Did you know that Komodo dragons can spit venom at their enemies, or spot the difference between crocodile and iguana scales? Amazing photos show reptiles and amphibians in incredible detail, while fun, kid-friendly text makes it easy to absorb key facts about life cycles, habit…
Descriptions and illustrations of reptiles and amphibians, accompanied by range maps.
Descriptions and illustrations of reptiles and amphibians.
Descriptions and illustrations of reptiles and amphibians.
There is an overwhelming amount of evidence indicating declines and local extinctions of amphibian populations as a direct effect of global climate shifts (Stuart et al. 2005, Mendelson et al. 2006). Recently, a review suggested that amphibians are the least studied vertebrate t…
"Packed with outstanding photographs, this practical, compact yet comprehensive reference is the definitive guide to all 139 amphibian species found in the Western Palearctic and adjacent regions. From familiar frogs and toads to striking salamanders and newts, the detailed text…
"Packed with outstanding photographs, this practical, compact yet comprehensive reference is the definitive guide to all 139 amphibian species found in the Western Palearctic and adjacent regions. From familiar frogs and toads to striking salamanders and newts, the detailed text…
Ranavirus infection has caused severe disease and mass mortality in UK common frogs for more than twenty years resulting in serious declines in some populations. The pathogen has been studied since 1992. These studies generated two valuable resources exploited in this thesis: an…
