Australian Reptiles in Colour

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AUSTRALIAN REPTILES IN COLOUR Full colour photographs of reptiles in their natural environment are here used for the first time to present a cross-section of Australia's rich and varied reptile life. These fine illustrations, together with an authoritative generál text describing the characteristics and habits of Australian reptiles, combine to make this book a unique introduction to the fascinating reptile life of this island continent and a valuable source of reference for all interested in Australian natural history. The author is Head of the Department of Reptiles and Amphibians at the Australian Museum and this book clearly reflects his knowledge and wide experience of these animals in both the field and the laboratory. In Australian Reptiles in Colour we learn at first hand, through the eyes of the camera and the trained observer, about the more common reptiles of Australia, with an occasional bizarre species "thrown in" to show the rangé of variation. The families illustrated... Tovább

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AUSTRALIAN REPTILES IN COLOUR Full colour photographs of reptiles in their natural environment are here used for the first time to present a cross-section of Australia's rich and varied reptile life. These fine illustrations, together with an authoritative generál text describing the characteristics and habits of Australian reptiles, combine to make this book a unique introduction to the fascinating reptile life of this island continent and a valuable source of reference for all interested in Australian natural history. The author is Head of the Department of Reptiles and Amphibians at the Australian Museum and this book clearly reflects his knowledge and wide experience of these animals in both the field and the laboratory. In Australian Reptiles in Colour we learn at first hand, through the eyes of the camera and the trained observer, about the more common reptiles of Australia, with an occasional bizarre species "thrown in" to show the rangé of variation. The families illustrated and described are the crocodiles, tortoises, turtles, geckos, snake-lizards, dragon lizards, goannas (monitor lizards), skinks, blind snakes, pythons, colubrid snakes, elapid snakes, and sea-snakes. Jacket: The southern Angle-headed Dragon, Gonocephalus spinipes, is a rarely-seen inhabitant of rainforests in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland. Vissza