Snakes of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East - A Photographic Guide

This is a fully up-to-date and comprehensive photographic field guide to the snakes of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Lavishly illustrated with 387 color photographs, it includes coverage of all 122 snake species found in these regions. The first dedicated field guide on snakes to appear in many years, Snakes of Europe, North Africaand the Middle East will be indispensable for anyone interested in learning more about these unique reptiles.

About the author

Philippe Geniez is a researcher at the École Pratique des Hautes Études within the Centre d'Écologie Fonctionelle et Évolutive in Montpellier, France.

Summary

Translation of: Serpents d'Europe, d'Afrique du Nord et du Moyen-Orient. 2015.

Additional text

"Up-to-date and well-presented, Snakes of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East is an excellent field guide. The text is well written and the photographs enhance this book's appeal."—Chris Mattison, author of The New Encyclopedia of Snakes

Report

"With accurate species accounts, solid organization, extremely high-quality illustrations and easy-to-use distribution maps, this ambitious book contains just the right amount of information and is an outstanding identification guide."--Howard Inns, Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust

Product details

• Authors: Philippe Geniez, Tony D. Williams
• Assisted by: Tony Williams (Translation), Tony D. Williams (Translation), Williams Tony D. (Translation)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2018
• EAN: 9780691172392
• ISBN: 978-0-691-17239-2
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Natural History, SCIENCE / Reference, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Reference works, Animal Ecology, The Earth: Natural History General, Wildlife: reptiles and amphibians: general interest, Wildlife: Reptiles & Amphibians