The Amphibians and Reptiles of Arkansas

by Stanley Trauth, Michael V. Plummer and Henry W. Robison

University of Arkansas Press, 2004
Paper: 978-1-55728-738-0 | Cloth: 978-1-55728-737-3 | eISBN: 978-1-61075-413-2
Library of Congress Classification QL653.A7T73 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification 597.909767

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

The product of fifteen years of work by top herpetologists, this book is a comprehensive examination of the amphibians and reptiles of Arkansas, featuring over 136 species and subspecies. With over five hundred four-color photos, line drawings, and over one hundred maps, this user-friendly book will become the definitive text on the subject.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Stanley Trauth is professor of zoology and director of the Electron Microscope Facility at Arkansas State University. The author of over two hundred articles in scientific journals, he is the editor in chief of the Arkansas Academy of Science and past president of the Southeastern Division of the American Society of Icthyologists and Herpetologists.

REVIEWS

“A most important benchmark. . . . One hopes that authors and publishers . . . will not attempt to copy the book, but instead will use it as a baseline example to stimulate their own creativity and writing style.” —The Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society

“This is a stunning and wonderful contribution to the natural history of Arkansas, crammed with information and spectacular photography. The authors bring together their extensive knowledge of different groups and meld them in a way that ensures that The Amphibians and Reptiles of Arkansas will be a lasting and frequently used compendium.” —Joseph T. Collins, director of Center for North American Herpetology, Wildlife Author Laureate of Kansas

“Has raised the bar for other state amphibian and reptile books. . . . This is the new benchmark.” —Herpetological Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents
Foreword	000
Preface	000
Acknowledgments	000
Introduction	000
A History of Arkansas Herpetology and Herpetofaunal Literature	000
Classification and Species Checklist for the Amphibians and Reptiles of Arkansas	000
About Species and Subspecies	000
Ecoregions of Arkansas	000
Searching for and Observing Amphibians and Reptiles in Nature	000
Conservation of Arkansas's Amphibians and Reptiles	000
Amphibian and Reptile Species Erroneously Reported from Arkansas	000
Exotic Species	000
Amphibians
Order Caudata-Salamanders	000
Key to the Salamanders of Arkansas (Excluding Larvae)	000
Family and Species Accounts-Order Caudata	000
Key and Pictorial Guide to Ontogenetic Stages of Live Larvae or Larviform Adults of Selected Salamanders of Arkansas	000
Order Anura-Frogs and Toads	000
Key to the Frogs and Toads of Arkansas	000
Family and Species Accounts-Order Anura	000
Key and Pictorial Guide to Ontogenetic States of Live Larvae of Selected Anurans of Arkansas	000
Reptiles
Order Crocodilia-Crocodilians	000
Species Account-Order Crocodilia	000
Order Testudines-Turtles	000
Turtle Diversity	000
Key to the Turtles of Arkansas	000
Family and Species Accounts-Order Testudines	000
Order Squamata	000
Suborder Sauria-Lizards	000
Key to the Lizards of Arkansas	000
Family and Species Accounts-Suborder Sauria	000
Suborder Serpentes-Snakes	000
Key to the Snakes of Arkansas	000
Family and Species Accounts-Suborder Serpentes	000
Glossary	000
Literature Cited	000
Counties of Arkansas	000
Species Index	000
Subject Index	000




Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Amphibians Arkansas, Reptiles Arkansas

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