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A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa
Author: Bill Branch
Publisher: Struik Publishers
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781868726196
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Clear colour photographs show the general build, distinctive coloration and scale pattern of each snake and other reptiles to aid identification in the field. Thumbnail silhouettes are used to lead the reader to the reptile group most closely resembling the species seen.
Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa
Author: William R. Branch
Publisher: Ralph Curtis Publishing
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The herpetological studies in southern Africa have undergone a renaissance sine the original Field Guide to the Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa was published more than a decade ago. 83 new species have been discovered in that time, a rate of one every 44 days.
Photographic Guide to Snakes, Other Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa
Author: Bill Branch
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2014-12-01
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1775842576
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Comprehensively revised, expanded and updated, this compact guide makes the ideal travelling companion on trips to the wildlife areas and nature reserves of East Africa. It features authoritative text describing key identification features; full-colour photographs illustrating a range of commonly encountered, rare and beautiful specie distribution maps showing the range of each species; thumbnail outlines of each family group, enabling quick identification.
Pocket Guide
Author: Bill Branch
Publisher: Struik Nature
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781775843788
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published 1993 as A photographic guide to snakes and other reptiles of Southern Africa.
Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa
Author: William R. Branch
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9781868720408
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This edition supplements the 397 South African reptiles originally represented in this field guide by 64 new species. Some of these are new discoveries in the region, others are reclassifications. Author Bill Branch has also adapted the original text, modifying distributions and biology to reflect the most up-to-date research on the subject.
Pocket Guide
Author: Bill Branch
Publisher: Struik Nature
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781775841647
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A compact, authoritative photographic guide to the commonly encountered, unique and beautiful reptiles of southern Africa.
Pocket Guide Snakes and other reptiles of Southern Africa
Author: Bill Branch
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2016-03-30
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1775843777
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Southern Africa is home to a diverse reptile fauna of more than 600 species. Of these, nearly 70% are endemic to the region, being found nowhere else. This compact guide features 276 of the more colourful and conspicuous species, as well as those unique to or endangered in the region. This up-to-date guide makes an ideal travelling companion on trips to the wildlife areas of southern Africa. It features: authoritative text describing key identification features and symbols depicting endangered and venomous species; full-colour photographs of the featured species; distribution maps showing the range of each species; thumbnail outlines of each family group, enabling quick identification.
A Photographic Guide to Snakes
A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa
Author: Johan Marais
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2011-11-05
Total Pages: 740
ISBN-13: 192054464X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This detailed and comprehensive guide to the 151 snakes indigenous to southern Africa covers all essential aspects of snake biology and behaviour. Now in its second edition, A Complete Guide to Snakes of Southern Africa has been updated, revised and expanded to include at least 11 newly discovered and 30 re-classified species and sub-species. New information based on international scientific research has been included in the species accounts relating to behaviour, identification, reproduction and snake venoms. Species descriptions are now accompanied by full-colour photographs. Simple icons make essential information available at a glance. A separate 'look out for' box assists in quickly identifying species in the field. Chapters on classification and identification, keeping snakes, and the prevention and treatment of snakebite supplement the species accounts. This readable and user-friendly guide will be invaluable to herpetologists, snake collectors, hikers, gardeners, campers and householders, or anyone who may encounter or want to know more about these fascinating and widely misunderstood reptiles.
