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Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-East Asia: Bloomsbury Naturalist

Autor Indraneil Das
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 12 aug 2015
A Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-East Asia is the first comprehensive guide to the snakes, lizards, crocodiles, tortoises and turtles of the region.South-East Asia is home to one of the most diverse reptile faunas on Earth. Covering more than 1000 species and subspecies in thorough detail, this field guide provides authoritative, up-to-date information on identification, habitat, behaviour, subspecies, distribution and status. The informative text explains the behaviour and morphology of reptiles, as well as how to measure and identify species according to scale counts and other anatomical features.South-East Asia is one of the most important ecotourism destinations in the world, with an expanding local market as wildlife conservation assumes greater prominence locally. This guide is essential reading for anyone interested in the wildlife of the region - wildlife enthusiasts, students, conservation planners and specialists alike.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472920577
ISBN-10: 1472920570
Pagini: 376
Dimensiuni: 153 x 234 x 30 mm
Greutate: 1.06 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Natural History
Seria Bloomsbury Naturalist

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Covers all the reptiles recorded for mainland South-East Asia and the islands of the Greater Sundas.

Notă biografică

Indraneil Das is Professor of Herpetology at the Institute of Biodiversity Conservation, University of Malaysia Sarawak. He received his doctorate from the University of Oxford, England, and was a Fulbright Fellow at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, USA. Indraneil Das's other books include photographic guides to the reptiles of India (2002), Sri Lanka (2005) and Borneo (2006). He is a frequent contributor to scientific journals such as the Raffles Bulletin of Zoology and the Journal of Herpetology.

Cuprins

AcknowledgementsAbbreviations, Conventions and Symbols IntroductionDefining ReptilesMorphological SpecializationsIdentification of ReptilesReptile EcologyRegion CoveredThe EnvironmentReptile ConservationBook OrganizationManagement of Snakebite Plates Species AccountsCrocodilesTurtlesLizardsSnakes Glossary of Technical TermsSelected BibliographyInternet ResourcesIndex