London: Natural History Museum Publications, 2011. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Chris Mattison describes the evolution and classification of frogs and toads, highlighting distinctive and notable species and providing detailed information about each of the 49 recognised families. He describes their eventful life-cycle, diverse habitats and the various..... More
Melbourne FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 2006. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. WAS $120. The Honduran Mosquitia is part of the largest remaining tract of tropical lowland forest remaining in Central America. This book offers a treatment of the reptiles and amphibians of any portion of the Mosquitia. A color photograph..... More
Melbourne FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 2006. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. WAS $85. This beautifully presented, comprehensive guide has colour photographs of every species, up-to-date information, keys to identification and easy to use language throughout. More
Sydney: Ure Smith, 1972. Octavo, photographs, laminated boards. More
Frankfurt: Edition Chimaira, 2011. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, line drawings, maps, tables. Amphibians of Malawi is based on Vincenzo Mercurio's doctoral thesis but provides the reader with amazing colour photographs further highlighting the magnificent amphibian diversity of Malawi. More
Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlag, 1930. Quarto, six photographic plates. Binder's cloth, owner's stamp, a fine copy. More
Melbourne FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 2004. Large octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, maps. Florida contains more exotic amphibians and reptiles than any other U.S. state. Illustrated species accounts detail the history and nature of each, the mode of dispersal, natural history, and present-day habitat and geographic distribution in the state..... More
Malabar: Krieger Publishing Company, 1996. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. WAS $50. 33 species are illustrated in colour. More
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1992. Octavo, illustrations, maps, paperback. More
New York: Dover Publications, 1974. Octavo, paperback, illustrations, David McPhee's bookplate. More
Malabar: Krieger Publishing Company, 1997. Quarto, colour photographs, dustwrapper. WAS $140. Covers the 130 species and subspecies of the region with range maps and information on distribution, description and natural history. More
Athens: SSAR Publications, 1994. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour frontispiece, illustrations. A review of the current techniques for managing and breeding animals in captivity for the purposes of conservation. More
Cambridge MA: The Belknap Press, 2005. Small quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Using pioneering camera techniques that allow us to see the world of these small animals from their point of view, the book exposes the environment in which they live, the threats they face, and the devastating..... More
Ann Arbor: Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, 1974. Octavo, wrappers, photographs, maps. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, No. 148. More
Poole: Blandford Press, 1983. Octavo, laminated boards, illustrations. More
Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, (1979. first edition). Octavo, colour photographs, maps, lacks dustwrapper. Each species description includes a full colour photograph, black and white photographs illustrating key identifying features. More
Halfway House: Southern Book Publishers, (1995. revised edition). Octavo, colour photographs, maps, very good copy in dustwrapper. Each species description includes a full colour photograph, black and white photographs illustrating key identifying features. More
Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, (1979. first edition). Octavo, colour photographs, maps, very good copy in chipped dustwrapper. Each species description includes a full colour photograph, black and white photographs illustrating key identifying features, and sonagram. More
Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, (1979. first edition). Octavo, colour photographs, maps, lengthy inscription, badly chipped dustwrapper. Each species description includes a full colour photograph, black and white photographs illustrating key identifying features. More
Manchester, Siri Scientific Press, 2009. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Provides close up macrophotographs and notes on the biology and uses of more than 500 non-marine plant and animals species of interest, including those most likely to be seen during a short visit to the country. More
New York: Dover Publications, 1972. Octavo, paperback, illustrations, bookplate of David McPhee. More
Neptune City: TFH, 1987. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, David McPhee's bookplate. More
Clayton South: CSIRO Publishing, 2021. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Australia is home to more than 240 species of frogs, many of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The Photographic Field Guide to Australian Frogs provides readers with the tools to confidently identify 242 species and five..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Octavo, text illustrations, dustwrapper. Using the sometimes vicious academic debates and the powerful personalities of scientists as background, Schilthuizen explores the meandering path of species research and sets it out in the clearest possible terms. From looking at how we define a species, to exploring..... More
New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 1928. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations. Binder's cloth, wrappers retained, a fine copy. More