Pocket Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa

ISBN-13: 9780713674255 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 240 str.

Robert C. Drewes;Kim Howell;Stephen Spawls

Opis

Covering the prominent 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians found in the region (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi), with concise text, photograph and map for each, this is a pocket guide for a diverse and often conspicuous and attractive group of anim

Recenzje

"Portable, user-friendly and relatively inexpensive, Pocket Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa is an indispensable field companion for anyone who may be interested in learning more about East Africa's herpetofauna." SWARA (April-June 2006)

O autorze

The authors are all herpetologists with a particular interest in the reptiles of East Africa. Together, they wrote A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa (A&C Black) and individually have written many key papers on the reptiles and amphibians of the region.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.All authors are herpetologists. SS is author of 3 African reptile guides, KH is a zoology professor in Tanzania, RD is a biology professor in San Francisco, and JA runs the BIO-KEN snake farm in Kenya.