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Channing, A. & K. M. Howell: Amphibians of East Africa.
Ithaca & Frankfurt am Main: Cornell University Press/Edition Chimaira, 2006.
Roy. 8vo pp. xi + 1-418 (+ pls). Illustrated laminated boards, 24 colour plates (185 photos), 300 text figs (inc. 202 distribution maps, 98 line drawings), 1 table, illustrated keys, bibliography, systematic index. New book. (In this first field guide and reference book dedicated to the amphibian fauna of East Africa, comprising Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda, Alan Channing and Kim M. Howell provide comprehensive and detailed accounts for 194 species of frogs, toads, and treefrogs and 9 species of caecilians found throughout the region. Each species account includes information on description, known habitat preferences and distribution, advertisement call and breeding biology, brief notes and a guide to key references relating to each species are also included. A separate chapter illustrates and describes the characteristics of the tadpoles where known. Additional chapters cover the history of amphibian studies in East Africa, geography and environment, conservation, classification and identification, accompanied by 185 very good colour photos).
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44.80 GBP
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