A guide to reptiles and amphibians of Egypt / Sherif Baha El Din.

By: Material type: TextTextCairo, Egypt : The American University in Cairo Press, 2006Description: xi, 359 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
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  • unmediated
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  • volume
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 597.90962 DI.G 2006 23
Contents:
The Egyptian setting -- Evolution of Egypt's landscape and its herpetofauna -- The contemporary Egyptian herpetofauna -- Herpetofaunal habitats of Egypt -- Conservation -- Methodology -- Amphibia: Order Anura (frogs and toads) -- Reptilia: Order Squamata: Suborder Sauria (Lizards) ; Order Squamata: Suborder Serpentes (Snakes) ; Order Crocodylia (Crocodiles) ; Order Testudines (Turtles and tortoises).
Summary: "This book provides concise, reliable, and up-to-date information on all 118 species currently recognized from Egypt, with detailed review of their taxonomy, identification, natural history, ecology, and conservation. This volume is based on the author's twenty-year experience with the reptile and amphibian fauna of Egypt and the Middle East, which includes extensive fieldwork and research. In total, the current work adds almost 20 percent to the previously reported fauna from Egypt, and presents many taxonomic innovations that are reported and elaborated here for the first time." "Each species entry contains concise information, including synonymy, tanxonomic notes, world and Egypt distributions, distinguishing features, habitat, ecology and conservation status. Over 130 high-quality color photographs and line drawings illustrate all the species dealt with. With easy-to-use keys, accurate distribution maps, diagnostic illustrations, a comprehensive bibliography, this guide is a valuable tool in the identification, study, and conservation of the animals."--Jacket
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 330-355) and indexes.

The Egyptian setting -- Evolution of Egypt's landscape and its herpetofauna -- The contemporary Egyptian herpetofauna -- Herpetofaunal habitats of Egypt -- Conservation -- Methodology -- Amphibia: Order Anura (frogs and toads) -- Reptilia: Order Squamata: Suborder Sauria (Lizards) ; Order Squamata: Suborder Serpentes (Snakes) ; Order Crocodylia (Crocodiles) ; Order Testudines (Turtles and tortoises).

"This book provides concise, reliable, and up-to-date information on all 118 species currently recognized from Egypt, with detailed review of their taxonomy, identification, natural history, ecology, and conservation. This volume is based on the author's twenty-year experience with the reptile and amphibian fauna of Egypt and the Middle East, which includes extensive fieldwork and research. In total, the current work adds almost 20 percent to the previously reported fauna from Egypt, and presents many taxonomic innovations that are reported and elaborated here for the first time." "Each species entry contains concise information, including synonymy, tanxonomic notes, world and Egypt distributions, distinguishing features, habitat, ecology and conservation status. Over 130 high-quality color photographs and line drawings illustrate all the species dealt with. With easy-to-use keys, accurate distribution maps, diagnostic illustrations, a comprehensive bibliography, this guide is a valuable tool in the identification, study, and conservation of the animals."--Jacket

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