A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World: The Lowlands of Mexico, Northern Guatemala, and Belize"This field guide allows identification of all native and introduced species of amphibians and reptiles of the region; features nearly 180 color photographs and 180 drawings; offers valuable techniques for field identification, and a glossary of herpetological terms; provides in each species account: description, natural history, similar species, and geographic distribution (complete with maps of each animal's range); includes suggested readings for those who want to know more about a particular species; illustrates all tadpoles; describes the most characteristic vocalizations of the reptiles and amphibians in the volume; and introduces the physical geography, climate, and vegetation of the region, with emphasis on the habitats of amphibians and reptiles."--BOOK JACKET. |
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17 rows Ameiva Anal plate Anole Anole Norops arboreal Atlantic slope base of Yucatán Belize Belize Map blotches body smooth Campeche carapace Central America Chiapas clutch color Coral Snake cream dark brown digits distinct from neck DISTRIBUTION diurnal dorsal scales dorsal view dorsolateral elevations on Atlantic Feeds forest frogs Gecko gray Guatemala IDENTIFICATION Iguana inhabitant invertebrates keeled km 17 MAP labial scales larger than males light limbs lizards Low and moderate Maya Maya Mountains Mexico middorsal moderate elevations NATURAL HISTORY nocturnal Norops Pacific slope percent of SVL Petén pigment plastron posterior predominantly pupils round Quintana Roo Rainfrog rows at midbody rows of scales scales at midbody Scales on upper scutes SIMILAR SPECIES slender Snakes Genus snout southern specimens spots subspecies subspecies recognized supralabial scales surface of head surfaces of body tadpoles terrestrial toads tropical tubercles undersurfaces of body upper surfaces ventral scales Veracruz vocal yellow yellowish Yucatán Peninsula