{"product_id":"reptiles-and-amphibians-of-east-africa-paperback","title":"Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Spawls\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKim Howell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert C. Drewes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis lightweight and portable guide covers the 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians you are most likely to encounter across the five countries of East Africa--Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Encompassing a wealth of landscapes rare in tropical Africa, from deserts to rain forests to snow-capped mountains, this vast region is home to such famous national parks and game reserves as the Serengeti and the Selous in Tanzania and the Tsavo and the Maro in Kenya. Here you will find a corresponding wealth of secretive yet often unwittingly conspicuous tortoises, lizards, crocodiles, snakes, and frogs. \u003ci\u003eReptiles and Amphibians of East Africa\u003c\/i\u003e offers concise and accessible, identification-oriented text, color photographs, and color distribution maps for each species. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Distilled and adapted in part from the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eA Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa\u003c\/i\u003e by the same authors, this new guide is pocket-size, easy to use, and affordably priced. \u003ci\u003eReptiles and Amphibians of East Africa\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable resource for any ecotourist, anyone on safari, and even the casual visitor to the region, all of whom will see many of these species without even hunting for them.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Spawls, Kim Howell, and Robert C. Drewes are the coauthors, with James Ashe, of \u003ci\u003eA Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton). \u003cb\u003eStephen Spawls\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of checklists to both the snakes and lizards of Kenya. \u003cb\u003eKim Howell\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Zoology and Marine Biology at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is a coauthor of a checklist to the reptiles and amphibians of Tanzania. \u003cb\u003eRobert C. Drewes\u003c\/b\u003e is Curator and Chairman of the Department of Herpetology of the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 7.56 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756987384096,"sku":"9780691128849","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fb4d885bfd976524ab612e192e2bf649.webp?v=1780090984","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/reptiles-and-amphibians-of-east-africa-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}