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9780126564709

A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa

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  • ISBN13:

    9780126564709

  • ISBN10:

    0126564701

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-11-01
  • Publisher: Academic Pr
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Summary

Written by expert East African herpetologists, this book is the first complete listing and guide to all the known reptiles of the five East African countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Nearly 500 high-quality color photographs illustrate most of the species involved, many of which have never been illustrated in color before.

Table of Contents

About the Authors 6(1)
Introductory Essays
List of Maps and Line Drawings
7(1)
Preface
8(1)
Sources and Acknowledgements
9(2)
Further Reading on East African Reptiles
11(2)
How to Use this Book
13(1)
Reptiles in the East African Environment
14(2)
The Zoogeography of the East African Reptile Fauna
16(4)
Observing and Collecting Reptiles
20(3)
Reptile Conservation, the Role of National Parks and Museums
23(2)
Identifying Reptiles
25(2)
Common Names
27(1)
Photographing Reptiles
28(1)
Notes on the Husbandry of East African Reptiles
29(1)
What are Reptiles?
30(4)
Species Accounts
Chelonians
34(32)
Lizards
66(190)
Worm Lizards
256(12)
Crocodiles
268(10)
Snakes
278(219)
Reptile Biology Illustrations
497(3)
Reptile Habitat Illustrations
500(4)
Appendices
Notes on Snakebite
504(8)
Local Names
512(3)
Gazetteer
515(13)
Glossary
528(6)
References
534(1)
Scientific Index
535(4)
Common Name Index
539

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