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Amphibians of Costa Rica - A Field Guide (Paperback)
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Amphibians of Costa Rica - A Field Guide (Paperback)
Series: Zona Tropical Publications
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Amphibians of Costa Rica is the first in-depth field guide to all
206 species of amphibians known to occur in Costa Rica or within
walking distance of its borders. A diminutive nation with abundant
natural wealth, the country is host to 146 species of frogs and
toads. Frogs of gemlike beauty and dizzying variety abound: some
species can fit on the end of a human finger; others would take two
hands to hold. In the rainforests, you can find frogs capable of
gliding from high in the treetops to the forest floor, some that
carry their eggs or their tadpoles around on their back, and others
that secrete glue-like substances from their skin that are capable
of sticking shut the mouth of attacking snakes. Costa Rica is also
home to fifty-three species of lungless salamanders, whose unique
adaptations and abilities have allowed them to colonize habitats
inaccessible to other amphibians. In addition to the spectacularly
diverse salamanders, frogs, and toads found in the country, this
guide includes the caecilians-bizarre and highly specialized
creatures that somewhat resemble giant worms. Author, photographer,
and conservation biologist Twan Leenders has been studying the
herpetofauna of Central America for more than twenty years.
Leenders and his team of researchers have traipsed the rainforests,
dry forests, and swamps of Costa Rica-toting portable photo
studios-to put together the richest collection of photographs of
Costa Rican herpetofauna known to exist. In addition to hundreds of
photographs, range maps, morphological illustrations, and precise
descriptions of key field characteristics, Amphibians of Costa Rica
offers a wealth of natural history information, describing prey and
predators, breeding strategies, habitat, and conservation status.
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