Reptiles of Central America (Hardcover)

by Gunther Kohler (Author), Larry David Wilson (Foreword)

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Product Description
This book is a completely up-dated and fully colored illustrated guide to the 537 species of crocodiles, turtles, lizards and snakes that are known to occur in the region extending from the isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico to the southern extent of the Panamanian isthmus.

Special features:
- The rich illustrated keys for identification will prove useful to anyone who has a doubt about what reptile is in hand.
- The text is accompanied by professional quality color photos of about 400 of the 537 species.
- With expertly done line drawings of diagnostic features.
- Distribution maps to all species.
- And more...
- 367 pages, 644 color photos, 103 drawings & diagrams, 210 maps.

The best book ever written on this subject!

About the Author
Dr. Gunther Koehler is the head of the Department of Herpetology at the Research Institute Senckenberg in Frankfurt am Main/Germany, and director of the Conservation Project Utila Iguana, Honduras. To date, he has produced twelve books, 100 popular articles, and 110 scientific papers on herpetology, most of which pertain to Central American amphibians and reptiles.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 367 pages
• Publisher: Herpeton Verlag Elke Kohler (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3936180024
• ISBN-13: 978-3936180022
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,574,274 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars overpriced and virtually identical to the first edition, March 1, 2009

By	the Penguin (Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reptiles of Central America, 2nd REVISED EDITION 2008 (Hardcover)

the first edition of this book was published in 2003, and it only took 5 years to get a new one out.
I assumed therefore that much has changed, but it hasn't. For a very hefty price you get a book that is virtually identical to the previous one, with 4% new species, that are not treated in any depth.
So if you have the 2003 edition you don't need this one.
If you don't - it is a very good book about Central American reptiles

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly effective text, August 23, 2007

By	Michael B. Anders - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The quality of this book doesn't need an essay. Organization is great, picture quality is excellent, and species coverage and range (dot locality) maps seem very accurate.

Small details such as how to differentiate seemingly-identical spiny-tailed iguanas (via tail spine illustrations) and Norops (via two pages of dewlap photos) really round out the perfection in this book. It's expensive for a reason - it can be.