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Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia.
Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia is a complete guide to Australia's rich and varied herpetofauna, including frogs, crocodiles, turtles, tortoises, lizards and snakes. For each of the 1218 species there is a description of its appearance, distribution and habits. These descriptions are also...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Collingwood :
CSIRO Publishing,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of currently recognised species; Preface to the updated seventh edition; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Descriptions; Zoological names; Common names; Illustrations; The distribution maps
- and how to interpret them; Patterns of frog and reptile distributions in Australia; Compiling species lists; Habit; Subspecies; Making an identification; Conservation and protection; Location of specimens for photography or for authorised capture; Collecting/sampling methods; Transporting live specimens; Preservation of specimens; Captive specimens.
- Introduced (exotic) speciesSnakebite and its treatment; Amphibians; Frogs; Diagnostic characters in frogs; Family Limnodynastidae (Limnodynastid Frogs); Family Myobatrachidae (Southern Frogs); Family Hylidae (Tree Frogs); Family Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed Toads); Family Ranidae ('True' Frogs); Family Bufonidae ('True' Toads); Reptiles; Crocodiles; Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles); Turtles and Tortoises; Diagnostic characters in turtles; Family Cheloniidae (Sea-turtles); Family Dermochelyidae (Leathery Turtle); Family Carettochelydidae (Pitted-shelled Turtle).
- Family Chelidae (Side-necked Tortoises)Lizards; Diagnostic characters in lizards; Family Carphodactylidae (Southern Padless Geckos); Family Diplodactylidae (Austral Geckos); Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos); Family Pygopodidae (Snake-lizards); Family Scincidae (Skinks); Family Agamidae (Dragon Lizards); Family Varanidae (Goannas or Monitor Lizards); Snakes; Diagnostic characters in snakes; Family Typhlopidae (Blind Snakes); Family Boidae (Pythons); Family Acrochordidae (File Snakes); Family Colubridae (Colubrid Snakes); Family Homalopsidae (Water Snakes); Family Elapidae (Elapid Snakes).
- Family Elapidae, subfamily Hydrophiinae (Elapid Land Snakes)Family Elapidae, subfamily Hydrophiinae (Elapid Sea Snakes); Family Elapidae, subfamily Laticaudinae; Appendix; Glossary; Selected references; Index of scientific names and general terms; Index of common names.