Frogs and toads of the world / Chris Mattison.
This book is a comprehensive guide to the large, diverse, and important group of animals: frogs and toads. With more than 5,800 species currently identified, frogs and toads are the most familiar and most abundant amphibians on the planet. Every aspect of their lives is explored in this fully illustrated reference book, including the origins, classification, size and shape, colors, enemies, food, reproduction, life-cycle, and habitat of frogs and toads from around the world. The book also explores frog's interaction with humans, from modern day collection for the meat trade, scientific research, and the trade in exotic pets, to how their survival is threatened by over-exploration, habitat destruction, climate change, and disease. Drawing on the latest research and the recently revised classification system, and illustrated with stunning color photographs throughout, this guide will appeal to amateur naturalists and all those with an interest in the world of frogs and toads.--From book jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780691149684 (cloth)
- ISBN: 0691149682 (cloth)
- Physical Description: 192 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published by the Natural History Museum, London, under the title Frogs and toads. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 188) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Origins and classification -- Size and shape, colour and markings -- Interactions with the physical environment -- Enemies and defence -- Food and feeding -- Reproduction -- Life-cycles -- Habitat and distribution -- Frogs and man -- The families. |
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Subject: | Frogs. Toads. |
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Kirtland Community College Library | QL 668 .E2 M38 2011 | 30775305495583 | General Collection | Available | - |
Frogs and Toads of the World
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Frogs and Toads of the World
A comprehensive photographic guide to the world's frogs and toads With nearly 6,000 species currently identified, frogs and toads are the most familiar and abundant amphibians on the planet. Frogs and Toads of the World is a comprehensive guide to the natural history of this large and diverse group of creatures. Stunningly illustrated throughout with 200 color photographs, this one-of-a-kind book traces the evolution and classification of frogs and toads, providing detailed information about each of the 49 unique families and highlighting distinctive and notable species. It vividly describes their remarkable diversity in shape, color, and markings; anatomy and development; life cycle; habitats; the various methods they use to attract mates and hunt for food; and the physiological and behavioral tricks they use to survive and thrive around the world. This indispensable guide also explores frogs' interaction with humans, from modern-day collection for the meat trade, scientific research, and the trade in exotic pets to how their survival is being threatened by habitat destruction, climate change, and disease. A comprehensive guide to the natural history of frogs and toads Features 200 stunning color photographs Covers each of the 49 unique frog families Describes anatomy, life cycle, habitats, survival tricks, and more