Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris
page updated 3/4/08
Histoire naturelle
des amphibiens et reptiles de l'archipel Guadeloupéen
The natural history of the reptiles and amphibians
of the Guadeloupe archipelago
M. Breuil
ISBN 2-85653-544-5
published Oct-02
A4 softback, 339
pages, full colour throughout
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Online Price £44.00 (post-free
in the UK)
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- The first comprehensive book on the amphibians and terrstrial reptiles of Guadeloupe (including the islands of St Bartelemy and St Martin)
- A thorough review of the literature(both published and manuscript sources), combined with the results of 66 weeks of intensive fieldwork, has produced a volume of great interest containing much new data
- The species accounts are very detailed and include colour photographs plus coloured distribution maps.
- The species covered consist of 6 frogs and toads, 5 tortoises, 21 lizards (four of which are extinct) and 7 snakes.
- Introductory chapters include geographical and biogeographical aspects plus within island speciation