Amphibians of Costa Rica : a Field Guide

Amphibians of Costa Rica : a Field Guide / Twan Leenders.

Amphibians of Costa Rica is the first in-depth field guide to all 206 species of amphibians known to occur in Costa Rica or within walking distance of its borders. A diminutive nation with abundant natural wealth, the country is host to 146 species of frogs and toads. Frogs of gemlike beauty and diz...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leenders, Twan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, [2016]
Series:Zona Tropical Publications
Subjects:
Amphibians > Costa Rica > Identification.
NATURE > Animals > Fish.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ichthyology & Herpetology.
NATURE > Animals > Reptiles & Amphibians.
Amphibians
Costa Rica
Field guides
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Caecilians (Order Gymnophiona)
  • Introduction
  • Family Caeciliidae
  • Family Dermophiidae
  • Salamanders (Order Caudata)
  • Introduction
  • Family Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)
  • Introduction
  • Genus Bolitoglossa
  • Webfoot Salamanders
  • Genus Nototriton
  • Moss Salamanders
  • Genus Oedipina
  • Worm Salamanders
  • Genus Oedipina
  • Frogs and Toads (Order Anura)
  • Introduction
  • Family Bufonidae (Toads)
  • Family Centrolenidae (Glass Frogs)
  • Family Craugastoridae (Litter Frogs)
  • Family Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)
  • Family Eleutherodactylidae
  • Family Hemiphractidae
  • Family Hylidae (Tree Frogs)
  • Family Leptodactylidae (Foam-nest Frogs)
  • Family Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed Frogs)
  • Family Ranidae (True Frogs)
  • Family Rhinophrynidae
  • Family Strabomantidae
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Photo Credits
  • Index

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