Authors: Joseph T. Collins, Roger Conant, Roger Tory Peterson (Editor), Tom R. Johnson (Illustrator), Isabelle Hunt Conant
ISBN-13: 9780395904527, ISBN-10: 0395904528
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date Published: May 1998
Edition: Fourth Edition
Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars. These editions include updated material by Michael O'Brien, Paul Lehman, Bill Thompson III, Michael DiGiorgio, Larry Rosche, and Jeffrey A. Gordon.
This newly designed field guides features detailed descriptions of 595 species and subspecies. The 656 full-color illustrations and 384 drawings show key details for accurate identification. More than 100 color photographs and 333 color photographs and 333 color distribution maps accompany the species descriptions.
The first edition was published in 1958, the second in 1975. This third edition of the invaluable field guide features new information, color plates, and new maps. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Editor's Note | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
1 | Introduction | 1 |
2 | Making and Transporting the Catch | 16 |
3 | Care in Captivity | 25 |
4 | In Case of Snakebite | 33 |
Plates | 37 | |
Species Accounts | 135 | |
5 | Crocodilians | 142 |
6 | Turtles | 146 |
7 | Lizards | 200 |
8 | Amphisbaenians | 280 |
9 | Snakes | 282 |
Harmless Snakes | 283 | |
Venomous Snakes | 395 | |
10 | Salamanders | 416 |
11 | Toads and Frogs | 500 |
Glossary | 581 | |
References | 585 | |
Photo Credits | 595 | |
Index | 597 |