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Snakes of Australia - (Princeton Field Guides) by Tie Eipper & Scott Eipper (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- A comprehensive and user-friendly photographic field guide With more than 1,000 photographs, Snakes of Australia illustrates and describes in detail all 240 of the continent's species and subspecies--from file snakes, pythons, colubrids, and natricids to elapids, marine elapids, homalopsids, and blind snakes.Features introductions to each family, species descriptions, type locations, distribution maps, and quick-identification keys to each family and generaCovers English and scientific names, appearance, range, ecology, disposition, danger level, and IUCN Red List CategoryIllustrates every species and has multiple images for some species to show variationPresents information on habitat types, snakes in the environment, and snake-bite prevention and first aidIncludes a checklist of all the snakes, a glossary, and a table of venom toxicity
- About the Author: Tie Eipper and Scott Eipper are Australian wildlife authors, photographers, and consultants who have studied snakes and other reptiles for decades.
- 364 Pages
- Nature, Animals
- Series Name: Princeton Field Guides
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Book Synopsis
A comprehensive and user-friendly photographic field guide
With more than 1,000 photographs, Snakes of Australia illustrates and describes in detail all 240 of the continent's species and subspecies--from file snakes, pythons, colubrids, and natricids to elapids, marine elapids, homalopsids, and blind snakes.- Features introductions to each family, species descriptions, type locations, distribution maps, and quick-identification keys to each family and genera
- Covers English and scientific names, appearance, range, ecology, disposition, danger level, and IUCN Red List Category
- Illustrates every species and has multiple images for some species to show variation
- Presents information on habitat types, snakes in the environment, and snake-bite prevention and first aid
- Includes a checklist of all the snakes, a glossary, and a table of venom toxicity
Review Quotes
"Tie Eipper and Scott Eipper's Snakes of Australia is a must read for anyone studying snakes on the Australian continent. The guide is comprehensive and will no doubt be considered the world's authority on the topic. As emphasized by the authors, snakes are to be respected, and with careful study and appreciation, this guide can easily be a vehicle for everyone to use in encouraging stewardship and conservation of our serpent friends."---Howard O. Clark, Jr., Sonoran Herpetologist
"An excellent work, comprehensive in its coverage, and superbly illustrated. . . . Snakes of Australia takes its rightful place on the bookshelves of naturalists and herpetologists the world over. A job well done!"---David M. Gascoigne, Travels with Birds
About the Author
Tie Eipper and Scott Eipper are Australian wildlife authors, photographers, and consultants who have studied snakes and other reptiles for decades. Their books include A Naturalist's Guide to the Snakes of Australia, Australasian Elapids, and A Naturalist's Guide to the Lizards of Australia.Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 364
Genre: Nature
Sub-Genre: Animals
Series Title: Princeton Field Guides
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Theme: Reptiles & Amphibians
Format: Hardcover
Author: Tie Eipper & Scott Eipper
Language: English
Street Date: February 11, 2025
TCIN: 92399884
UPC: 9780691269931
Item Number (DPCI): 247-36-5604
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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