Amphibians and Reptiles of Pennsylvania and the Northeast (Comstock Book in Hereptology) [Hardcover]

Arthur C. Hulse (Author), McCoy C. J. (Author), Ellen Censky (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 419 pages
• Publisher: Comstock Pub Assoc; 1St Edition edition (May 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801437687
• ISBN-13: 978-0801437687
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,005,284 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good For Pennsylvania Identification of R & A, July 15, 2001

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This review is from: Amphibians and Reptiles of Pennsylvania and the Northeast (Comstock Book in Hereptology) (Hardcover)

The Book is very good for identifing PA species. It contains a good set of color plates, a identication key and text describing the species. The text describing reproduction and habitat is also quite good. The downside of the book is the range maps. Inside of PA the author uses dots at specific locations, outside of Pa the author shades the area that the species occurs in. The specific location dots in PA are not complete. Overall I would recomend this book for people who wish to learn about and identify Pennsylvania's Reptiles and Amphibians.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, but probably adequate for most people, January 14, 2003

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This review is from: Amphibians and Reptiles of Pennsylvania and the Northeast (Comstock Book in Hereptology) (Hardcover)

The maps of this book are too difficult to read, and while there are numerous references to specific Pennsylvania counties, there is no map of the counties for which to refer. The subtitle, "and the Northeast" seems to have been an afterthought. Little attention is given to the region outside of Pennsylvania. Most disappointing are glaring omissions, such as the absence of the Tiger Salamander from the key to salamander larvae. The formatting of the text is unfriendly and it is difficult to quickly flip to a species account, as the headings are of the same font and set off very little from the rest of the text. The original morphometric data in the appendix is one nice feature of the book.

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally a book on PA Amphibs and Reps!, March 22, 2011

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This review is from: Amphibians and Reptiles of Pennsylvania and the Northeast (Comstock Book in Hereptology) (Hardcover)

At first look, this book doesnt seem like much, but it is a wealth of knowledge. Its bigger than a field guide, most likely a shelf book, but has alot of info a field guide doesnt deliver. The reason I rated it 4/5 stars is, like someone else said, the plates page, doesn't tell you what page the species account is on....which for some can be quite the stumbling block. What I'd recomend is grab a pen or pencil on a rainy day, and put the page numbers in yourself. Its your book, if your doing it to help you, why not do it. The main feature I like about the book is, it has the counties of PA marked, and little red dots where ones were captured, inside the county. So, if your looking for a book on Amphibians and Reptiles that live in PA, buy it up, just be prepared to be doing alot of flipping to the back of the book, and looking up page numbers....