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PETERSON: The best-selling field guides of all time This is the
most comprehensive and trusted guide to reptiles and amphibians of
western North America. The new edition retains the realistic and
accurate paintings by Robert Stebbins and includes 160 color
photographs for additional detail. All range maps are up to date
and placed within their species accounts. Family, genus, species,
and subspecies names have been updated to the currently accepted
usage. Illustrations of eggs and larvae, which can aid in
identifying salamanders and frogs, are a particularly helpful
feature. The area covered includes Alaska, Arizona, California,
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah,
Washington, Wyoming, Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan,
Northwest Territories, the western corner of Nunavut, Yukon, and
Baja California. Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, the
National Wildlife Federation, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute
This is a book for all readers who want to learn about
amphibians, the animal group that includes frogs, toads,
salamanders, and caecilians. It draws on many years of classroom
teaching, laboratory experience, and field observation by the
authors. Robert Stebbins and Nathan Cohen lead readers on a
fascinating odyssey as they explore some of nature's most
interesting creatures, interspersing their own observations
throughout the book. "A Natural History of Amphibians" can serve as
a textbook for students and independent learners, as an overview of
the field for professional scientists and land managers, and as an
engaging introduction for general readers.
The class Amphibia contains more than 4,500 known living
species. New species are being discovered so rapidly that the
number may grow to more than 5,000 during our lifetimes. However,
their numbers are being rapidly decimated around the globe, largely
due to the encroachment of humans on amphibian habitats and from
growing human-caused environmental pollution, discussed at length
in the final chapter. The authors focus our attention on the
"natural history" of amphibians worldwide and emphasize their
interactions with their environments over time: where they live;
how they reproduce; how they have been affected by evolutionary
processes; what factors will determine their destinies over time.
Through the experienced eyes of the authors, who are skilled
observers, we come to see and understand the place of amphibians in
the natural world around us.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1977.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1977.
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