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Frogs: The Animal Answer Guide Mike Dorcas and Whit Gibbons - 2011 Frogs are amazingly diverse, and have inhabited the earth for more than 200 million years. Today, however, they face more challenges than any other vertebrate group. Herpetologists Mike Dorcas and Whit Gibbons answer common and not-so-common questions people may have about these fascinating animals. Packed with facts and featuring two color galleries and 70 black-and-white photographs, this book is sure to address the questions on the minds of curious naturalists.

Frogs: The Animal Answer Guide
Mike Dorcas and Whit Gibbons – 2011

Frogs are amazingly diverse, and have inhabited the earth for more than 200 million years. Today, however, they face more challenges than any other vertebrate group. Herpetologists Mike Dorcas and Whit Gibbons answer common and not-so-common questions people may have about these fascinating animals. Packed with facts and featuring two color galleries and 70 black-and-white photographs, this book is sure to address the questions on the minds of curious naturalists.

Salamanders of the Southeast

Salamanders of the Southeast
Joe Mitchell and Whit Gibbons – 2010

The final volume in the highly acclaimed series of guides to southeastern reptiles and amphibians. Describes 102 species of salamanders occurring in the southeastern United States. Features: Conservation-oriented approach • More than 400 color photographs • 77 distribution maps • Clear descriptions and photographs of each species • Sections on biology, worldwide diversity, identification, taxonomy, habitats, and conservation • “Did You Know?” sidebars of interesting facts

Lizards and Crocodilians of the Southeast

Lizards and Crocodilians of the Southeast
Whit Gibbons, Judy Greene, and Tony Mills – 2009

Features: In-depth descriptions of both native and introduced species • Conservation-oriented approach • Approx. 330 color photographs • Approx. 18 distribution maps (for native species only) • “Did You Know?” sidebars of interesting facts • Size charts; key identifiers; and information about distribution and habitat, behavior and activity, food and feeding, reproduction, predators and defense, variation and taxonomy, and conservation • Chapters on lizard and crocodilian biodiversity and on human interactions with lizards and crocodilians