Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reptiles
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Reptiles of the Solomon Islands
Author: M. McCoyPublisher:
ISBN: 9789546423948
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
This book provides comprehensive accounts of 85 reptiles, which represent all the currently known species occurring in this island archipelago. Most importantly, the natural histories of the living animals are given in detail, and almost all species - inc.
Reptiles of the Solomon Islands
Author: The Frogs of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Author: J. I. MenziesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frogs
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
The Pacific Islands
Author: Brij V. LalPublisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824822651
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
An encyclopaedia of information on major aspects of Pacific life, including the physical environment, peoples, history, politics, economy, society and culture. The CD-ROM contains hyperlinks between section titles and sections, a library of all the maps in the encyclopaedia, and a photo library.
Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pacific Islands
Author: George R. ZugPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520955404
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The Pacific is not only the world’s largest body of water; its vast expanse also includes an extraordinary number and diversity of oceanic islands, from Palau and the Marianas east of the Philippines to Cocos Island and the Galápagos west of the Americas. The isolation of these islands and the extreme distances between them long prevented scientists from studying their floras and faunas in a comparative context. But now George R. Zug, one of the world's foremost experts on the diverse reptiles and amphibians of the Pacific Basin, offers the first such systematic overview in more than half a century. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pacific Islands is a compendium of frogs, lizards, snakes, and turtles living on these lands and in the adjacent waters of the oceanic islands in the tropical Pacific. The means to identify each species is included, along with entries that describe each animal's form, coloration, habitat, distribution, reproductive biology, and natural history. Color plates of more than 75 percent of the species also help to facilitate visual identification. This accessible and informative guide is the most comprehensive field guide available and will appeal to both novice sightseers and professional naturalists.
Naturalized Reptiles and Amphibians of the World
Author: Christopher LeverPublisher:
ISBN: 9780198507710
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
This book describes how the various alien reptiles and amphibians now living in the wild throughout the world were first introduced, how they subsequently became naturalized, their present distribution and status in those countries to which they were introduced, and their ecological and socio-economic impact on the native biota and local economies. Many species have had a more or less neutral impact, being neither beneficial nor harmful. However, several have had a positive ecological or socio-economic impact, while some such as the cane toad, have had an extremely destructive effect.The criteria for inclusion of a species are that it should have been imported from its natural range to a new country by human agency--either accidentally or deliberately--and that it should currently be established in the wild in self-maintaining and self-perpetuating populations unsupported by and independent of mankind.
Solomon Islands Ecology, Nature Protection Laws and Regulations Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Regulations
Author: IBP, IncPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1433074931
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
2011 Updated Reprint. Updated Annually. Solomon Islands Ecology & Nature Protection Laws and Regulation Handbook
Reptiles
Author: Sarah WilkesPublisher: Gareth Stevens Secondary Library
ISBN: 9780836862133
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Describes the physical characteristics and habitats of all four orders of reptiles, and tells how some reptiles are threatened and some saved by human activities.
Reptiles of Costa Rica
Author: Twan LeendersPublisher: Comstock Publishing Associates
ISBN: 1501739549
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 643
Book Description
Reptiles of Costa Rica, the long-awaited companion to Amphibians of Costa Rica, is the first ever comprehensive field guide to the crocodilians, turtles, lizards, and snakes of Costa Rica. A popular destination for tourists and biologists because of its biodiversity, the country is particularly rich in reptile fauna, boasting 245 species. The sheer diversity in shapes, sizes, colors, and natural history traits of these animals is beautifully displayed in this book. Lizards range from minuscule dwarf geckos to dinosaur-like iguanids, and everything in between, while the country's snakes include tiny eyeless wormsnakes, massive boas, as well as twenty-three dangerously venomous species, which include the largest vipers in the world. Author, photographer, and conservation biologist Twan Leenders has been researching and documenting the herpetofauna of Costa Rica for nearly twenty-five years. His explorations have taken him to remote parts of Costa Rica that few people ever visit, journeys that usually find him hauling an array of photographic equipment to document his finds. In addition to including more than 1,000 photographs, detailed black and white scientific illustrations, and range maps, this book also features paintings of anole dewlaps, a key identification feature for that very complex group of lizards. This new field guide will enable the reader to identify all species, while also providing a wealth of information about natural history, predation, breeding strategies, habitat preferences, and conservation of Costa Rica's reptile fauna.
Frogs of the Solomon Islands
Author: Patrick PikachaPublisher:
ISBN: 9789820108332
Category : Frogs
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
"This book has been prepared primarily to enable identification of the 21 known species of frogs occurring in the Solomon Islands and to summarise some aspects of their ecology. This handy guide features a large number of colour photographs to aid in identification and summarized diagnostic features in the case of similar species. Most of the information in the book is based on the authors' own work and observations. The entry for each species includes scientific, common and local name, and notes on description, comparison with similar species, distribution, habitat and conservation status." --Publisher.
