Author: Walter Creighton BrownPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
The Amphibians of the Solomon Islands
Author: Walter Creighton BrownPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pacific Islands
Author: George R. ZugPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520274954
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
The Pacific is not only the worldÕs largest body of water; its vast expanse also includes an extraordinary number and diversity of oceanic islands, from Palau and the Marianas east of the Philippines to Cocos Island and the Gal‡pagos west of the Americas. The isolation of these islands and the extreme distances between them long prevented scientists from studying their floras and faunas in a comparative context. But now George R. Zug, one of the world's foremost experts on the diverse reptiles and amphibians of the Pacific Basin, offers the first such systematic overview in more than half a century. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pacific Islands is a compendium of frogs, lizards, snakes, and turtles living on these lands and in the adjacent waters of the oceanic islands in the tropical Pacific. The means to identify each species is included, along with entries that describe each animal's form, coloration, habitat, distribution, reproductive biology, and natural history. Color plates of more than 75 percent of the species also help to facilitate visual identification. This accessible and informative guide is the most comprehensive field guide available and will appeal to both novice sightseers and professional naturalists.
Reptiles of the Solomon Islands
Author: Naturalized Reptiles and Amphibians of the World
Author: Christopher LeverPublisher:
ISBN: 9780198507710
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
This book describes how the various alien reptiles and amphibians now living in the wild throughout the world were first introduced, how they subsequently became naturalized, their present distribution and status in those countries to which they were introduced, and their ecological and socio-economic impact on the native biota and local economies. Many species have had a more or less neutral impact, being neither beneficial nor harmful. However, several have had a positive ecological or socio-economic impact, while some such as the cane toad, have had an extremely destructive effect.The criteria for inclusion of a species are that it should have been imported from its natural range to a new country by human agency--either accidentally or deliberately--and that it should currently be established in the wild in self-maintaining and self-perpetuating populations unsupported by and independent of mankind.
Familia Gekkonidae (Reptilia, Sauria) : part I Australia and Oceania
Author: Klaus HenlePublisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 9783110141146
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Snakes of the World
Author: Van WallachPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1040074529
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1260
Book Description
Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species-the first catalogue of its kind-covers all living and fossil snakes described between 1758 and 2012, comprising 3,509 living and 274 extinct species allocated to 539 living and 112 extinct genera. Also included are 54 genera and 302 species that are dubious or invalid, resulting in reco
The Natural History of Rennell Island, British Solomon Islands
Author: Danske Rennellekspedition, 1951Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Solomon Islands Bibliography to 1980
Author: Sally EdridgePublisher: Suva, Fiji : Institute of Pacific Studies, the University of the South Pacific
ISBN:
Category : Solomon Islands
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
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Author: J. I. Menzies