A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians: Eastern and Central North AmericaSponsored by the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute America's Best-Selling Field Guides The Peterson Identification System Roger Tory Peterson's unique system shows exactly what features to look for to tell one species from another. Ease of Use Peterson Field Guides are designed to work in the field, and every illustration, every word, is directed to that end. The Authors and Illustrators For each Field Guide, an author with expertise in the subject and an experienced artist work closely with the editors to ensure that both text and illustrations are accurate. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians This newly designed field guide features detailed descriptions of 595 species and subspecies. The 656 full-color illustrations and 384 drawings show key details for accurate identification. More than 100 color photographs and 333 color distribution maps accompany the species descriptions. |
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A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America Roger Conant,Joseph T. Collins No preview available - 1998 |
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adults American amphibians anal appearance areas band belly blotches blue body bordered broad carapace central Coast colonies costal dark brown dark spots divided dorsal EASTERN edges extends extr females fields Florida FROG genus gray green grooves ground color Gulf habitats hatching head head-body IDENTIFICATION isolated keeled lack lateral legs length less light LIZARD lower males markings Mexican Mexico middorsal MOUNTAIN narrow neck normally North NORTHERN occur orange pale pattern pigment plain plastron PLATE Prairie races RANGE Rat Snake record reddish region reptiles ridges River rows SALAMANDER scales scutes shell side SIMILAR SPECIES single Skink smooth snout sometimes southern specimens spring streams stripe strongly subspecies tail Texas throat Toad toes TURTLE upper usually variable variation varies Water Snakes Western yellow yellowish Young
Bibliographic information
| Title | A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America Volume 12 of Peterson field guide series |
| Authors | Roger Conant, Joseph T. Collins |
| Editor | Roger Tory Peterson |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1998 |
| ISBN | 0395904528, 9780395904527 |
| Length | 616 pages |
| Subjects | › › Nature / Animals / Reptiles & Amphibians |
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