Scrupulously accurate nontechnical guide offers the amateur (or experienced) herpetologist all the information needed to identify any frog or toad likely to be found throughout North America. Physiology, ecology, phylogeny, life history, metamorphosis, plus extensive finding keys to seven families and thorough descriptions and life habits for identification. 58 species. 290 photographs, 16 color plates.
Bats: Biology, Behavior and Folklore by Glover Morrill Allen Covering both mythology and ecology, this fascinating book abounds in precise, accessible information that will interest even those who have never given bats a second thought. "A superb job . . ." — Quarterly Review of Biology. 58 black-and-white illustrations.
