Наверное, не ошибусь, если назову озерную лягушку (Pelophylax ridibundus), как одну из самых известных наших земноводных. Именно эта лягушка устраивает концерты на водоемах в теплые летние вечера. Да и вообще - это наиболее массовый и широко распространенный вид лягушек, который населяет практически любые водоемы.

The taxonomy and systematics of European reptiles and amphibians have changed a lot in recent years, yet there is no modern, up-to-date field guide available that comprehensively covers all the species. The last illustrated field guide to European reptiles and amphibians was first published 38 years ago, and remains oudated despite occasional reprints and new editions. This major new field guide addresses this deficiency. A total of 219 species are covered in detail, with a focus on identification and geographical variation; species texts also cover distribution, habitat and behaviour. Superb colour illustrations by talented artist Ilian Velikov depict every species and all major variations, and colour photographs are also included for most species.

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Должен сказать, что это один из лучших определителей, которые мне попадались по герпетофауне Европы. Я являюсь обладателем классического определителя из серии "Collins Field Guide" (Collins Field Guide to the Amphibians & Reptiles of Britain and Europe. E. Nicholas Arnold, 2002) и он, конечно, не плохой, но тем не менее уступает этому определителю. Я имею в виду как по представленной информации, так и в целом по наполнению. Понятное дело, что мой Collins Field Guide уже устарел, хотя бы в плане систематики. Хотелось бы, чтобы определители по нашей фауне делали в подобном ключе и по доступной цене.

This book covers the herpetofauna of Armenia and its neighboring republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, situated in the mountainous South Caucasus between the Black and Caspian seas, and surrounded by Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkey. The geographic position of these republics, the complicated regional geological structure, and zonation contribute to many types of ecosystems and biodiversity richness. Located at the crossroads between Asia and Europe, the Caucasus has been identified by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature as a "Global 200 Ecoregion" and by Conservation International as one of the world's 25 most biologically rich global "hotspots." The herpetofauna of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh includes 59 species, more than half of which are threatened, and of which 11 are endemic to the Armenian Plateau and Lesser Caucasus. There is an historical review of herpetological studies in the region (beginning with expeditions by czarist Russia in 1835) and an extensive key to species (with 72 interpretive photographs). Each species account includes: synonymy, type locality, taxonomic notes, distribution, habitat, size, karyotype, conservation status, and major references. There is an extensive bibliography and a comprehensive index. The color plates contain 151 photographs of animals and their habitats plus 60 colored maps with individual localities plotted.

The book covers 17 families: 4 of amphibians, including both salamanders and frogs: Salamandridae (1 genus: 1 species), Pelobatidae (1:1), Bufonidae (1:1), Hylidae (1:2), Ranidae (2:2); 12 families of reptiles, including 3 families of turtles: Emydidae (1:1), Bataguridae (1:1), Testudinidae (1:1); 5 families of lizards: Gekkonidae (1:1), Agamidae (3:3), Anguidae (2:2), Lacertidae (5:17), Scincidae (3:4); and 4 families of snakes: Typhlopidae (1:1), Boidae (1:1), Colubridae (12:16), and Viperidae (3:4). Among the lizards, the lacertid genus Darevskia is of particular interest because it was among these lizards and in Armenia that Ilya Darevsky, to whose memory this volume is dedicated, first discovered parthenogenesis in reptiles.

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Reptiles of Costa Rica, the long-awaited companion to Amphibians of Costa Rica, is the first ever comprehensive field guide to the crocodilians, turtles, lizards, and snakes of Costa Rica. A popular destination for tourists and biologists because of its biodiversity, the country is particularly rich in reptile fauna, boasting 245 species. The sheer diversity in shapes, sizes, colors, and natural history traits of these animals is beautifully displayed in this book. Lizards range from minuscule dwarf geckos to dinosaur-like iguanids, and everything in between, while the country's snakes include tiny eyeless wormsnakes, massive boas, as well as twenty-three dangerously venomous species, which include the largest vipers in the world.

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