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Amphibians of Costa Rica: A Field Guide
Twan Leenders
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Description for Amphibians of Costa Rica: A Field Guide
Paperback. Series: Zona Tropical Publications. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 742.
Amphibians of Costa Rica is the first in-depth field guide to all 206 species of amphibians known to occur in Costa Rica or within walking distance of its borders. A diminutive nation with abundant natural wealth, the country is host to 146 species of frogs and toads. Frogs of gemlike beauty and dizzying variety abound: some species can fit on the end of a human finger; others would take two hands to hold. In the rainforests, you can find frogs capable of gliding from high in the treetops to the forest floor, some that carry their eggs or their tadpoles ... Read more
Amphibians of Costa Rica is the first in-depth field guide to all 206 species of amphibians known to occur in Costa Rica or within walking distance of its borders. A diminutive nation with abundant natural wealth, the country is host to 146 species of frogs and toads. Frogs of gemlike beauty and dizzying variety abound: some species can fit on the end of a human finger; others would take two hands to hold. In the rainforests, you can find frogs capable of gliding from high in the treetops to the forest floor, some that carry their eggs or their tadpoles ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Zona Tropical Publications
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9781501700620
SKU
V9781501700620
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About Twan Leenders
Twan Leenders is President of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History in Jamestown, New York.
Reviews for Amphibians of Costa Rica: A Field Guide
Amphibians of Costa Rica is highly informative and visually appealing. The use of drawings, photographs, and maps for each species account makes this a uniquely valuable reference. -Greg Watkins-Colwell, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University Beautifully illustrated, with loads of great information and clearly defined field marks for each species, this groundbreaking book is destined to become the ... Read more