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Overview"The """"Bartletts' Guide"""" to the alligators, crocodiles, turtles, and lizards of eastern and central North America features all 207 species inhabiting the region from west Texas, to western Manitoba, to the eastern seaboard. Each species account is accompanied by a color photo, distribution map, and description including appearance, behavior, range, habitat, and prey. Some introduced species covered in the """"Guide"""", such as the large and predatory Nile monitor and spectacled caiman, illuminate ever-worsening environmental and ecological conditions, particularly in Florida and Texas. This authoritative and user-friendly reference will appeal to hobbyists, amateur naturalists, biologists, and herpetologists seeking a focused, detailed, well-organized, and richly illustrated field guide." Full Product DetailsAuthor: R. D. Bartlett , Patricia P. BartlettPublisher: University Press of Florida Imprint: University Press of Florida Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.645kg ISBN: 9780813029467ISBN 10: 0813029465 Pages: 344 Publication Date: 31 October 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe Bartletts have completed a monumental undertaking in compiling information on and photographing all the diverse amphibian and reptile taxa of eastern and central North America. -- Kevin M. Enge My choice as an effective primer for budding naturalists and young naturalists at heart wishing to become acquainted with this interesting segment of North America's natural legacy. -- Walter Meshaka Jr. My choice as an effective primer for budding naturalists and young naturalists at heart wishing to become acquainted with this interesting segment of North America's natural legacy. -- Walter Meshaka Jr. Author InformationR. D. Bartlett is a veteran herpetologist and herpetoculturist with more than four decades’ experience writing, photographing, and educating people about reptiles and amphibians.<.p> Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |