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Description: |
xx, 934 pages, 96 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 859-909) and indexes. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: pt. 1. The Basics -- 1. Discovering a Tropical Herpetofauna -- 2. The Costa Rican Environment -- 3. Organization of the Systematic Accounts (How to Use This Book) -- pt. 2. Living Amphibians -- 4. Amphibians (Class Amphibia) -- 5. Caecilians (Order Gmynophiona) -- 6. Salamanders (Order Caudata) -- 7. Frogs and Toads (Order Anura) -- pt. 3. Living Reptiles -- 8. Reptiles (Class Reptilia) -- 9. Squamates (Order Squamata) -- 10. Lizards (Suborder Sauria) -- 11. Snakes (Suborder Serpentes) -- 12. Turtles (Order Testudinata) -- 13. Crocodilians (Order Crocodilia) -- pt. 4. Biogeography and Evolution -- 14. Ecological Distribution of the Herpetofauna -- 15. Geographic Distribution: Historical Units, Faunal Areas, Endemism, and General Patterns -- 16. Development of the Herpetofauna. |
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Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy032/2001043717.html |
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Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/uchi051/2001043717.html |