Author : Alan Channing,Mark-Oliver Rodel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1775845125
Field Guide to the Frogs & Other Amphibians of Africa by Alan Channing,Mark-Oliver Rodel Pdf
815 species of amphibian have been described on the African continent - 788 frogs, 23 caecilians and four salamanders. Field Guide to the Frogs & other Amphibians of Africa is the first guide ever to cover all these species. It features a brief introduction with tips for handling and identifying amphibians and a useful illustrated guide to each family group serves as a first step towards species ID. Species accounts describe physical features, distribution, habitat, biology, advertisement calls and conservation status, and are supported by colour photographs and up-to-date distribution maps. This guide will prove invaluable to nature lovers, tour guides, students and scientists.