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Pocket Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica

by Leenders, T.

Series : Zona Tropical Publications
Publisher : Comstock
Illustrations : 136 plates with 700+ col photos, 48 b/w illus, col distribution maps

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Description:

Pocket Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica introduces readers to all 470 amphibian and reptile species currently known to occur in the country. Drawing on thirty years of research and field study, Twan Leenders walks readers through the rich diversity of the country's herpetofauna-salamanders, frogs, crocodilians, turtles, lizards, snakes, and even the elusive, rarely seen caecilians. Numerous illustrations coupled with key field marks and copious pointers on how to distinguish similar looking species enable quick identification in the field. This pocket guide features:

* 136 color plates and more than 700 photographs

* 48 black-and-white scientific illustrations

* Up-to-date species accounts and color-coded range maps

* ID boxes to help place individual species their appropriate category

Compact, richly illustrated, and written in a highly accessible manner, Pocket Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica is a must-have reference for those familiar with or new to the world of tropical herpetology.