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Field guide to amphibians and reptiles of California / Robert C. Stebbins and Samuel M. McGinnis.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stebbins, Robert C. (Robert Cyril), 1915-2013.
- Series:
- California natural history guides.
- California natural history guides
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Amphibians--California--Identification.
- Amphibians.
- Amphibians--California.
- Reptiles--California--Identification.
- Reptiles.
- Reptiles--California.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (553 p.)
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This user-friendly guide is the only complete resource that identifies and describes all the amphibians and reptiles-salamanders, frogs and toads, lizards, snakes, and tortoises and turtles-that live in California. The species are described in richly detailed accounts that include range maps, lifelike color paintings by Robert C. Stebbins, clear drawings of various life stages including eggs, notes on natural history, and conservation status. Easy-to-use keys for every order help identify species, and informative chapters cover more general topics including evolution, habitat loss, and photography. Throughout, anecdotes and observations reveal new insights into the lives of California's abundant but often hidden amphibians and reptiles.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Preface: Natural History and This Book
- Acknowledgments
- Amphibians and Reptiles: The Vertebrate Terrestrial Pioneers
- Amphibian and Reptile Distribution throughout California's Habitat Complex
- Ongoing Loss of Habitats and Numbers of California's Amphibians and Reptiles
- Protective Status of Some Amphibians and Reptile Species
- Common and Latin Name Changes
- New Species, Genera, and Families
- Field Identification Keys
- Taxonomy, Anatomy, Physiology, and Behavior of Amphibians
- Taxonomy, Anatomy, Physiology, and Behavior of Reptiles 218 Lizards and Snakes (Order Squamata)
- Observing and Photographing Amphibians and Reptiles
- Capturing Amphibians and Reptiles
- Amphibian and Reptile Husbandry
- Checklist of California Amphibian and Reptile Species
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- Selected References
- 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:
- 9786613622747
- 9781280592911
- 1280592915
- 9780520949973
- 0520949978
- OCLC:
- 794328500
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