Field guide to amphibians and reptiles of California /
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, life...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2012.
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Edition: | Rev. ed. |
Series: | California natural history guides.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface: Natural History and This Book; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; 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; AMPHIBIANS; Taxonomy, Anatomy, Physiology, and Behavior of Amphibians; Salamanders (Order Caudata).