Amphibian

Amphibian
Author: Barry Clarke
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1993
Genre: Amphibians
ISBN: 9780751360042

Eyewitness Guides are a series of illustrated information books which integrate photographs with explanatory illustrations, maps, charts and text. This book looks at amphibians, their evolution, time-chart, fossils, modern families, defence, diet and metamorphosis.

Amphibian

Amphibian
Author: Carla Gunn
Publisher: Coach House Books
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2005-04-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1770560130

Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book! Nine-year-old Phineas William Walsh has an encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. What he can't understand is people and why they're poisoning the planet around him. Shouldn't everyone be losing sleep over the fact that so many animals are on the endangered species list?

DK Eyewitness Books: Amphibian

DK Eyewitness Books: Amphibian
Author: Barry Clarke
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2005-09-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0756667739

Frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, and the rare caecilians come in a stunning array of colors, shapes, sizes, and habitats. They live both in water and on land and move in a variety of ways from swimming to hopping and even flying. With a series of specially commissioned photographs, DK Eyewitness Books: Amphibian takes a close look at the fascinating natural history of these creatures from the bright green, red-eyed tree frogs to dull, burrowing, wormlike caecilians; from startling black and yellow fire salamanders to tiny transparent glass frogs. The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.

Amphibian Declines

Amphibian Declines
Author: Michael J. Lannoo
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 1124
Release: 2005-06-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780520235922

Documents in comprehensive detail a major environmental crisis: rapidly declining amphibian populations and the disturbing developmental problems that are increasingly prevalent within many amphibian species.

Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois

Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois
Author: Christopher A. Phillips
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2022-06-28
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0252053257

The second edition of the Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois offers up-to-date information on the state’s 102 species of frogs and toads, salamanders, turtles, lizards, and snakes. Detailed descriptions by the authors include habitats, distinguishing features, behaviors, and other facts, while revised range maps and full-color photographs help users recognize animals in the field. In addition, an identification key and easy-to-navigate page layouts guide readers through extensive background material on each species' population, diet, predators, reproduction, and conservation status. A one-of-a-kind resource, the Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois is a definitive guide aimed at biologists, teachers, students, wildlife specialists, natural resource managers, conservationists, law enforcement officials, landowners, hobbyists, and everyone else eager to explore herpetology and nature in the Prairie State.

Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery- E-Book

Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery- E-Book
Author: Stephen J. Divers
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 1793
Release: 2018-11-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323482481

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Veterinary Medicine** Known as "the bible" of herpetological medicine and surgery, Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery, 3rd Edition edited by Stephen Divers and Scott Stahl provides a complete veterinary reference for reptiles and amphibians, including specific sections on practice management and development; taxonomy, anatomy, physiology, behavior, stress and welfare; captive husbandry and management including nutrition, heating and lighting; infectious diseases and laboratory sciences; clinical techniques and procedures; sedation, anesthesia and analgesia; diagnostic imaging; endoscopy; medicine; surgery; therapy; differential diagnoses by clinical signs; specific disease/condition summaries; population health and public health; and legal topics. Well-organized and concise, this new edition covers just about everything related to reptiles and amphibians by utilizing an international array of contributing authors that were selected based on their recognized specialization and expertise, bringing a truly global perspective to this essential text!

Biology of Amphibians

Biology of Amphibians
Author: William E. Duellman
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 702
Release: 1994-02
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780801847806

Now reissued in paperback with an updated preface by the authors, Biology of Amphibians remains the standard work in its field.

Salamander, Frog, and Polliwog

Salamander, Frog, and Polliwog
Author: Brian P. Cleary
Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 154150500X

What is an amphibian? Frogs, toads, and salamanders and are all amphibians!

North American Amphibians

North American Amphibians
Author: David M. Green
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2014-02-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0520266722

"The frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts that inhabit North America, numbering nearly 300 species, represent immense variation in form, habitat, distribution and ecology. This volume discusses the diversity of these animals in relation to the historical geography of the North American continent and portrays all of the formally recognized amphibian species to be found in the United States and Canada within a geographical context. Each species is presented with a color photograph, an account of its range, habitat and conservation status, and an up-to-date, full color range map that depicts its known occurrences in relation to the topography of the landscape. This volume reflects the enormous growth in interest about amphibians and increased intensity of scientific research into their biology and distribution that has occurred during the past two decades"--