Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Northern Territory - Chris Jolly, Brendan Schembri, Stewart MacDonald

Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Northern Territory

Buch | Softcover
424 Seiten
2023
CSIRO Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4863-1268-9 (ISBN)
48,55 inkl. MwSt
A land of extremes, the Northern Territory's arid deserts and monsoonal forests harbour some of Australia's smallest and the world's largest reptiles, as well as some of the world's most venomous snakes. This is the first regional guide to the crocodiles, turtles, lizards and snakes of this megadiverse region.
A land of extremes, the Northern Territory's arid deserts and monsoonal forests harbour some of Australia's smallest and the world's largest reptiles, as well as some of the world's most venomous snakes.

Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Northern Territory is the first regional guide to the crocodiles, turtles, lizards and snakes of this megadiverse region. It presents introductions to order, family and genus; keys to family, genus and species; and species profiles, including descriptions, photos, distribution maps and notes on natural history. It features profiles for the 390 species that occur or may occur on the land and in the sea of the Northern Territory.

Extensively illustrated, this is an essential resource for wildlife enthusiasts and professional and amateur herpetologists.

KEY INFO

Dichotomous keys to families, genera and species.
Detailed profiles of the 390 reptile species found in and around the Northern Territory, including distribution maps and information about identification and ecology.
Multiple colour photographs of species, as well as detailed illustrations that highlight important identification features.

Dr Chris Jolly is an ecologist with a broad interest in natural history, ecology, evolution and conservation. Chris is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Macquarie University and an associate of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory and Australian Museum. Brendan Schembri is an ecologist with most of his career spent as a field herpetologist. Brendan has authored several publications on the ecology and distribution of Australian reptiles. His extensive fieldwork and dedication to photography has seen Brendan amass a vast photographic collection of Australia's reptiles. Dr Stewart Macdonald has broad interests in natural history and technology, which led him to develop the Australian Reptile Online Database (www.arod.com.au) and several field guide apps. He works as an ecologist with CSIRO, Australia's national science agency.

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction



1. Crocodilians

2. Turtles and tortoises

- Sea turtles

- Leatherback turtle

- Side-necked turtles

- Pig-nosed turtle

3. Lizards

- Southern padless geckos

- Austral geckos

- Typical geckos

- Legless lizards

- Skinks

- Dragons

- Monitors

4. Snakes

- Blind snakes

- Pythons

- File snakes

- Colubrids

- Homalopsids

- Terrestrial elapids

- Marine elapids



Venom, snakebite and first aid

Glossary and abbreviations

References and suggested reading

Index of common names

Index of scientific names

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Melbourne
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 215 mm
Gewicht 875 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Naturführer
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
ISBN-10 1-4863-1268-3 / 1486312683
ISBN-13 978-1-4863-1268-9 / 9781486312689
Zustand Neuware
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