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Synopsis
The Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Eastern Caribbean is a biodiversity hotspot and the reptiles are a dominant component of the natural terrestrial vertebrate fauna. There are almost three times more native terrestrial reptiles species than passerine birds, and unlike the birds these are overwhelmingly endemic to the Lesser Antilles. There are also marine turtles and introduced reptiles and all these species are considered with photographs of every natural, extant species. The geology and climate are introduced with a guest section on the vegetation of the habitats by Dr. Anita Malhotra. After a section on the main taxa and widespread species each island bank is considered. There is an island-by-island checklist for the bank, the conservation concerns, and a description and illustration and conservation status of each of its species. The colonization source, biogeographic patterns, and the evolutionary stage of the adaptive radiation on the archipelago are considered as exemplified by specific reptile groups. Although there is great diversity among the reptiles in this archipelago, many are extinct, locally extirpated or endangered and there is a guest chapter by Dr. Jenny Daltry on their conservation. There is a comprehensive checklist of species by island Bank. This book covers the reptiles of the Lesser Antillean archipelago, from Sombrero in the north, down to the Grenada bank in the south. A beautiful hardcover with over 900 color photos and 608 pages.
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- Publisherchimaira
- Publication date2022
- ISBN 10 3899731239
- ISBN 13 9783899731231
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages608
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Condition: New. 608, 900 col photos. . HB. NEW. . This book covers the reptiles of the Lesser Antillean archipelago, from Sombrero in the north down to the Grenada bank in the south. The book is divided into five sections: 1) Introduction, 2) Taxa, 3) Island Banks, 4) Biogeography and 5) Conservation. The taxa are considered in an arbitrary sequence: anoles, iguanas, curlytails, skinks, teiids, microteiids, dwarf geckos, larger geckos, anguids and amphisbaenids, blindsnakes and threadsnakes, boas, pit vipers, colubrids, chelonids and crocodilians. Widespread species are described in this section rather than repeatedly in the Island Banks section. In the latter section each of the island banks are considered from north to south (Sombrero, Anguilla Bank, Saba, St. Kitts Bank, Antigua Bank, Redonda, Montserrat, Guadeloupe Bank, Marie-Galante, Les Saintes, Dominica, Martinique Bank, St. Lucia Bank, Barbados, St. Vincent Bank, Grenada BankGrenadines, Grenada BankGrenada). The Grenadines and Grenada plus satellites are treated in separate chapters. The taxa in this section are dealt with in the same order as the Taxa section, and, where appropriate, the sometimes considerable variation that occurs within an island species is illustrated and explained. The intention is that the chapter on each island bank could act as a field guide, with identification aided by the numerous images. Each island bank chapter can be used independently and includes images of every native and introduced species found on each bank. For native species/radiations, an attempt has been made to allocate the source of colonization as either the Greater Antilles or the main-land. Our understanding of Lesser Antillean reptiles and their conservation is rapidly changing. Ongoing conservation threats like hybridization (e.g., iguanas) and recent invasive species (e.g., Anolis/Ctenonotus cristatellus in Dominica) can rapidly change the situation. Molecular phylogeny and major taxonomic revisions, such as the revision of skinks (Hedges & Conn 2012), dramatically change our understanding of the relationships, biogeography and nomenclature. [9783899731231]. Seller Inventory # N50103
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