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Conant, Roger. A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America.

Title
A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America
Author
Conant, Roger & Joseph T. Collins
Series
Peterson Field Guides
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Year
1975 (original 1958)
ISBN
0395199778 (Paperback)
Illustrations
Conant, Isabelle Hunt (color paintings, line drawings, maps)
Table of Contents
Contents
Bibliography
References
Index
Index
Pages
429
Categories
field guide, reptiles, amphibians, North America, United States, Canada, identification, nature, science, ecology, zoology
Language
English (en)
A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians 1998

A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians 1975
From the Book Cover
If you want to know how to identify all the reptiles and amphibians of eastern and central North America; their geographical ranges; their habits and habitats; how to find, collect, and care for them, A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians is recognized as the best and most complete guide on the subject—all you need for identification, and much more:
  • 574 species and subspecies described: detailed recognition features—size, color, scale arrangement—for males, females, and young; habits; range; similar species
  • 646 plate illustrations, 472 of them in color, grouped at the center of the book for quick reference—353 drawings in the text show key details
  • Peterson Identification System emphasizes recognition features with arrows on the illustrations, italics in text
  • Distribution maps show ranges of all species
  • Endpaper anatomical diagrams; glossary; chapters on how to find and collect specimens, how to care for them, how to deal with snakebite—all the extra information that you expect from a Peterson Field Guide
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