Author: Harold E. Basey
Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 60
ISBN-13: 9780939666034
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is designed to answer practically any question about the reptiles and amphibians of the Sierra region. From news to toads to lizards to snakes, there is complete coverage of these often little-known species.
Author: Robert C. Stebbins
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2012-09-04
Total Pages: 553
ISBN-13: 0520949978
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →". . . encourage[s] hope and resilience in times of devastating damage."—New York Review of Books This user-friendly guide is the only complete resource that identifies and describes all the amphibians and reptiles—salamanders, frogs and toads, lizards, snakes, and tortoises and turtles—that live in California. The species are described in richly detailed accounts that include range maps, lifelike color paintings by Robert C. Stebbins, clear drawings of various life stages including eggs, notes on natural history, and conservation status. Easy-to-use keys for every order help identify species, and informative chapters cover more general topics including evolution, habitat loss, and photography. Throughout, anecdotes and observations reveal new insights into the lives of California’s abundant but often hidden amphibians and reptiles.
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 574
ISBN-13: 9780395982723
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Author: L. Lee Grismer
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2002-09-16
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 0520925203
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Baja California peninsula is home to many forms of life found nowhere else on earth. This, combined with the peninsula's rugged and inaccessible terrain, has made the area one of the last true biological frontiers of North America. L. Lee Grismer is not only the foremost authority on the amphibians and reptiles of Baja California, but also an outstanding photographer. He has produced the most comprehensive work on the herpetofauna of the peninsula and its islands ever published. With its stunning color images, detailed accounts of many little-known species, and descriptions of the region's diverse environment, this is the definitive guide to the amphibians and reptiles of a fascinating and remote region. The culmination of Grismer's quarter century of fieldwork on the Baja peninsula and his exploration of more than one hundred of its islands in the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortés, this book gives information on the identification, distribution, natural history, and taxonomy of each species of amphibian and reptile found there. Preliminary accounts of the life history of many of the salamanders, frogs, toads, turtles, lizards, and snakes are reported here for the first time, and several species that were almost unknown to science are illustrated in full color. The book also contains new data on species distribution and on the effect of the isolated landscape of the peninsula and its islands on the evolutionary process. Much of the information gathered here is presented in biogeographical overviews that consider the extremely varied environments of Baja California in both a contemporary and a historical framework. An original and important contribution to science, this book will generate further research for years to come as it becomes a benchmark reference for both professionals and amateurs.
Author: Bradford Hollingsworth
Publisher:
Published: 2019-10-19
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781792322730
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Julio A.. Lemos Espinal
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 405
ISBN-13: 9780983278948
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Verna R. Johnston
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2000-12-25
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 0520224884
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"[This] book is indeed a 'naturalist's companion,' one which will enhance anyone's time in the Sierra Nevada. . . . Johnston focuses on what we are most likely to see by carefully choosing and then highlighting important and characteristic species; her descriptive passages are a pleasure."—Ann Zwinger, author of Yosemite: Valley of Thunder