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Salamanders of the Old World : the salamanders of Europe, Asia and northern Africa / Max Sparreboom.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sparreboom, Max, 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Salamanders--Europe.
- Salamanders.
- Salamanders--Europe--Identification.
- Salamanders--Asia.
- Salamanders--Asia--Identification.
- Salamanders--Africa, North.
- Salamanders--Africa, North--Identification.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (431 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Salamanders of Europe, Asia and northern Africa
- Place of Publication:
- Zeist : KNNV Publishing, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Salamanders of the Old World is a new in-depth reference work covering all the salamander species of Europe, Asia, and North Africa. A marvellous addition for the herp community that comes recommended for researchers, managers, conservationists, students, and salamander enthusiasts. Salamanders of the Old World • features information on biology and life history of salamanders • includes over 150 species of Europe, Asia, and North Africa • richly illustrated • focuses on habitat, behaviour, and reproduction • information on identification, eggs and larvae, and threats and species conservation • distribution maps for all species • an extensive reference list. Published in cooperation between KNNV Publishing and Naturalis Biodiversity Centre (The Netherlands).
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Foreword / J.W. Arntzen
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Cryptobranchidae Fitzinger, 1826
- Hynobiidae Cope, 1859
- Plethodontidae Gray, 1850
- Proteidae Gray, 1825
- Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820
- References
- Recommended general literature on salamanders
- Websites
- Glossary
- Index of scientific names
- Maps of Europe and Northern Africa, the Near East, South-East and East Asia
- About the author.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Expanded and updated version of: Les salamandres d'Europe, d'Asie et d'Afrique du Nord : description et moeurs de toutes les espèces et sous-espèces d'Urodèles de la région paléarctique d'après l'état de 1967 / Robert Thorn. Paris : P. Lechevalier, 1968. (Preface).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-419) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789004285620
- 9004285628
- OCLC:
- 893184975
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004285620 DOI
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