Herpetology of China [Hardcover]

Ermi Zhao; Kraig Adler (Author)

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Publication Date: May 1, 1993

Comprehensive review of Chinese amphibians and reptiles. 48 color plates (371 photographs illustrating all 164 genera and half of the 661 species).

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Product Details

Hardcover: 522 pages
Publisher: Society for the Study of Amphibians & Reptiles (May 1, 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0916984281
ISBN-13: 978-0916984281
Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.4 x 1.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,948,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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CHINA HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST HERPETOFAUNAS OF ANY COUNTRY; with 661 recognized species of amphibians and reptiles, it possesses nearly seven percent of the world's total (see Table 1 on page 8). Read the first page

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Hong Kong, Acta Herpetol, New York, Er-mi Zhao, Nei Mongol, Taiwan Prov, Yunnan Prov, Hainan Island, Acta Zool, Asiatic Soc, South China, Sichuan Prov, Malay Peninsula, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Robert Macey, British Museum, San Francisco, Fauna Brit, Acta Zootaxon, Freunde Berlin, Isis von Oken, Fujian Prov, Ryukyu Islands, Sichuan Biological Research Institute

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