Field guide to snakes and other reptiles of southern Africa
By: Bill Branch.
Contributors: Branch, Bill
Edition: 3rd rev. ed.
Publisher: Ralph Curtis Books
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Sanibel Island, Fla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
Subjects: Reptiles -- Africa, Southern -- Identification.; Snakes -- Africa, Southern -- Identification.
Other titles: Snakes
Description: "The Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa was published a decade ago as a comprehensive guide to the region's 397 reptile species. Since then herpetological studies in southern Africa have undergone a renaissance and in the last 10 years more than 83 new reptile species have been discovered - at a phenomenal rate of a new species every 44 days."--BOOK JACKET. "The text has been completely reworked and includes taxonomic changes and updates, and new information on biology, breeding, subspecies and habitats; all the distribution maps have been updated to include the latest range extensions; 16 new colour plates have been added to the 96 existing plates, together presenting more than 600 full-colour photographs; explanatory notes and a comprehensive glossary make the subject accessible to even the beginner herpetologist; and, for the first time, the index to common names is presented in the form of a checklist, allowing naturalists to compile a life list."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 387) and indexes.
Rev. ed. of: Bill Branch's field guide to the snakes and other reptiles of southern Africa. 1988.
"Fully revised and updated to include 83 new species"--Cover.