Amphibians of China Volume 1

Peking 2017, geb., Großformat, 1060 Seiten, 706 Farbfotos, 169 SW-Abb. 4,4 kg. Amphibians of China de-scribes each amphibian with its alternate name, its main characteristics, biological data, population status, and geographic distribution. Each entry is accompanied by plenty of figures and coloured pictures of the amphibian and its geographic distribution map. These illustrate China's amphibian species diversity and the lat-est research findings. It is the most comprehensive summary of China's amphibians. The text and picture combination aids species identification and comparison, and is valuable for the in-depth study of their phylogeny. Its detailed, comprehensive and illustrative descriptions help to identify amphibian species, and have im-portant academic significance for further surveys and research on amphibian numbers, animal protection and the development of protective measures as well as quarantine in customs. Volume 1 covers the orders Gymnophiona, Urodela, and Anura (including the families Bombinatoridae, Megophryidae, Bufonidae, and Hylidae), for a total of 200 species and subspecies.