Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles

by George R. Zug, Laurie J. Vitt, Janalee Caldwell, et al.

Herpetology has always been one of the most exciting disciplines of zoology. During the past few years the field has continued to grow, yet it has been plagued by scarcity of comprehensive, up-to-date textbooks containing the most important developments. This timely book fills that void. Through skillful synthesis, the author summarizes the diversity in the biology of living amphibians and reptiles and describes the breadth of current herpetological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0127826203
• ISBN13: 9780127826202
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 527 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

great herp book!

It is a great herp book, with lots of information. But i guess there are newer version of it on the market...

Still Missing Some Details and Organization (otherwise very good)

This is generally a VERY good book! Still, given minimal initial knowledge of Herpetology, the book can be somewhat ambiguous and disorganized and is missing a few essential details such as habitat and food for families of reptiles and amphibians in the necessary chapters. It requires more photographs and better taxonomic organization for clarity.

Educational

This book covers everything from the basics of herps, to the more advance steps in classification, breeding, and observing. In the most case this book is not a good reference guide for those with a minor understanding of the biology of reptiles, however, for those who know the basics, and are interested enough to continue their learning experiance on an advnaced level, this book is a must. Used in colleges as college text, anyone in the herpetological field in college needs this book!

Great Book

This book is for expierienced herpers only .It has almost evrything you need to know.If you are interested in learning more about herps.I give this a 5 if you are a expiereienced reader.