Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés / L. Lee Grismer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grismer, L. Lee, Author.

Series:

Organisms and environments ; 4.

Organisms and Environments ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reptiles--Mexico--Baja California (Peninsula).

Reptiles.

Amphibians--Mexico--Baja California (Peninsula).

Amphibians.

Reptiles--Mexico--California, Gulf of.

Amphibians--Mexico--California, Gulf of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2002]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Baja California peninsula is home to many forms of life found nowhere else on earth. This, combined with the peninsula's rugged and inaccessible terrain, has made the area one of the last true biological frontiers of North America. L. Lee Grismer is not only the foremost authority on the amphibians and reptiles of Baja California, but also an outstanding photographer. He has produced the most comprehensive work on the herpetofauna of the peninsula and its islands ever published. With its stunning color images, detailed accounts of many little-known species, and descriptions of the region's diverse environment, this is the definitive guide to the amphibians and reptiles of a fascinating and remote region.The culmination of Grismer's quarter century of fieldwork on the Baja peninsula and his exploration of more than one hundred of its islands in the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortés, this book gives information on the identification, distribution, natural history, and taxonomy of each species of amphibian and reptile found there. Preliminary accounts of the life history of many of the salamanders, frogs, toads, turtles, lizards, and snakes are reported here for the first time, and several species that were almost unknown to science are illustrated in full color. The book also contains new data on species distribution and on the effect of the isolated landscape of the peninsula and its islands on the evolutionary process. Much of the information gathered here is presented in biogeographical overviews that consider the extremely varied environments of Baja California in both a contemporary and a historical framework. An original and important contribution to science, this book will generate further research for years to come as it becomes a benchmark reference for both professionals and amateurs.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

1. SALAMANDERS

2. FROGS AND TOADS

3. TURTLES AND TORTOISES

4. LIZARDS

5. WORM LIZARDS

6. SNAKES

APPENDIX A. INSULAR SPECIES CHECKLIST

APPENDIX B. CLAVES TAXONÓMICAS

GLOSSARY

LITERATURE CITED

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9786612758843

9781282758841

1282758845

9780520925205

0520925203

OCLC:

326626702