Turtles of the World: A Guide to Every Family

by J Whitfield Gibbons, Jeffrey E Lovich, Jeffrey E. Lovich

A lavishly illustrated guide to the world's turtles that looks at every family and genus

Turtles of the World reveals the extraordinary diversity of these amazing reptiles. Characterized by the bony shell that acts as a shield to protect the softer body within, turtles are survivors from the time of the dinosaurs and are even more ancient in evolutionary terms than snakes and crocodilians. Of more than 350 species known today,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069122322X
• ISBN13: 9780691223223
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.5"