Field Guide to East African Reptiles - Steve Spawls, Kim Howell, Harald Hinkel, Michele Menegon

Field Guide to East African Reptiles

Buch | Softcover
624 Seiten
2018
Bloomsbury Natural History (Verlag)
978-1-4729-3561-8 (ISBN)
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The revised and updated edition of the definitive guide to the reptiles of this region written by a team of internationally acclaimed herpetologists.

East Africa is home to a remarkable assemblage of reptiles, from crocodiles and chameleons to turtles and tortoises, lizards, worm-lizards, and a stunning array of snakes. The region is a true herpetological hot-spot.

This fully revised edition of the classic field guide to the region’s reptiles explores the full diversity of these animals. With updated text, detailed maps and more than 600 new photographs, this book includes every one of the 500 or so species in the region. All are described and mapped, with virtually every species accompanied by at least one colour photograph.

Comprehensive and definitive, Field Guide to East African Reptiles is an essential tool for all naturalists, conservationists, educators, field workers, medical personnel and students in the region.

Stephen Spawls went to Kenya when he was four and caught his first chameleon at the age of six. East African herpetology is his major interest, and his publications include A Field Guide to East African Reptiles and Kenya: A Natural History. Kim Howell was professor of Zoology at the University of Dar es Salaam for over 40 years, and has lived in and studied the fauna of Tanzania since 1970. Harald Hinkel is a German naturalist specialising in biodiversity and conservation, who has also worked extensively in disaster relief, particularly in Rwanda. Michele Menegon is an expert on East African herpetofauna, having spent most of his time since 1997 conducting research across the Eastern Afromontane.

Introduction
How to Use this book
East African Reptiles and their Zoogeography
Observing, Gathering Data and Collecting Reptiles
Reptile Conservation
Identifying Reptiles
Some Brief Notes on Reptile Taxonomy
What are Reptiles?
Safety and Reptiles
Acknowledgements
Further Reading, Literature and Resources

Species Accounts
Chelonians
Lizards
Worm Lizards
Crocodiles
Snakes

Appendices
Glossary
Line Drawings
Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Bloomsbury Naturalist
Zusatzinfo Colour photographs accompany each species
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Gewicht 1107 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Naturführer
Reisen Reiseführer Afrika
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
ISBN-10 1-4729-3561-6 / 1472935616
ISBN-13 978-1-4729-3561-8 / 9781472935618
Zustand Neuware
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