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Author Stebbins, Robert C. (Robert Cyril), 1915-2013.

Title Field guide to amphibians and reptiles of California / Robert C. Stebbins and Samuel M. McGinnis
Edition Rev. ed
Published Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Series California natural history guides
California natural history guides.
Contents Cover; Contents; Preface: Natural History and This Book; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; Amphibians and Reptiles: The Vertebrate Terrestrial Pioneers; Amphibian and Reptile Distribution throughout California's Habitat Complex; Ongoing Loss of Habitats and Numbers of California's Amphibians and Reptiles; Protective Status of Some Amphibians and Reptile Species; Common and Latin Name Changes; New Species, Genera, and Families; Field Identification Keys; AMPHIBIANS; Taxonomy, Anatomy, Physiology, and Behavior of Amphibians; Salamanders (Order Caudata)
Summary This user-friendly guide is the only complete resource that identifies and describes all the amphibians and reptiles--salamanders, frogs and toads, lizards, snakes, and tortoises and turtles--that live in California. The species are described in richly detailed accounts that include range maps, lifelike color paintings by Robert C. Stebbins, clear drawings of various life stages including eggs, notes on natural history, and conservation status. Easy-to-use keys for every order help identify species, and informative chapters cover more general topics including evolution, habitat loss, and photogr
Notes Revised edition of: Amphibians and reptiles of California / Robert C. Stebbins. 1972
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Amphibians -- California
Reptiles -- California
Amphibians -- California -- Identification
Reptiles -- California -- Identification
NATURE -- Animals -- Reptiles & Amphibians.
NATURE -- Animals -- General.
Amphibians
Reptiles
California
Genre/Form Guidebooks
Field guides
Form Electronic book
Author McGinnis, Samuel M.
Stebbins, Robert C. (Robert Cyril), 1915-2013. Amphibians and reptiles of California.
ISBN 9780520949973
0520949978
9780520244665
0520244664
9780520270510
0520270517
9781280592911
1280592915