A field guide to the reptiles of East Africa

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi

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A field guide to the reptiles of East Africa

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi

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Academic Press
Language
English
Pages
543

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Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: INTRODUCTORY ESSAYS
List of Maps and Line Drawings 7
Preface 8
Sources and Acknowledgements 9
Further Reading on East African Reptiles 11
How to Use this Book 13
Reptiles in the East African Environment 14
The Zoogeography of the East African Reptile Fauna 16
Observing and Collecting Reptiles 20
Reptile Conservation, the Role of National Parks and Museums 23
Identifying Reptiles 25
Common Names 27
Photographing Reptiles 28
Notes on the Husbandry of East African Reptiles 29
What are Reptiles? 30
SPECIES ACCOUNTS
CHELONIANS 34
LIZARDS 66
WORM LIZARDS 256
CROCODILES 268
SNAKES 278
Reptile Biology Illustrations 497
Reptile Habitat Illustrations 500
APPENDICES
Notes on Snakebite 504
Local Names 512
Gazetteer 515
Glossary 528
References 534
Scientific Index 535
Common Name Index 539.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Published in
San Diego
Series
AP natural world
Genre
Identification.

Classifications

Library of Congress
QL662.A353 F54 2002, QL662.A353F54 2002

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Pagination
543 p. :
Number of pages
543

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL6800056M
ISBN 10
0126564701
LCCN
00110169
Library Thing
1314068
Goodreads
1237751

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