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Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa
Stephen Spawls
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Description for Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa
Paperback. Covers 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians across the five countries of East Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. This book offers concise identification-oriented text, color photographs, and color distribution maps for each species. It is a useful resource for ecotourists, and for those on safari. Series: Princeton Pocket Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, 230 color plates. 230 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFG; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
This lightweight and portable guide covers the 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians you are most likely to encounter across the five countries of East Africa--Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Encompassing a wealth of landscapes rare in tropical Africa, from deserts to rain forests to snow-capped mountains, this vast region is home to such famous national parks and game reserves as the Serengeti and the Selous in Tanzania and the Tsavo and the Maro in Kenya. Here you will find a corresponding wealth of secretive yet often unwittingly conspicuous tortoises, lizards, crocodiles, snakes, and frogs. Reptiles and Amphibians of East ... Read more
This lightweight and portable guide covers the 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians you are most likely to encounter across the five countries of East Africa--Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Encompassing a wealth of landscapes rare in tropical Africa, from deserts to rain forests to snow-capped mountains, this vast region is home to such famous national parks and game reserves as the Serengeti and the Selous in Tanzania and the Tsavo and the Maro in Kenya. Here you will find a corresponding wealth of secretive yet often unwittingly conspicuous tortoises, lizards, crocodiles, snakes, and frogs. Reptiles and Amphibians of East ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Princeton Pocket Guides
Condition
New
Weight
341g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691128849
SKU
V9780691128849
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Stephen Spawls
Stephen Spawls, Kim Howell, and Robert C. Drewes are the coauthors, with James Ashe, of A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa (Princeton). Stephen Spawls is the author of checklists to both the snakes and lizards of Kenya. Kim Howell, Professor of Zoology and Marine Biology at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is a ... Read more
Reviews for Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa
This is a good book to have if you like reptiles and amphibians and there is a trip to East Africa in your future.
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