Description
Gibbons, Wilson, and Mitchell enumerate the distinguishing characteristics of salamanders, including how they are different from other amphibians and from reptiles, especially lizards. Also discussed are distribution, habitat, behavior and activity, reproduction, food and feeding, predators and defense, conservation, and taxonomy. Accompanying each account are photographs illustrating typical adults and variations and distribution maps for the eastern U.S. and the United States as a whole.
Given that a high percentage of the world’s species of salamanders live in the Southeast and Northeast and the scientific and popular concern for the worldwide decline in amphibian populations in general, Salamanders of the Eastern United States will appeal to people of all ages and levels of knowledge interested in natural history and conservation. The guide will help foster the growing interest in salamanders as well as cultivate a desire to protect and conserve these fascinating amphibians and their habitats.
FEATURES:
conservation-oriented approach
more than 400 color photographs
more than 80 distribution maps
clear species descriptions and photographs
sections on biology, worldwide diversity, identification, taxonomy, habitats, and conservation
"Did You Know?" sidebars of interesting facts
Book Information
ISBN 9780820365732
Author Larry Wilson
Format Paperback
Page Count 500
Imprint University of Georgia Press
Publisher University of Georgia Press