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Field Guides & Natural History  Reptiles & Amphibians  Reptiles

Reptiles of Victoria A Guide to Identification and Ecology

Field / Identification Guide Identification Key
By: Peter Robertson(Author), A John Coventry(Author)
323 pages, colour photos, b/w illustrations, colour distribution maps
Publisher: CSIRO
Reptiles of Victoria
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About this book

Originally announced as Field Guide to Reptiles of Victoria in 2012, this book has been delayed for a number of years.

Victoria's reptiles are not often encountered by urban dwellers, with many species now threatened. You may have glimpsed a skink darting into the undergrowth, a snake slithering along a walking path or a blue-tongued lizard sunning itself near your garden shed. Yet the turtles, skinks, geckos, goannas, snakes and other reptiles that call Victoria home are fascinating and important members of urban and rural ecosystems.

Reptiles of Victoria is the first regional guide to all reptiles known to occur in Victoria. It contains keys and illustrated descriptions to allow identification of the 123 native, introduced and vagrant reptile species and describes their biology, ecology, distributions and the habitats in which they live. It also indicates the level of risk that the venomous snakes pose to humans and includes a brief section on first aid for snake bites. Natural history enthusiasts and professional and amateur herpetologists will find this an essential guide.

Contents

Introduction
Biology of reptiles
Biogeography, Victorian habitats and distribution
Classification

The reptile fauna of Victoria
Testudines - Turtles and Tortoises
      Sea turtles
      Freshwater turtles
Squamata – Lizards and Snakes
      Lizards
            Geckos
            Legless Lizards
            Skinks
            Dragons
            Goannas
      Snakes
            Blind snakes
            Pythons
            Venomous snakes
Other Species Possibly Occurring in Victoria

First Aid for Snake Bite
Victorian Wildlife Regulations

Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index of common names and general terms
Index of scientific names and terms

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Biography

Peter Robertson worked in the public service for 15 years, undertaking regional fauna surveys and coordinating the research and management of several threatened reptiles and amphibians. He then founded an ecological consultancy where he continues to investigate the conservation management of Victoria's fauna. With a keen interest in photography, Peter has produced the majority of the photographs in this book.

John Coventry was Senior Curator of Herpetology at the National Museum of Victoria (now Museums Victoria), where he worked for nearly 50 years, providing inspiration and support to a generation of herpetologists. Two species of skinks are named after John, in recognition of his major contributions to the field. John retired from the museum in 2002, afforded the title of `Curator Emeritus' until his death in 2007.

Peter and John met in 1976, quickly forming an enduring friendship based on their shared passion for herpetology. Together, they spent many thousands of hours in the field, carefully studying and documenting the reptile fauna of Victoria.

Field / Identification Guide Identification Key
By: Peter Robertson(Author), A John Coventry(Author)
323 pages, colour photos, b/w illustrations, colour distribution maps
Publisher: CSIRO
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