary relationships with ecology, behavior, and physiology and provide up-to-date references to the primary literature. KEY TOPICS" The book is broken down into four parts and explores these specific questions: what are amphibians and reptiles; how do they work; what do they do; and what are their prospects for survival. MARKET" This book is ideal for professionals such as zoo and aquarium curators, animal keepers, reptile and amphibian hobbyists, wildlife managers and conservationists who are looking for an integrated approach to the ecology, behavior, morphology, and physiology of amphibians and reptiles, presented in a phylogenetic and organismal context.

Fossil Salamanders of North America
Fossil Salamanders of North America

Author: J. Alan Holman

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2006-08-22

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0253347327

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The book concludes with a discussion of the study of fossil salamanders as it relates to the development of a realistic phylogeny and classification of the group.