First Field Guide to Frogs of Southern Africa
Author: Vincent Carruthers
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 57
ISBN-13: 9781775844907
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Sasol First Field Guide to Frogs of Southern Africa
Author: Vincent Carruthers
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 57
ISBN-13: 9781431702817
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Field Guide to the Frogs & Other Amphibians of Africa
Author: Alan Channing
Publisher:
Published: 2019-12-19
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781775845126
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →815 species of amphibian have been described on the African continent - 788 frogs, 23 caecilians and four salamanders. Field Guide to the Frogs & other Amphibians of Africa is the first guide ever to cover all these species. It features a brief introduction with tips for handling and identifying amphibians and a useful illustrated guide to each family group serves as a first step towards species ID. Species accounts describe physical features, distribution, habitat, biology, advertisement calls and conservation status, and are supported by colour photographs and up-to-date distribution maps. This guide will prove invaluable to nature lovers, tour guides, students and scientists.
Sasol Frogs of Southern Africa
Author: Vincent Carruthers
Publisher:
Published: 2001-01-01
Total Pages: 57
ISBN-13: 9781868725953
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This series of natural history field guides has been developed in the hope that young people and anyone with a budding interest in natural history will take up the challenge to learn the secrets of southern Africa s fascinating fauna and flora.
Field Guide to the Frogs & Other Amphibians of Africa
Author: Alan Channing
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2019-07-02
Total Pages: 1053
ISBN-13: 1775846997
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →815 species of amphibian have been described on the African continent – 788 frogs, 23 caecilians and four salamanders. Field Guide to the Frogs & other Amphibians of Africa is the first guide ever to cover all these species. The book features a brief introduction with tips for handling and identifying amphibians. A useful illustrated guide to each family group serves as a first step towards species ID. Species accounts describe physical features, distribution, habitat, biology, advertisement calls and conservation status, and are supported by colour photographs and up-to-date distribution maps. Field Guide to the Frogs & Other Amphibians of Africa will prove invaluable to nature lovers, tour guides, students and scientists. Sales points: A first of its kind; facilitates identification of hundreds of species; photographic guide to amphibian groups; informative species accounts; glossary (partially illustrated) explaining all technical terms
Frogs of Southern Africa
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Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2018-02-19
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781775845447
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Frogs of Southern Africa - a Complete Guide is an authoritative and comprehensive guide that covers all aspects of frog and toad biology and behaviour. Now updated and including recently discovered species, it has a fascinating introduction that unpacks frog biology, along with a full illustrated identification key. Stunning full-colour photographs of both frogs and tadpoles accompany distribution maps and authoritative text for each species; and QR codes link readers directly to their frog calls.
Frogs of Southern Africa – A Complete Guide
Author: Louis du Preez
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2017-11-01
Total Pages: 508
ISBN-13: 1775846369
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Frogs of Southern Africa: A Complete Guide remains the most authoritative and comprehensive treatment of the frogs of the region ever produced, covering all aspects of frog and tadpole biology and behaviour. This new edition (with a slight name change) has been thoroughly updated to reflect taxonomic changes based on the most recent research and DNA studies, and includes the discovery of seven new species. All 164 southern African frog species, and their tadpole stages, are fully described, along with their conservation status, calls, habitat and habits. Identification is made easy with the aid of large, full-colour images, keys to species and summary panels on ‘Key ID points’ and ‘Distinctive characters’. Calls for most species can be accessed instantly via QR codes in the book or downloaded from a dedicated website. Spectrograms of the calls are also included in the book. Written by respected authorities in the fi eld, this timely updated edition will be of benefit to all nature lovers, amateur ‘froggers’, students and professional scientists.
First Field Guide to Spiders & Scorpions of Southern Africa
Author: Tracey Hawthorne
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2014-06-04
Total Pages: 57
ISBN-13: 1775842177
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Sasol First Field Guide to Spiders & Scorpions of Southern Africa provides fascinating insight into the arachnids of the region. Through full-colour photographs and easy-to-read text, the young adult and budding naturalist will be able to identify the more common species found in southern Africa, discover where they live, and learn about their unique habits.
The Mammals of the Southern African Sub-region
Author: J. D. Skinner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-11-15
Total Pages: 900
ISBN-13: 1107394058
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This comprehensive volume covers all mammals that occur naturally on the African mainland south of the Cunene and Zambezi rivers, and also in the subregion's coastal waters. Extensively revised and updated for the new edition, it now includes the latest data from from mammal research in southern Africa along with the radical taxonomic changes across all levels of mammalian classification. Containing contributions from specialists on each mammalian order, each species description has been reviewed by a range of independent and internationally recognised authorities. Along with the latest taxonomic information, the distribution maps and illustrations have been updated and redrawn, several new colour plates have been added, and the whole design has been enhanced to aid access to key information. This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date survey of southern-African mammals and forms an essential reference for zoologists, evolutionary biologists and anyone wanting an overview of the region's wildlife.
A Complete Guide to the Frogs of Southern Africa
Author: Louis du Preez
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2015-10-01
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 1775843505
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This beautiful and authoritative book is the most comprehensive treatment of frogs of the region ever produced and covers frog and tadpole biology and behaviour. All 160 frog species (with their tadpole stages) are fully described, giving conservation status, habitat and habits. To aid identification, there are large, full-colour images of each species, detailed keys and clear summary panels showing 'Distinctive characters' and 'Key ID Points'. Spectrograms are provided, offering the surest method of identifying these secretive and often cryptic creatures. For all nature lovers, amateur 'froggers' students, as well as professional scientists, this is an inspiring and significant guide.
