Reptiles and Amphibians of New Zealand - A Field Guide

London 2019,, 376 Seiten, mehr als 400 Farbfotos, Karten für jede Art. Illustrated with extraordinary new photography, this is the definitive field guide to all of New Zealand’s tuatara, geckos, skinks, frogs, marine turtles and marine snakes. From the ancient tuatara, the sole surviving member of its order, to the world’s largest collection of long-lived and live-bearing lizards, our geckos and skinks, New Zealand’s 123 species of reptiles and amphibians represent an extraordinary aspect of this country’s biodiversity. This book is the only field guide to cover all currently recognised species.  It gives anIntroduction to evolution, conservation, observing and collecting, ecosystems and geographic history and offers an authoritative text on every species, including names, description, distribution, variation and similar species, habitat and natural history. In addition it has identification keys for each of the major groups and regional checklist and a handy quick guide on the insideflaps.