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Zusatztext A handy size and informative work including over 350 turtle, lizard, snake, and crocodile species, this is one of the first field guidebooks to focus exclusively on the reptiles of Thailand. Informationen zum Autor Tanya Chan-ard is the Director of the Reference Collection at the Natural History Museum in Pathum Thani, Thailand.John W. K. Parr has worked in natural resource management in Southeast Asia for 25 years, specializing in protected-area management. He is a co-founder of the Bangkok's Bang Pu Nature Centre, Thailand's first urban nature education center.Jarujin Nabhitabhata was formerly the Director of the National Science Museum, Thailand. Klappentext The definitive and complete guide to reptile life in Thailand, containing species accounts for every known species of reptile in the country. Zusammenfassung The definitive and complete guide to reptile life in Thailand, containing species accounts for every known species of reptile in the country. Inhaltsverzeichnis FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION History of Herpetology in Thailand Physiography Climate Habitats Zoogeography The Conservation of Reptiles The Protected Area System HOW TO USE THIS BOOK SYSTEMATIC SECTION THE PLATES 1. Big-headed Turtle and leatherback 2. Sea Turtles I 3. Sea Turtles II 4. Pond Turtles 5. Pond Turtles 6. Pond Turtles 7. Tortoises 8. Turtles and Softshell Turtles 9. Softshell Turtles 10. Gliding Lizards I 11. Gliding Lizards 12. Tree Lizards 13. Anglehead Lizards and Crested Lizards 14. Crested Lizards 15. Water Dragon. Phu Wua Lizard and Earless Lizard 16. Butterfly Lizards 17. Snake Skinks and Legless Skinks I 18. Legless Skinks 19. Larut Skink, Striped Skinks and Slender Skinks 20. Slender Skinks II 21. Tree Skink and Skinks 22. Slender Skinks and Ground Skinks 23. Forest Skinks 24. Stream Skinks I 25. Stream Skinks II, Lizards and Cat Gecko 26. Slender-toed Geckos I 27. Slender-toed Geckos II 28. Slender-toed Geckos III 29. Rock Geckos 30. Ground Geckos, House Geckos and Frilly Geckos 31. Four-clawed Geckos and Dwarf Gecko 32. Tockay Geckos 33. Parachute Geckos 34. Monitors 35. Blind Snakes I 36. Blind Snakes II 37. Pipe Snake and Sunbeam Snake 38. Pythons 39. Slug Snakes 40. Tree Snake, White-bellied Snake and Blackheads 41. Trunk Snakes 42. Red Snakes and Racers I 43. Racers II 44. Rat Snakes 45. Wolf Snakes I 46. Wolf Snakes II and Bridle Snakes 47. Kukri Snakes I 48. Kukri Snakes II 49. Kukri Snakes 50. Ringnecks 51. Reed Snakes 52. Bronzebacks 53. Bronzebacks and Keelbacks I 54. Keelbacks 55. Keelbacks 56. Mountain Keelbacks 57. Cat Snakes I 58. Cat Snakes II 59. Whip Snakes 60. Keelbacks and Tree Snakes 61. Water Snakes I 62. Water Snakes II 63. Water Snakes III 64. Kraits 65. Cobras 66. King Cobra 67. Coral Snakes 68. Sea Snakes I 69. Sea Snakes II 70. Sea Snakes III 71. Sea Snakes IV 72. Sea Snakes V 73. Pit Vipers I 74. Pit Vipers II 75. Crocodiles ...
