Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar, the Mascarene, the Seychelles, and the Comoro Islands

by Henkel, Friedrich-Wilhelm; Schmidt, Wolfgang; Knothig, Michael; Liebel, Klaus; Zobel, Roland; Kaiser, Hinrich, Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781575240145
• ISBN10: 1575240149
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Krieger Pub Co

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Madagascar	1	(14)
Climate	4	(2)
Vegetation	6	(6)
Fauna	12	(3)
Comoro Islands	15	(2)
Seychelles	17	(3)
Mascarene Islands	20	(7)
Reunion	20	(2)
Mauritius	22	(3)
Rodrigues	25	(2)
Species Accounts	27	(1)
Amphibians	28	(57)
Caecilians--Family Caeciliaidae	28	(1)
Frogs	28	(57)
Web-Footed Frogs--Family Rhacophoridae	30	(8)
Reed Frogs--Family Hyperoliidae	38	(5)
True Frogs--Family Ranidae	43	(4)
Mantellas--Family Mantellidae	47	(20)
Narrow-Mouthed Frogs--Family Microhylidae	67	(17)
Toads--Family Bufonidae	84	(1)
Reptiles	85	(207)
Tortoises and Turtles--Order Testudines	85	(9)
Tortoises--Family Testudinidae	87	(5)
Freshwater Turtles--Family Pelomedusidae	92	(2)
Crocodiles--Order Crocodylia	94	(2)
Family Crocodylidae	94	(2)
Chameleons--Family Chamaeleonidae	96	(46)
Iguanas and Agamas--Families Iguanidae and Agamidae	142	(8)
Plated Lizards--Family Cordylidae	150	(12)
Geckos--Family Gekkonidae	162	(91)
Subfamily Gekkoninae	162	(91)
Skinks--Family Scincidae	253	(15)
Snakes--Suborder Serpentes	268	(24)
Selected National Parks and Nature Reserves in Madagascar	292	(4)
Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles Found in the Areas Discussed	296	(8)
Photographic Sources	304	(1)
Bibliography	305	(4)
Index	309