Peterson Field Guide Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America
Conant, Roger
ISBN 10: 0395904528 ISBN 13: 9780395904527
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1998
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This newly designed field guides features detailed descriptions of 595 species and subspecies.The 656 full-color illustrations and 384 drawings show key details for accurate identification. More than 100 color photographs and 333 color photographs and 333 color distribution maps accompany the species descriptions.
About the Author: Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars. The late JOSEPH T. COLLINS was the herpetologist with the Kansas Biological Survey and emeritus at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum, where he worked for thirty years. He was founder and director of the Center for North American Herpetology and author of many articles and books, most recently Amphibians, Reptiles, and Turtles in Kansas (2010; with Suzanne L. Collins and Travis W. Taggart). ROGER CONANT was an American herpetologist, author, and conservationist.
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Title: Peterson Field Guide Reptiles and Amphibians...
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good