This guide provides a means of identifying the 147 amphibian and reptile species currently known in Louisiana, as well as information on their natural histories (behavior, geographic range, populations, food and feeding habits, reproduction, and habitat). Written in a style that will be useful for both laypersons and experts, it will help those interested in the amphibians and reptiles of Louisiana appreciate our biodiversity heritage.
A Primer on Reptiles and Amphibians is an innovative educational resource designed to forge a connection between the reader and the creeping critters of the world. Turtles, frogs, lizards, salamanders, snakes, and crocodiles¿ these animals evoke fear and fascination. This primer dispels myths and unlocks mysteries surrounding these diverse survivors which have mastered virtually every habitat on Earth. Tragically, these animals now face pressures of unprecedented severity, but there is still time to make a difference if more of us work together. Micha Petty is an international award-winning Master Naturalist and wildlife rehabilitator. This critically-acclaimed debut volume is a collection of Micha's interpretive writings, carefully crafted to make learning easy for everyone. These bulletins display his passion for Conservation Through Education while covering topics such as living harmoniously with wildlife, physiology, natural history, observation, and conservation. Flip to any page to be instantly introduced to new facets of reptiles, amphibians, the perils they face, and how you can join the fight to save them.
In the only detailed and comprehensive study ever published on Louisiana's widely varied herpetofauna, Harold A. Dundee and Douglas A. Rossman describe each of the state's 130 species, outlining each animals's life history as well as feeding, behavioral, and reproductive habits. They give a brief history of herpetology in Louisiana, offer useful information on collecting and preserving specimens, emphasize the need for conservation, and analyze the zoogeography of the herpetofauna
In these essays that survey the burgeoning field of tropical herpetology, former students and associates pay tribute to Jay Savage's four decades of mentoring. The result is a book unlike any other available in tropical herpetology. Covering a wide array of subjects, Ecology and Evolution in the Tropics is the first book in more than two decades to broadly review research on tropical amphibians and reptiles. A tribute to Savage and an invaluable addition to the herpetological literature, this work will be cited for years to come.
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, recognizing 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.
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Excerpt from Louisiana Herpetology: With a Checklist of the Batrachians and Reptiles of the State and the Avifauna of Louisiana, With an Annotated List of the Birds of the State The entire reptilian fauna of the State may be said to be represented by about 114 species, belonging to 56 genera; representing 25 families in 8 orders. It is possible, however, that this list may be considerably augmented by species which are, so far, supposed to be confined to the Florida and Texas districts. In general, the enumeration may be accepted as adequately correct, for the species of this class are, more or less, confined to their native localities, as migration, in the stricter acceptation of the term, can scarcely be ascribed to any reptile. Aquatic forms may gain considerable distribution by means of their clement, but beyond that they would encounter obstacles over which wings only could transport them. On the other hand, terrestrial forms would be even more effectually checked in their attempts to extend their original habitat. It is true, however, that a certain species may occur in localities which are separated by apparently insurmountable obstacles, and we can only account for such an instance by the supposition that at one time or other such barriers did not exist. Certain localities of our state are marked either by an entire absence, or a greater abundance of forms. The southern section presents marked features in this respect in aquatic types of Ophidians. Here, also, the alligators are present in greater numbers, while the Testudinata, in general, are almost entirely confined to Southern Louisiana. The hilly parts, the pine-flats and pine hills have each their peculiar representatives. The majority of the Lacertilia, the only Pro-teroglyph, as well as all Solenoglyph snakes, with one exception, are found in far the greater number in upper Louisiana. Isolated and prominent in these respects stands A very Island [Petit Ause] as a kind of haven for almost the entire reptile world of the state. Surrounded by immense tracts of marshes and swamps, in themselves a congenial habitat for the more or less aquatic types, this hilly, forest-covered island harbors almost all the more terrestrial forms. In fact, this comparatively small area is an ideal paradise for the ornithologist as well as the herpotologist. Comparing the natural topography of upper Louisiana and its identic forms, with this small island on the extreme southwestern coast, and considering [for some reptiles] the almost insurmountable regions which intervene, we have an illustration of such a distribution, which we can only explain by a formerly non-existing separation of the two localities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
