Snakes, lizards and frogs of the Victorian Mallee
By: Michael Swan and Simon Watharow ; illustrations by Rachael Hammond
Contributors: Watharow, Simon, 1967-
Publisher: CSIRO Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Collingwood, Vic
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 91
ISBN-13: 9780643093119
Subjects: Animals; Snakes; NATURE; Frogs; Lizards; Identification; Reptiles; Reptiles & Amphibians
Description: The Victorian Mallee region encompasses the Little Desert, the Big Desert, the Sunset Country and the Hattah-Kulkyne. Each area is unique and with different topography, vegetation and fauna. The region experiences consistently higher temperatures, lower rainfall and contains a greater diversity of reptiles than any other part of the state.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-87) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Preface; About the authors; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction to the Victorian Mallee; Southern Frogs; Geckos; Flap-footed Lizards; Skinks; Dragons; Monitor Lizards; Blind Snakes; Venomous Land Snakes; Victorian Mallee fringe-dwellers; Checklist of Victorian Mallee species; Victorian flora and fauna and conservation categories; Surveying Mallee frogs and reptiles; Glossary; References; Further information; Snakebite and first aid; Snake prevention around the house; Index;