Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatan, and Belize (Animal Natural History Series, 4) (Paperback)

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Key Phrases: escamas dorsales, inhabits tropical wet, single loreal, Central America, South America, Costa Rica (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press; Eng-Spa Il edition (February 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806130660
• ISBN-13: 978-0806130668
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,329,601 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 stars not a great book - not sure why it got good reviews by others, January 19, 2008

By	Kim Mahahual "mmbkim" (Mahahual, Mexico) - See all my reviews

I have purchased other amphibian books that have far more pictures and maps. This has no maps of the area, so one would expect that all amphibians and reptiles in the book are found everywhere in the area. I know that is not true from other reptile books. "A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World: The Lowlands of Mexico, Northern Guatemala, and Belize" by Julian C. Lee is far superior and we've been able to identify every species we have seen. The maps are better in Lee's book and the images are larger and more clear. I can't see why this book recieved 4.5 starts as it is basically useless for identification.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Paradise, July 15, 2004

By	Glen Persson (Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amphibians and Reptiles of Northern Guatemala, the Yucatan and Belize (Animal Natural History Series, Vol 4) (Hardcover)

A good book for a very small area. Excellent colour photographs.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Informative, and interesting, April 21, 1999

By A Customer

This is a great book focusing on northern Guatemala, southern Yucatan and Belize. It has great pictures, and some excellent text on identifing characteristics, with a key in the back. I will be using it in the Carmen del Playa and Merida areas, and will let you know how I feel about it after the trip.

The area map is not the best, but that is a minor problem. You ought to have a map of your own anyway.