Photographic Field Guide to Australian Frogs

(Paperback)

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Australia is home to more than 240 species of frogs, many of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world.

ThePhotographic Field Guide to Australian Frogsprovides readers with the tools to confidently identify 242 species and five recognised subspecies. It includes detailed information on the distribution, habitat preferences and call of each frog species, as well as fully illustrated keys to genera to assist with identification. Multiple photographs of each species show variation in colour and pattern as well as features used for identification such as thigh colouration, skin texture, belly colour and patterning, eye colour and extent of webbing between the toes.

With a strong focus on illustrating variation and key diagnostic features, this guide will enable frog enthusiasts, environmental professionals and research scientists to identify Australian frog species with a high level of confidence.

Reviews

"Overall, this book is a field guide to Australian frogs unlike any other. Wonderfully detailed, extensively comparative, superbly illustrated and, most notably, useful for identifying Australian frogs." * FrogCall No. 173 *
"If you want to know more about the frogs that adorn your creek banks and commandeer your drainpipes, this new field guide is going to #1 on your wish list. There is no other book like this on the market." -- Amelia Carlson * Land for Wildlife *
"With a strong focus on illustrating variation and key diagnostic features, this guide will enable frog enthusiasts, environmental professionals, and research scientists to identify Australian frog species with a high level of confidence.""With a strong focus on illustrating variation and key diagnostic features, this guide will enable frog enthusiasts, environmental professionals, and research scientists to identify Australian frog species with a high level of confidence." * Australian Wildlife Volume 3 *

Author Bio

Mark G. Sanders has a passion for the natural world. Initially focused on birds, his interest and knowledge now includes all terrestrial vertebrates, a number of invertebrate groups and orchids too. His professional experience as a field naturalist, ecologist and fauna surveyor extends over more than 20 years. He is a well-known wildlife photographer, and currently runs an environmental consultancy conducting surveys across Australia.