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Author:   Tanya Chan-ard (Director, Reference Collection, Director, Reference Collection, Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Thailand) ,  Jarujin Nabhitabhata (Former Director, Former Director, National Science Museum, Thailand) ,  John W. K. Parr (Natural Resource Management Consultant, Natural Resource Management Consultant)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 16.50cm
Weight:   0.828kg
ISBN:  

9780199736492

ISBN 10:   0199736499
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   19 March 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION History of Herpetology in Thailand Physiography Climate Habitats Zoogeography The Conservation of Reptiles The Protected Area System HOW TO USE THIS BOOK SYSTEMATIC SECTION THE PLATES 1. Big-headed Turtle and leatherback 2. Sea Turtles I 3. Sea Turtles II 4. Pond Turtles 5. Pond Turtles 6. Pond Turtles 7. Tortoises 8. Turtles & Softshell Turtles 9. Softshell Turtles 10. Gliding Lizards I 11. Gliding Lizards 12. Tree Lizards 13. Anglehead Lizards & Crested Lizards 14. Crested Lizards 15. Water Dragon. Phu Wua Lizard & Earless Lizard 16. Butterfly Lizards 17. Snake Skinks & Legless Skinks I 18. Legless Skinks 19. Larut Skink, Striped Skinks & Slender Skinks 20. Slender Skinks II 21. Tree Skink & Skinks 22. Slender Skinks & Ground Skinks 23. Forest Skinks 24. Stream Skinks I 25. Stream Skinks II, Lizards & Cat Gecko 26. Slender-toed Geckos I 27. Slender-toed Geckos II 28. Slender-toed Geckos III 29. Rock Geckos 30. Ground Geckos, House Geckos & Frilly Geckos 31. Four-clawed Geckos & Dwarf Gecko 32. Tockay Geckos 33. Parachute Geckos 34. Monitors 35. Blind Snakes I 36. Blind Snakes II 37. Pipe Snake & Sunbeam Snake 38. Pythons 39. Slug Snakes 40. Tree Snake, White-bellied Snake & Blackheads 41. Trunk Snakes 42. Red Snakes & Racers I 43. Racers II 44. Rat Snakes 45. Wolf Snakes I 46. Wolf Snakes II & Bridle Snakes 47. Kukri Snakes I 48. Kukri Snakes II 49. Kukri Snakes 50. Ringnecks 51. Reed Snakes 52. Bronzebacks 53. Bronzebacks & Keelbacks I 54. Keelbacks 55. Keelbacks 56. Mountain Keelbacks 57. Cat Snakes I 58. Cat Snakes II 59. Whip Snakes 60. Keelbacks & Tree Snakes 61. Water Snakes I 62. Water Snakes II 63. Water Snakes III 64. Kraits 65. Cobras 66. King Cobra 67. Coral Snakes 68. Sea Snakes I 69. Sea Snakes II 70. Sea Snakes III 71. Sea Snakes IV 72. Sea Snakes V 73. Pit Vipers I 74. Pit Vipers II 75. Crocodiles

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The work of three Thailand-based herpetologists, this is the first authoritative, all-inclusive guide to the turtles, lizards, snakes, and crocodilians of the authors' ecologically diverse country. ... Accurate, well written, and user-friendly, this guide will be an invaluable resource for anyone with interests in the rich and diverse reptilian fauna of Thailand. ... Highly recommended. CHOICE

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Tanya Chan-ard is the Director of the Reference Collection at the Natural History Museum in Pathum Thani, Thailand. John W. K. Parr has worked in natural resource management in Southeast Asia for 25 years, specializing in protected-area management. He is a co-founder of the Bangkok's Bang Pu Nature Centre, Thailand's first urban nature education center. Jarujin Nabhitabhata was formerly the Director of the National Science Museum, Thailand.

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