A comprehensive photographic guide to the world's frogs and toads
With nearly 6,000 species currently identified, frogs and toads are the most familiar and abundant amphibians on the planet. Frogs and Toads of the World is a comprehensive guide to the natural history of this large and diverse group of creatures. Stunningly illustrated throughout with 200 color photographs, this one-of-a-kind book traces the evolution and classification of frogs and toads, providing detailed information about each of the 49 unique families and highlighting distinctive and notable species. It vividly describes their remarkable diversity in shape, color, and markings; anatomy and development; life cycle; habitats; the various methods they use to attract mates and hunt for food; and the physiological and behavioral tricks they use to survive and thrive around the world.
This indispensable guide also explores frogs' interaction with humans, from modern-day collection for the meat trade, scientific research, and the trade in exotic pets to how their survival is being threatened by habitat destruction, climate change, and disease.
| ISBN: | 9780691149684 |
| Publication date: | 18th February 2022 |
| Author: | Chris Mattison |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Genres: |
Wildlife: reptiles and amphibians: general interest Zoology: invertebrates |
A comprehensive photographic guide to the world's frogs and toads
With nearly 6,000 species currently identified, frogs and toads are the most familiar and abundant amphibians on the planet. Frogs and Toads of the World is a comprehensive guide to the natural history of this large and diverse group of creatures. Stunningly illustrated throughout with 200 color photographs, this one-of-a-kind book traces the evolution and classification of frogs and toads, providing detailed information about each of the 49 unique families and highlighting distinctive and notable species. It vividly describes their remarkable diversity in shape, color, and markings; anatomy and development; life cycle; habitats; the various methods they use to attract mates and hunt for food; and the physiological and behavioral tricks they use to survive and thrive around the world.
This indispensable guide also explores frogs' interaction with humans, from modern-day collection for the meat trade, scientific research, and the trade in exotic pets to how their survival is being threatened by habitat destruction, climate change, and disease.
Frogs and Toads of the World features in the following genres: Wildlife: reptiles and amphibians: general interest, Zoology: invertebrates
Frogs and Toads of the World is available in Hardback
Frogs and Toads of the World was written by Chris Mattison and published by Princeton University Press
Frogs and Toads of the World has 192 pages