Handbook of Frogs and Toads of the United States and Canada, Third Edition Contributor(s): Wright, Albert Hazen (Author), Wright, Anna Allen (Author), McDiarmid, Roy W. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0801482321 ISBN-13: 9780801482328 Publisher: Comstock Publishing OUR PRICE: $63.31 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1995 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Fish - Science - Nature | Animals - Reptiles & Amphibians |
Dewey: 597.809 |
LCCN: 95017575 |
Series: Comstock Classic Handbooks |
Physical Information: 1.39" H x 6.13" W x 9.2" (2.06 lbs) 670 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The preeminent naturalists Albert Hazen Wright and Anna Allen Wright spent years assembling the wealth of material on frogs and toads appearing in this widely used handbook, the third edition of which was originally published in 1949. With abundant black-and-white photographs, colorful descriptions, journal notes from the field, and excerpts from the literature, their personalized natural history emphasizes amphibians observed in the wild. In a foreword to the 1995 paperback edition, Roy McDiarmid, a foremost specialist on frogs and toads, brings the book into historical perspective and supplies information to bring it up to date. Accounts of more than 100 species and subspecies cover such topics as common and scientific names, range, habitat, size, and general appearance, as well as color, structure, voice, and breeding. Separate keys are given for secondary sexual characteristics, eggs, tadpoles, families, and species. Generous quotations from the Wrights' field journals give the reader a sense of the problems and satisfactions of their work. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wright, Albert Hazen: - Albert Hazen Wright (1879-1970) was Professor of Zoology, Emeritus, at Cornell University. In 1955, he was awarded the Eminent Ecologist Award by the Ecological Society of America.Wright, Anna Allen: - Anna Allen Wright (1882-1964) was a recognized authority on the ecology and natural history of amphibians and reptiles.McDiarmid, Roy W.: - Roy W. McDiarmid is a research zoologist and Curator of North American Amphibians and Reptiles at the National Museum of Natural History. He is the coauthor of books including Snake Species of the World and coeditor most recently of Reptile Biodiversity. McDiarmid and Ronald Altig are coeditors of Tadpoles: The Biology of Anuran Larvae. |