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A Field Guide to the Amphibians & Reptiles of Madagascar

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This is the only English, mostly-complete field guide to the frogs and reptiles of Madagascar you can get. Not only that, but you get the bonus of some lemurs and fish as well! The pictures are adequate, descriptions are fairly complete, and user-friendliness is superb. If I would've gone to Madagascar without this guide, I would have been lost! Knowing what I was seeing in terms of frogs, lizards, snakes, and lemurs made the trip MUCH more enjoyable.
It is worth the cost just to be amazed by all the unique creatures of this island.

Without any doubt the best guide about the reptiles and ampibians of Madagascar.

In its third edition now, this book is evolving and becoming better and better with each edition. I allready had the first and second edition but the third is great !

The book has become a bit larger, all pages are of the same quality (first edition was made out of a sort of toiletpaper..) and more,lot more photos as well as newly discovered critters.
One of the great things about this book are that all photos are of animals in vivo, instead of the dead ones you see a lot in these kind of field guides.

Glaw and Vences started as real amphibian specialists and with each edition the reptiles blended in more and more and are now just as important as the amphibians.Which is great in my point of view.

Conclusion: A must have for any reptile or ampibian enthousiast and for anyone travelling to Madagascar with an interest in wildlife.

(This review is for the 1994 edition)
This book is still the most complete and authoritative guide to Madagascan herpetofauna I'm aware of. Unfortunately, its wealth of good information is badly organized and rather hard to use. For a paperback book it's quite pricey. I wasn't particularly insulted by the cost until the binding disintegrated after just a few openings. Despite its shortcomings, I wouldn't part with it.