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Presents information on the identification, distribution, natural history, and taxonomy of each species of amphibian and reptile found on the Baja peninsula. Preliminary accounts of the life history of many of the salamanders, frogs, toads, turtles, lizards, and snakes are reported here for the first time, and several species that were almost unknown to science are illustrated in full color. The book also contains new data on species distribution and on the effect of the isolated landscape of the peninsula and its islands on the evolutionary process.
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Salamanders; frogs and toads; turtles and tortoises; lizards; worm lizards; snakes. Appendix A insular species checklist; appendix B claves taxonomicas.
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By: L Lee Grismer
399 pages, 220 col photos, 6 b/w illus, 3 tabs, 87 maps
Grismer brings together an impressive amount of original field and laboratory research, supplemented with a thorough review of existing literature, to present a first-rate accounting of the Baja California herpetofauna. This book sets the stage for further research of the reptiles and amphibians of this remarkable region.-Robert Hansen, Editor, Herpetological Review; "Grismer is without question the foremost authority on the herpetofauna of the Baja Peninsula; no one else could have produced such a detailed, comprehensive treatment of the amphibians and reptiles of the area. The book stands as a monument to Lee's many years of dedicated work on the Baja herpetofauna and will be the standard reference on the subject for many years to come."-Julian C. Lee, author of The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yucatan Peninsula
