Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2006. Small octavo, paperback, colour photographs. What is the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? Can tortoises predict rain? Is the tiny Thread Snake a snake or a worm? This book answers these and other questions about the curious creatures that are the reptiles and..... More
London: New Holland, (2002. second edition). Small octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Compact, easy to use photographic guide that fits easily into your pocket. Feautures an authoritative text that describes key identification features, colour photographs depicting 257 species and thumbnail colour outlines of each family group enabling quick identification... More
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 2001. Octavo, paperback, 53 colour plates, maps, text illustrations. The first comprehensive guide to all 242 species 26 endemics) in the Seychelles. Detailed accounts of the 66 breeding species includes breeding biology, origins and threats, and conservation. The introduction discusses the islands' geography, climate..... More
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. For its size, Kenya probably has the most diverse range of habitats of any country in Africa, if not the world. Within its borders there are alpine peaks, montane forests, high plateaux, savannas, lowland forests, coastal woodlands and wetlands, and a...... More
London: A & C Black, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Covering the prominent 150 reptiles and 80 amphibians found in the region (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi), with concise text, photograph and map for each, this is a pocket guide for a diverse and often conspicuous and attractive..... More
Kew: Kew Publishing, 2007. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. The first identification aid for the rattan palms of the entire continent. More
Irvington: Columbia University Press, 2004. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs, other illustrations. Linking the evidence of the past with that of the present, this exquisitely illustrated guide examines the evolution of the mammalian fauna of Africa within the context of dramatic changes over the course of more than 30 million years of..... More
Irvington: Columbia University Press, 2004. Octavo, paperback, photographs, other illustrations. Linking the evidence of the past with that of the present, this exquisitely illustrated guide examines the evolution of the mammalian fauna of Africa within the context of dramatic changes over the course of more than 30 million years of..... More
Kew: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2010. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, line drawings, maps. An edited volume based on the proceedings of the eighteenth Association for the Taxonomic Study of the Flora of Tropical Africa Congress held in Yaounde, Cameroon, "Systematics and Conservation of African Plants "includes one hundred..... More
Pretoria: Briza Books, 2002. Large octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. A comprehensive guide to the most commonly occurring poisonous plants in South Africa. The book includes: Detailed species descriptions of 135 poisonous plants including a description of the plant, type of toxin, potential toxicity of the plant, importance in human..... More
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2007. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. With about 1800 native species of trees in southern Africa, plus several hundred more that have been introduced, the challenge of identifying even a small portion of these is a problem for botanists and laymen alike. Most tree identification guides require..... More
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 2001. Octavo, photographs, maps, softcover. An account of the evergreen forest trees, lianas and shrubs of Malawi. Based on 40 years' work by the authors, a conspectus of 712 species is presented. The content covers habit, distribution, ecology, geology, soils, chorology, conservation status and an extensive..... More
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2011. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. The perfect companion for the safari enthusiast, this complete traveller's guide to the wildlife of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Malawi is a must-have for all those considering a trip to the game reserves of this highly popular region. Written..... More
Utrecht: KNNV Publishers, 2009. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. What do Siberian-breeding ruffs, Ukrainian glossy ibises, Dutch purple herons and Spanish subalpine warblers have in common? They all winter in Africa's Sahel! You will find this information, and much more in Living on the edge, a tribute to the region's function..... More