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A Guide to Field Identification: Reptiles of North America (The Golden field guide series) [Paperback]

Hobart M. Smith (Author)
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August 1982
Discover the Red-bellied Turtle, which is nearly extinct. Uncover a Garter Snake in your backyard. Locate an Alligator Lizard-or a Legless one. Identifying reptiles is fascinating and fun with this classic guide. Abundant illustrations and the Key Characteristic system, preferred by professional, make this single-volume reference an outstanding choice for nature projects, collectors of all ages, and scientific study.

-All of North America in one volume
-278 species and 500 subspecies in 22 families...plus 18 exotics
-Illustrations, include juveniles and adults, body forms, undersides, scales, and more!
-Text, range maps, and illustrations seen together at a glance
-Common and scientific names
-Convenient measuring rules
...Plus first aid information for snakebites.
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Golden Guides first appeared in 1949 and quickly established themselves as authorities on subjects from Natural History to Science. Relaunched in 2000, Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press feature modern, new covers as part of a multi-year, million-dollar program to revise, update, and expand the complete line of guides for a new generation of students.
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Golden Books Pub Co (Adult) (August 1982)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0307136663
  • ISBN-13: 978-0307136664
  • Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.4 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,912,465 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great, January 23, 2012
Living in Southern Louisiana can be quite a challenge. Now we can identify our snakes - something that is a necessity here.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's Great!, October 14, 2010
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This book was very informative and helpful for work in the feild. It helps you identify the type of reptiles that live in your area and what they look like. Very useful. The only thing I would change would be that the range maps have states & provinces on them. The maps only have a blank U.S., Canada, and Mexico map. Still great though. Highly reccomend it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Know Your Lizards, Turtles and Snakes, July 22, 2009
"Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification" by Hobart Smith is what I have read for years. A lifelong novice, but curious follower of herpetology, I have used this field guide to identify geckos, skinks, snakes, turtles, terrapins, tortoises and more.

Although I live in the northern Midwest, we still have a few things crawling around. I first had a copy of a much earlier edition when I was a child. We lived on the then-edge of the suburbs, with woods and creeks close by, and this became a useful book, along with a guide for amphibians, spiders and butterflies.

Each animal is described by family, subfamily, species and subspecies, with color-coded maps telling the reader where it can be found. A brief overview of each family provides a few lifestyle facts. Color drawings for every species accompany the description, with details like "2 1/4 in. (58 mm) snout to vent" (Texas Banded Gecko).

A section at the end (20 pp) explains general reptile biology, distribution, scaling, and reproduction.

If the random snake slithers through your lawn, "Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification" is the book to help you sort out just what kind it is.

I fully recommend this book.

Anthony Trendl
http://anthonytrendl.blogspot.com
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Bites of nonvenomous snakes can be treated with an antiseptic. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lateral light line, marginal laminae, median subcaudals, upper labials, enlarged postanals, fewer ventrals, forearm scales, granular dorsal scales, lateral laminae, chin shields, divided anal, dark crossbands, dorsal scale rows, gular fold, body blotches, lower labials, dwarf geckos, keeled scales, movable eyelids, femoral pores, crushing surfaces, middorsal stripe, median stripe, dorsal blotches, median row
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, North America, South America, Chihuahuan Spotted, Green Turtle, Western Diamondback, Western Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere
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