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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jay Mathers Savage |
| ISBN: | 0226735370 9780226735375 |
| OCLC Number: | 491809590 |
| Description: | XX-934 p.-[96] p. de pl. en coul. : ill., cartes. ; 29 cm |
| Contents: | Pt. 1. The Basics -- 1. Discovering a Tropical Herpetofauna -- 2. The Costa Rican Environment -- 3. Organization of the Systematic Accounts (How to Use This Book) -- pt. 2. Living Amphibians -- 4. Amphibians (Class Amphibia) -- 5. Caecilians (Order Gmynophiona) -- 6. Salamanders (Order Caudata) -- 7. Frogs and Toads (Order Anura) -- pt. 3. Living Reptiles -- 8. Reptiles (Class Reptilia) -- 9. Squamates (Order Squamata) -- 10. Lizards (Suborder Sauria) -- 11. Snakes (Suborder Serpentes) -- 12. Turtles (Order Testudinata) -- 13. Crocodilians (Order Crocodilia) -- pt. 4. Biogeography and Evolution -- 14. Ecological Distribution of the Herpetofauna -- 15. Geographic Distribution: Historical Units, Faunal Areas, Endemism, and General Patterns -- 16. Development of the Herpetofauna. |
| Responsibility: | Jay M. Savage ; with photographs by Michael Fogden and Patricia Fogden. |
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