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Britain's Reptiles and Amphibians
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2009.
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| Colección: | Britain's Wildlife Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Reptiles and Amphibians in Britain
- Distribution and Status
- Reptile and Amphibian Sites
- The Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust
- Conservation Action
- Finding and Recording
- How to Identify Reptiles and Amphibians
- Summary identification charts
- Adult reptiles
- Adult amphibians
- Reptile sloughs
- Egg and larval stages
- How to use the species accounts
- The Species Accounts
- LIZARDS
- Slow Worm Anguis fragilis
- Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara
- Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis
- Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis
- Green Lizard Lacerta bilineata
- SNAKES
- Grass Snake Natrix natrix
- Adder Vipera berus
- Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca
- TURTLES, TORTOISES AND TERRAPINS
- Leatherback Dermochelys coriacea
- Kemp's Ridley Lepidochelys kempii
- Loggerhead Caretta caretta
- Green Turtle Chelonia mydas
- Hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata
- FROGS and TOADS
- Common Frog Rana temporaria
- Agile Frog Rana dalmatina
- Pool Frog Pelophylax lessonae
- Edible Frog Pelophylax kl. esculentus
- Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus
- Common Toad Bufo bufo
- Natterjack Toad Epidalea calamita
- Midwife Toad Alytes obstetricans
- NEWTS
- Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus
- Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus
- Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris
- OTHER NON-NATIVE SPECIES OR ESCAPES
- Corn Snake Pantherophis guttatus
- Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus
- Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta elegans
- European Pond Tortoise Emys orbicularis
- European Tree Frog Hyla arborea
- American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus
- African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis
- Italian Crested Newt Triturus carnifex
- Other reptiles and amphibians that have been recorded living wild in Britain as introductions or escapes
- Reptiles and Amphibians in the Garden
- Legal and Threat Status
- Useful Addresses
- Further Reading
- Photographic and Artwork Credits
- Acknowledgements
- Index of English and Scientific Names