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| Type d’ouvrage : | Ressource Internet |
|---|---|
| Format : | Livre, Ressource Internet |
| Tous les auteurs / collaborateurs : |
Jay Mathers Savage |
| ISBN : | 0226735370 9780226735375 0226735389 9780226735382 |
| Numéro OCLC : | 47927645 |
| Description : | xx, 934 p., [96] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Contenu : | Pt. 1. The Basics -- 1. Discovering a Tropical Herpetofauna -- 2. The Costa Rican Environment -- 3. Organization of the Systematic Accounts (How to Use This Book) -- Pt. 2. Living Amphibians -- 4. Amphibians (Class Amphibia) -- 5. Caecilians (Order Gmynophiona) -- 6. Salamanders (Order Caudata) -- 7. Frogs and Toads (Order Anura) -- Pt. 3. Living Reptiles -- 8. Reptiles (Class Reptilia) -- 9. Squamates (Order Squamata) -- 10. Lizards (Suborder Sauria) -- 11. Snakes (Suborder Serpentes) -- 12. Turtles (Order Testudinata) -- 13. Crocodilians (Order Crocodilia) -- Pt. 4. Biogeography and Evolution -- 14. Ecological Distribution of the Herpetofauna -- 15. Geographic Distribution: Historical Units, Faunal Areas, Endemism, and General Patterns -- 16. Development of the Herpetofauna. |
| Responsabilité : | Jay M. Savage ; with photographs by Michael Fogden and Patricia Fogden. |
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"Jay Savage provides detailed biologies for all 396 species, identification keys, and fine general introductions to each major group. Illustrated with Michael and Patricia Fogden's magnificent photographs, The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica is both a major reference work and a thing of great beauty." - Adrian Barnett, New Scientist "Written for the enthusiast as well as for the field researcher, this work is an excellent reference source for each of the 396 species of amphibians and reptiles that can be found in Costa Rica. Includes complete full-color photographs of all known species in the region, as well as maps showing their distribution patterns.... A must-have book for any library with interests in this subject area." - J. Elliott, Southeastern Naturalist" Lire la suite...
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- Reptiles -- Costa Rica.
- Amphibians -- Costa Rica.
- Systematik.
- Verbreitung.
- Reptilien.
- Lurche.
- Costa Rica.
