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Author:   Federico Muñoz Chacón ,  Richard Dennis Johnston ,  Richard Dennis Johnston
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Comstock Publishing Associates
Edition:   Bilingual edition
Dimensions:   Width: 11.40cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 16.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780801478703

ISBN 10:   0801478707
Pages:   234
Publication Date:   13 June 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Supplier yet to be determined  

Language:   English

Table of Contents

Introduction / Introduccion Notes on Measurements and Symbols / Notas sobre las mediciones y simbolos About Range Maps / Sabre los mapas de rangos Map of Costa Rica / Mapa de Costa Rica I. Amphibians / Anfibios A. Caecilians / Cecilidos B. Salamanders / Salamandras C. Frogs & Toads / Ranas y sapos Burrowing Toads / Sapos excavadores Toads / Sapos Dink Frogs / Ranas campanilla Rain Frogs / Ranas de lIuvia Robber Frogs / Ranas ladronas Foam Frogs / Ranas espumosas Dwarf Frogs / Ranas enanas Marsupial Frogs / Ranas marsupiales Treefrogs / Ranas arboricolas Glass Frogs / Ranas de vidrio Poison Frogs / Banas venenosas Rocket Frogs / Ranas cohete Narrow-mouthed Toads / Sapos de boca angosta Pond Frogs / Ranas de laguna II. Reptiles / Reptiles A. Turtles /Tortugas Hard Shelled Sea Turtles / Tortugas marinas de caparazon duro leatherback Sea Turtle / Tortuga baula Snapping Turtles / Tortugas lagarto Mud Turtles / Tortugas candado Sliders / Jicoteas Wood Turtles / Tortugas de bosque B. Lizards / Lagartijas Basilisk Lizards / Lagartijas basiliscos Iguanas / Iguanas Spiny Lizards / Lagartijas espinosas Anoles / Anolis Canopy Lizards / Lagartijas del dosel Geckos / Gecos Night Lizards / Lagartijas nocturnas Skinks / Esquincos Teiids / Teldos Microteiids / Microtefdos Alligator Lizards / Lagartijas lagarto C. Snakes / Serpientes Wormsnakes / Serpientes lombriz Slender Blindsnakes / Serpientes ciegas delgadas Blindsnakes / Serpientes ciegas Burrowing Python / Boa negra Boas / Boas Dwarf Boas / Boas enanas Colubrid Snakes / Culebras comunes Pitvipers / Viboras Coral Snakes & Sea Snakes / Serpientes coral y serpientes de mar D. Crocodilians / Cocodrilos Caimans / Caimanes Crocodiles / Cocodrilos Glossary / Glosario Acknowledgments / Agradecimientos Systematic Index / Indiee tematico About the Authors / Sobre los autores

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Federico Munoz Chacon is a Costa Rican research biologist and science educator. He has dedicated his life to studying the reptiles and amphibians of Costa Rica and to promoting ecological awareness. He lives in Monteverde, Costa Rica, where he owns and operates the biological reserve Terra Viva. Richard Dennis Johnston is a biochemist who serves on the advisory board of the International Herpetological Symposium. Johnston has been studying and photographing reptiles and amphibians for more than 45 years.

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