A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians / Edition 3

by Roger Tory Peterson, Robert C. Stebbins

Overview

This third edition covers all the species of reptiles and amphibians found in western North America. More than 650 full-color paintings and photographs show key details for making accurate identifications. Up-to-date color range maps give species' distributions. Important information on conservation efforts and survival status rounds out the detailed species descriptions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780395982723
Publisher:	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date:	03/27/2003
Series:	Peterson Field Guides Series
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	560
Product dimensions:	4.50(w) x 7.20(h) x 1.30(d)

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. These editions include updated material by Michael O'Brien, Paul Lehman, Bill Thompson III, Michael DiGiorgio, Larry Rosche, and Jeffrey A. Gordon.

Robert C. Stebbins is a professor emeritus and the author of over a dozen books.

Table of Contents

	Map of Area Covered	ii
	List of Plates	ix
	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction	1
	Making Captures	15
	Field Study and Protection	20
	Identification Keys	25
	Plates	35
	Species Accounts	148
	Salamanders	151
	Frogs and Toads	199
	Turtles	246
	Lizards	263
	Snakes	340
	Baja California "Endemics"	419
	Amphibian Eggs and Larvae	433
	Range Maps	464
	Glossary	508
	Bibliography	514
	Index	519