Caribbean Amphibians and Reptiles (Hardcover)

by Brian I. Crother (Author) "With Schwartz and Henderson's massive 1991 compendium on the West Indian herpetofauna, an epoch primarily devoted to collection and description has come to an end..." (more)
Key Phrases: atrox complex, hyla crucialis, seum comp, West Indian, West Indies, Puerto Rico (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"...a valuable took for herpetologists interested in the Caribbean." -- Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

"...will serve as a benchmark for years to come..." -- Richard Franz, University of Florida, for Copeia, 2000

"An excellent, well-written source book..." -- Choice, December 1999

"The most complete review of the literature on the ecology and evolutionary history of amphibians and reptiles of the Caribbean..." -- Northeastern Naturalist, 2000

"This volume is dedicated to Dr. Albert Schwartz (1923-1992)in recognition of his incredible scientific accomplishments in Caribbean herpetology. ...I believe that this interesting book is an appropriate tribute to the amazing career of Albert Schwartz and will serve as a benchmark for years to come..."
--Richard Franz, University of Florida, for COPEIA (2000)
"The most complete review of the literature on the ecology and evolutionary history of amphibians and reptiles of the Caribbean, to date. ...An excellent reference book for herpetologists, ecologists, and conservation biologists interested in the region."
—-NORTHEASTERN NATURALIST (2000)
"An excellent, well-written source book..."
—-CHOICE (December 1999)
"...a valuable tool for herpetologists interested in the Caribbean."
—-BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY -- Review

Review
"This volume is dedicated to Dr. Albert Schwartz (1923-1992)in recognition of his incredible scientific accomplishments in Caribbean herpetology. ...I believe that this interesting book is an appropriate tribute to the amazing career of Albert Schwartz and will serve as a benchmark for years to come..."
--Richard Franz, University of Florida, for COPEIA (2000)
"The most complete review of the literature on the ecology and evolutionary history of amphibians and reptiles of the Caribbean, to date. ...An excellent reference book for herpetologists, ecologists, and conservation biologists interested in the region."
-NORTHEASTERN NATURALIST (2000)
"An excellent, well-written source book..."
-CHOICE (December 1999)
"...a valuable tool for herpetologists interested in the Caribbean."
-BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 528 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (May 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0121979555
• ISBN-13: 978-0121979553
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,466,190 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bahamas are not part of the Caribbean, February 15, 2001

By	Brian Crother (Hammond, LA United States) - See all my reviews

I am not a customer but the editor of the book. I just noticed the review that complains the volume left out a key part of the Caribbean, the Bahamas. Interestingly enough, the Bahamas are in the Atlantic Ocean and not in nor border the Caribbean Sea.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Excludes a large part of the Caribbean, the Bahama Islands, June 12, 1999

By A Customer

A book on this subject is a welcome addition to the library of any herpetologist. However, this book has a number of shortcomings including its exclusion of the entire Bahama archipelago. A book with this title should include these islands with their endangered species. The book includes 8 color plates each with up to 11 color photos of native species. Unfortunately, a number of the captions do not match the photos on the plates making them useless to the uninitiated.

This book will be useful, however the typos and missing geographic coverage along with the unusually high price for such a small book are definite drawback.

This is a college-level, acedemic textbook and not a field guide which may account for its price.