A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians: Eastern and Central North AmericaSponsored by the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute America's Best-Selling Field Guides The Peterson Identification System Roger Tory Peterson's unique system shows exactly what features to look for to tell one species from another. Ease of Use Peterson Field Guides are designed to work in the field, and every illustration, every word, is directed to that end. The Authors and Illustrators For each Field Guide, an author with expertise in the subject and an experienced artist work closely with the editors to ensure that both text and illustrations are accurate. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians This newly designed field guide 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 distribution maps accompany the species descriptions. |
Contents
III | 1 |
IV | 16 |
V | 25 |
VI | 33 |
VII | 37 |
VIII | 135 |
IX | 142 |
X | 146 |
XIII | 278 |
XIV | 412 |
XV | 496 |
XVI | 575 |
XIX | 577 |
XX | 581 |
XXI | 591 |
XXII | 593 |
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A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America Roger Conant,Joseph T. Collins No preview available - 1998 |
Common terms and phrases
adults amphibians anal divided areas belly black spots blotches blue carapace Chorus Frog Coral Snake Costal grooves crossbands dark brown dark spots dark stripes dorsal scales dorsolateral dorsum Earless Lizard EASTERN extr females Florida Garter GECKO genus Glass Lizard gray green greenish ground color Gulf habitats hatching head head-body max hind IDENTIFICATION intergrades isolated colonies isolated record keeled scales Kingsnake labials lateral stripe legs light line light spots light stripes males MAP TURTLE markings Mexican subspecies Mexico middorsal stripe Milk Snakes neck NORTHERN Okla orange pale PATCHNOSE SNAKE pattern pigment plain plastron PLATE Prairie RANGE Rat Snake reddish reptiles scale rows Scales keeled Scales smooth scutes side of body SIMILAR SPECIES Skink snout southern specimens Spiny Lizards subspecies tail Texas throat Toad toes Treefrog usually ventral WATER SNAKE Western Whiptail whitish yellow yellowish Young