Amphibians and reptiles (Naturalists’ Handbook): Vol. 31 (Naturalists’ Handbooks)

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Amphibians and reptiles is a comprehensive guide to the native and non-native species of amphibian and reptile found in the British Isles. Professor Trevor Beebee covers the biology, ecology, conservation and identification of the British herpetofauna, and provides keys for the identification of adult and immature newts and newt eggs, larvae and metamorphs; frog and toad adults and metamorphs, spawn and larvae; adult and hatchling limbed lizards; and adult snakes. Distribution maps are included for all species, and the book is illustrated throughout with colour photographs and figures.

The goal of this book is to encourage readers to develop their own ecological studies, to this end, the author summarises the current state of knowledge of reptile and amphibian biology, including behaviour, breeding, habitat selection, migration and development, and offers ideas for research projects that could be undertaken to further what is known. A chapter is devoted to the practicalities of professional work with amphibians and reptiles, including licensing requirements. Research techniques, including survey methods such as night searches for newts and bottle trapping, are discussed in detail, and consideration is given to methods of data analysis.

Volume 31 in the Naturalists’ Handbooks series.

Author royalties from this book have been donated to Amphibian and Reptile Conservation.

Editorial reviews

“We can usually expect two things from a new book by Trevor Beebee the benefit of a lifetime s experience and, of course, clear, well-written text. I think both are delivered here. A non-UK colleague of mine told me he found this book inspiring .” John W. Wilkinson, Herpetological Bulletin

“This Naturalists Handbook is very easy to read, encouraging those people interested in this aspect of natural history to be able to identify species and make a contribution to citizen science should they want to.” Helen Ashton, Reference Reviews

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pelagic Publishing; Reprint edition (1 July 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 170 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1907807454
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1907807459
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.83 x 1.35 x 21.08 cm