Generously illustrated, this essential handbook for herpetologists, ecologists, and naturalists features comprehensive keys to eggs, embryos, salamander larvae, and tadpoles; species accounts; a glossary of terms; and an extensive bibliography. The taxonomic accounts include a summarization of the morphology and basic natural history, as well as an introduction to published information for each species. Tadpole mouthparts exhibit major characteristics used in identifications, and the book includes illustrations for a number of species. Color photographs of larvae of many species are also presented. Handbook of Larval Amphibians of the United States and Canada, written by the foremost experts on larval amphibians, is the first guide of its kind and will transform the fieldwork of scientists and fish and wildlife professionals.
Tabella dei contenuti
Foreword by Aaron Bauer
Preface
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction
Background and Scope 1. The Amphibian Fauna
Salamanders, Newts, and Waterdogs
Frogs and Toads 2. The Amphibian Life Cycle
Developmental Categories
Eggs
Key to Eggs
Embryos and Hatchlings
Key to Embryos and Hatchlings
Larvae 3. Order Caudata: Salamanders and Relatives
Key to Larval and Larviform Salamanders
Taxonomic Accounts
Ambystomatidae (Mole and Giant Salamanders)
Amphiumidae (Amphiumas)
Cryptobranchidae (Hellbenders)
Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)
Proteidae (Mudpuppy and Waterdogs)
Rhyacotritonidae (Torrent Salamanders)
Salamandridae (Newts)
Sirenidae (Dwarf Sirens and Sirens) 4. Order Anura: Frogs and Toads
Key to Tadpoles
Taxonomic Accounts
Bufonidae (Toads)
Dendrobatidae (Dart-poison Frogs)
Hylidae (Treefrogs and relatives)
Leiopelmatidae (Tailed Frogs)
Leptodactylidae (White-lipped Frogs)
Microhylidae (Small-mouthed Toads and Sheep Frog)
Pipidae (Tongueless Frogs)
Ranidae (True Frogs)
Rhinophrynidae (Burrowing Toad)
Scaphiopodidae (Spadefoots)Glossary
Literature Cited
Index of Common Names
Index of Scientific Names
Circa l’autore
Ronald Altig is Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Mississippi State University. Roy W. Mc Diarmid is a research zoologist and Curator of North American Amphibians and Reptiles at the National Museum of Natural History. He is the coauthor of books including Snake Species of the World and coeditor most recently of Reptile Biodiversity. Altig and Mc Diarmid are coeditors of Tadpoles: The Biology of Anuran Larvae. Aaron M. Bauer is Professor of Biology and Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology at Villanova University. He is the author of Geckos: The Animal Answer Guide.
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