| Description |
256 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Smithsonian handbooks.
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| Note |
Title preceded by: DK. |
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"Reprinted with corrections in 2002"--Title page verso. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Authors' introduction -- How this book works -- What is an amphibian? -- What is a reptile? -- Amphibian reproduction -- Reptile reproduction -- Amphibian feeding habits -- Reptile feeding habits -- Movement and activity -- Defense -- Distribution and habitat -- Conservation -- Studying and keeping -- Identification key -- Reptiles : Turtles and tortoises -- Tuataras -- Lizards -- Snakes -- Crocodilians -- Amphibians : Newts and salamanders -- Caecilians -- Frogs and toads. |
| Summary |
Collects annotated photographs and descriptions of over 400 species of reptiles and amphibians, such as turtles, lizards, snakes, newts, and frogs. |
| Subject |
Reptiles -- Identification -- Juvenile literature.
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Amphibians -- Identification -- Juvenile literature.
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Amphibians. |
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Reptiles. |
| Genre |
Guidebooks.
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Field guides.
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Guidebooks.
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| Added Author |
Halliday, Tim, 1945-
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| Added Title |
DK reptiles and amphibians |
| ISBN |
0789493934 (paperback) |
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9780789493934 (paperback) |
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