Field Guide to East African ReptilesThe definitive guide to the reptiles of the region East Africa is home to a remarkable assemblage of reptiles, from crocodiles and chameleons to turtles and tortoises, lizards, worm-lizards, and a stunning array of snakes. The region is a true herpetological hot-spot. Now in its second edition and written by an internationally respected team of herpetologists, this is the definitive field guide to these animals. With concise identification text, detailed maps and packed with photography, this book includes every one of the 500 species in East Africa, covering the countries of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. All species accounts are accompanied by an accurate range map,. Comprehensive and authoritative, Field Guide to East African Reptiles is an essential tool for all naturalists, conservationists, educators, field workers, medical personnel and students in the region. |
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Field Guide to East African Reptiles Steve Spawls,Kim Howell,Harald Hinkel,Michele Menegon Limited preview - 2018 |
Field Guide to East African Reptiles Stephen Spawls,Steve Spawls,Kim Howell,Harald Hinkel,Michele Menegon No preview available - 2018 |
Field Guide to East African Reptiles Steve Spawls,Kim Howell,Harald Hinkel,Michele Menegon No preview available - 2022 |
Common terms and phrases
adults Africa Agama altitude average Blind Snake blotches Body cylindrical body scales brown burrowing Chameleon clutch coastal colour Conservation Status crocodiles dark Diet diurnal dorsal scale rows dorsal scales DR Congo dry savanna Dwarf Gecko East Africa eastern Elsewhere endemic females flanks forest genus grey gular HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION hatchling size unknown head Hemidactylus holes IDENTIFICATION IUCN juveniles keeled Kenya Kinyongia Lake Turkana lays eggs leaf litter limbs Lygodactylus males Maximum Melanoseps Michele Menegon Midbody scale rows moist savanna National Park NATURAL HISTORY neck occurs pale Poorly known precloacal pores recorded reptiles rock rostral rows at midbody rufous Rwanda Sand Snake savanna sea level Skink snout southern Tanzania species specimens speckled spots Stephen Spawls subcaudals subspecies tail Tanzania Taxonomic Note terrestrial total length Trachylepis trees Trioceros tubercles Udzungwa Mountains Uganda Uluguru underside Usambara Mountains usually ventrals Watamu woodland Worm Lizard Worm Snake yellow