Author: Jay Mathers Savage
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Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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A Handlist with Preliminary Keys to the Herpetofauna of Costa Rica
Author: Jay Mathers Savage
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
A Preliminary Handlist of the Herpetofauna of Costa Rica
Author: Jay Mathers Savage
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica
Author: Jay M. Savage
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226735375
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1076
Book Description
World renowned for its biological diversity and model conservation system, Costa Rica is home to a wide variety of amphibians and reptiles, from the golden toad to the scorpion lizard and the black-headed bushmaster. Jay M. Savage has studied these fascinating creatures for more than forty years, and in The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica he provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of their biology and evolution ever produced. Savage begins with detailed discussions of the natural and cultural history of Costa Rica, setting the stage for a detailed treatment of each of the 396 species of amphibians and reptiles that may be found there. Each species account synthesizes and analyzes everything that is known about the animal's anatomy, behavior, geographic distribution, systematics, and evolutionary history and provides keys for identifying amphibians and reptiles in the field. In addition to distribution maps and systematic and morphological illustrations, the book includes color photographs of almost every known species, many taken by the distinguished nature photographers Michael and Patricia Fogden. Because Costa Rica has played, and continues to play, a pivotal role in the study of tropical biology as well as in the development of ecotourism and ecoprospecting, and because more than half of the amphibians and reptiles in Costa Rica are also found elsewhere in Central America, The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica will be an essential book for a wide audience of nature lovers, naturalists, ecotourists, field biologists, conservationists, and government planners.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226735375
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1076
Book Description
World renowned for its biological diversity and model conservation system, Costa Rica is home to a wide variety of amphibians and reptiles, from the golden toad to the scorpion lizard and the black-headed bushmaster. Jay M. Savage has studied these fascinating creatures for more than forty years, and in The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica he provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of their biology and evolution ever produced. Savage begins with detailed discussions of the natural and cultural history of Costa Rica, setting the stage for a detailed treatment of each of the 396 species of amphibians and reptiles that may be found there. Each species account synthesizes and analyzes everything that is known about the animal's anatomy, behavior, geographic distribution, systematics, and evolutionary history and provides keys for identifying amphibians and reptiles in the field. In addition to distribution maps and systematic and morphological illustrations, the book includes color photographs of almost every known species, many taken by the distinguished nature photographers Michael and Patricia Fogden. Because Costa Rica has played, and continues to play, a pivotal role in the study of tropical biology as well as in the development of ecotourism and ecoprospecting, and because more than half of the amphibians and reptiles in Costa Rica are also found elsewhere in Central America, The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica will be an essential book for a wide audience of nature lovers, naturalists, ecotourists, field biologists, conservationists, and government planners.
Costa Rican Natural History
Author: Daniel H. Janzen
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022616120X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 829
Book Description
This volume is a synthesis of existing knowledge about the flora and fauna of Costa Rica. The major portion of the book consists of detailed accounts of agricultural species, vegetation, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, and insects. "This is an extraordinary, virtually unique work. . . . The tremendous amount of original, previously unpublished, firsthand information is remarkable."—Peter H. Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden "An essential resource for anyone interested in tropical biology. . . . It can be used both as an encyclopedia—a source of facts on specific organisms—and as a source of ideas and generalizations about tropical ecology."—Alan P. Smith, Ecology
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022616120X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 829
Book Description
This volume is a synthesis of existing knowledge about the flora and fauna of Costa Rica. The major portion of the book consists of detailed accounts of agricultural species, vegetation, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, and insects. "This is an extraordinary, virtually unique work. . . . The tremendous amount of original, previously unpublished, firsthand information is remarkable."—Peter H. Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden "An essential resource for anyone interested in tropical biology. . . . It can be used both as an encyclopedia—a source of facts on specific organisms—and as a source of ideas and generalizations about tropical ecology."—Alan P. Smith, Ecology
Fieldiana
Author:
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Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Costa Rica
Author: Charles L. Stansifer
Publisher: Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher: Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles
Author: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Herpetological Catalogue Committee
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Category : Reptiles
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reptiles
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles
Author: William John Riemer
Publisher:
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Category : Reptiles
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reptiles
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Occasional Papers
Author: University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology
Publisher:
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Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 670
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 670
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Copeia
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Herpetology
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Herpetology
Languages : en
Pages : 1192
Book Description