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9781557287373

The Amphibians and Reptiles of Arkansas

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  • ISBN13:

    9781557287373

  • ISBN10:

    1557287376

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-09-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Arkansas Pr
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Summary

The product of fifteen years of work by top herpetologists, this book is a comprehensive examination of the amphibians and reptiles of Arkansas, featuring over 136 species and subspecies. With more than five hundred four-color photos, line drawings, and over one hundred maps, this book is the definitive text on the subject.

Author Biography

Henry W. Robison is a professor of biology at Southern Arkansas-University.

Table of Contents

A history of Arkansas herpetology and herpetofaunal literaturep. 1
Classification and species checklist for the amphibians and reptiles of Arkansasp. 9
About species and subspeciesp. 15
Ecoregions of Arkansasp. 17
Searching for and observing amphibians and reptiles in naturep. 29
Conservation of Arkansas's amphibians and reptilesp. 35
Amphibian and reptile species erroneously reported from Arkansasp. 39
Exotic speciesp. 41
Amphibians
Order caudata - salamandersp. 45
Key to the salamanders of Arkansas (excluding larvae)p. 47
Family and species accounts - order caudatap. 56
Key and pictorial guide to ontogenetic stages of live larvae or larviform adults of selected salamanders of Arkansasp. 113
Order anura - frogs and toadsp. 128
Key to the frogs and toads of Arkansasp. 129
Family and species accounts - order anurap. 139
Key and pictorial guide to ontogenetic stages of live larvae of selected anurans of Arkansasp. 180
Reptiles
Order crocodilia - crocodiliansp. 201
Species account - order crocodiliap. 201
Order testudines - turtlesp. 204
Key to the turtles of Arkansasp. 207
Family and species accounts - order testudinesp. 214
Order squamatap. 244
Suborder sauria - lizardsp. 244
Key to the lizards of Arkansasp. 245
Family and species accounts - suborder sauriap. 250
Suborder serpentes - snakesp. 272
Key to the snakes of Arkansasp. 275
Family and species accounts - suborder serpentesp. 291
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