Amphibians of Central and Southern Africa: A Study in Culture Change

by Alan Channing

Amphibians of Central and Southern Africa is the first comprehensive guide to the frogs, toads, and caecilians of the ten sub-equatorial African countries--Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801438659
• ISBN13: 9780801438653
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Comstock Publishing
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Nice photographs but correct?

This book looks very nice and the provided information is very helpful with determining the species. However, the first toad I met in Namibia, fits the description of Bufo gutturalis and the photograph of Bufo garmani. I think that these pictures are swapped. The second species I found is a tree frog with orange and black net-like pattern. With the pictures I cannot find it and my own photograph appears to be not enough to use the provided keys to the species. The third species I found is a small toad with a blinking green stripe in the middle of the back and this is exactly the same story. Concluding: 192 very nice colour photographs and very clear and informative text for each species, but you need to have the animal in captivity (or dead) to use the keys.