Amphibians and Reptiles of MontanaRibbeting, hissing, and rattling, 31 known species of amphibians and reptiles call Montana home. This book provides complete, basic information about all of them. With descriptions, color photographs, and eight identification keys (including egg an larval stages), this comprehensive field guide allows both the layperson and the professional to confidently identify Montana's frogs, toads, salamanders, turtles, lizards, and snakes. Find out where and when to look for these often reclusive critters; what their calls sound like; which ones really mean it when they bite; how each species hunts, breeds, eludes predators, and overwinters; when they shouldn't be disturbed; how to handle them; and why populations in some places are dwindling and what you can do about it. Includes 213 color photographs, 78 line drawings, 41 maps, 4 tables, 3 appendixes, bibliography, glossary, species checklist, and index. |
Contents
A Brief History of Herpetology in Montana | 3 |
Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles | 9 |
Habitats for Herpetofauna | 21 |
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adults American Bullfrog amphibians amphibians and reptiles anal areas blotches body length Boreal Chorus Frog breeding brown Bryce Maxell burrows carapace centimeters Coeur d'Alene Salamander Columbia Spotted Frog Common Gartersnake Common Sagebrush Lizard Continental Divide dark Eastern Racer Elevation Record females Flathead gelatinous capsules gill Gophersnake Greater Short-horned Lizard habitat Habitat/Behavior hatchlings herpetofauna highest elevation hind inches Kirwin Werner larvae Long-toed Salamander males meters Milksnake millimeters Montana Mountain Tailed Frog Museum Northern Alligator Lizard Northern Leopard Frog occur overwinter P.O. Box Pacific Treefrog Painted Turtle Plains Gartersnake Plains Spadefoot Plains Toad ponds predators range Reproduction/Development River Rocky Mountain Tailed sexual maturity Short-horned Lizard side skin Smooth Greensnake Snapping Turtle snout Spiny Softshell subspecies tadpoles tail musculature Tailed Frog Taxonomy/Distribution Ted Hoberg temperatures Terrestrial Gartersnake Tiger Salamander Toad Bufo total length underside Western Hog-nosed Snake western Montana Western Rattlesnake Western Skink Western Toad Woodhouse's Toad yellow