Photographic Field Guide to Australian Frogs
CSIRO Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4863-1325-9 (ISBN)
Australia is home to more than 240 species of frogs, many of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
The Photographic Field Guide to Australian Frogs provides readers with the tools to confidently identify 242 species and five recognised subspecies. It includes detailed information on the distribution, habitat preferences and call of each frog species, as well as fully illustrated keys to genera to assist with identification. Multiple photographs of each species show variation in colour and pattern as well as features used for identification such as thigh colouration, skin texture, belly colour and patterning, eye colour and extent of webbing between the toes.
With a strong focus on illustrating variation and key diagnostic features, this guide will enable frog enthusiasts, environmental professionals and research scientists to identify Australian frog species with a high level of confidence.
Features
Features detailed descriptions with comparative analysis to improve accurate identification.
Is generously illustrated with feature-specific images (e.g. photos of webbing, finger discs, posterior thigh colour, bellies), which are vital for accurate identification.
Includes keys for identification and individualised distribution maps.
Includes detailed call descriptions with comparison to similar species.
Mark G. Sanders has a passion for the natural world. Initially focused on birds, his interest and knowledge now includes all terrestrial vertebrates, a number of invertebrate groups and orchids too. His professional experience as a field naturalist, ecologist and fauna surveyor extends over more than 20 years. He is a well-known wildlife photographer, and currently runs an environmental consultancy conducting surveys across Australia but mostly within his home state of Queensland.
Foreword
Acknowledgements
INTRODUCTION
Purpose and scope
Classification and names
Amphibians in Australia
Frog protection and legislation
Finding frogs
Hygiene
Morphology – physical features which aid identification
Distribution maps
Call
FROG IDENTIFICATION AND SPECIES PROFILES
Family Limnodynastidae
Family Microhylidae
Family Myobatrachidae
Family Pelodryadidae
Family Ranidae
Family Bufonidae
Glossary and abbreviations
References
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.08.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Melbourne |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 245 mm |
| Gewicht | 970 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4863-1325-6 / 1486313256 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4863-1325-9 / 9781486313259 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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