Texas turtles & crocodilians : a field guide / Troy D. Hibbitts and Terry L. Hibbitts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hibbitts, Troy D., 1970- author.

Hibbitts, Terry L., author.

Series:

Texas natural history guides.

Texas Natural History Guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turtles--Texas--Identification.

Turtles.

Crocodilians--Texas--Identification.

Crocodilians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Texas turtles and crocodilians

Place of Publication:

Austin, [Texas] : University of Texas Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Texas has a large and diverse turtle population, with forms that are found nowhere else (Cagle’s Map Turtle and the Texas Map Turtle) and wide-ranging species that barely touch the state, including the Painted Turtles and the Rough-footed Mud Turtle. From the Sabine River to El Paso, and from the Rio Grande to the Panhandle, thirty-one native and established exotic turtle species are definitely known in Texas, along with one crocodilian, the American Alligator. Texas Turtles & Crocodilians is the first complete identification guide to all the state’s turtles and to its single alligator. It offers detailed species accounts, range maps, and excellent color photographs to aid in field identification. The authors, two of the state’s most knowledgeable herpetologists, open the book with a broad overview of turtle natural history, conservation biology, observation, and captive maintenance before providing a key to Texas turtles and accounts of the various turtle families and species. Appendices provide brief accounts of species that occurred prehistorically in Texas and non-established exotic species, as well as a table of Texas’ major watersheds and the turtle diversity in each one. Informational resources on Texas turtles and alligators, a map of Texas counties, a glossary, a bibliography, and indexes of common and scientific names complete the volume.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Forewrod

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Dichotomous Key to Texas Turtles

Systematic Accounts

Appendix A: Species with Prehistoric Occurrence

Appendix B: Nonestablished Exotic Species

Appendix C: Table of Texas Turtles and Crocodilians and River Drainages They Inhabit

Appendix D: Turtle and Crocodilian Informational Resources

Appendix E: Map of Texas Counties

Glossary

Bibliography

Index to Common Names

Index to Scientific Names

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4773-0861-X