A hidden world of amphibians and reptiles awaits the outdoor adventurer in Georgia’s streams, caves, forests, and wetlands. Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia makes accessible a wealth of information about 170 species of frogs, salamanders, crocodilians, lizards, snakes, and turtles. Throughout, the book stresses conservation, documenting declines in individual species as well as losses of local and regional populations.
Color photographs are paired with detailed species accounts, which provide information about size, appearance, and other identifying characteristics of adults and young; taxonomy and nomenclature; habits; distribution and habitat; and reproduction and development. Typical specimens and various life stages are described, as well as significant variations in such attributes as color and pattern. Line drawings define each group’s general features for easy field identification. Range maps show where each species occurs in Georgia county by county, as well as in the United States generally. State maps depict elevations, streams, annual precipitation, land use changes, physiographic provinces, and average temperatures.
The book includes a checklist, a chart of the evolutionary relationships among amphibians and reptiles, a list of the top ten most reported species by major group, and a table summarizing the diversity of amphibians and reptiles in the state’s five physiographic provinces. Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia is an authoritative reference for students, professional herpetologists, biologists, ecologists, conservationists, land managers, and amateur naturalists.
Features:Nearly 500 color photographs24 line drawings showing each group’s defining featuresAlmost 200 range maps detailing county-by-county distributionDetailed species accounts written by 54 regional experts providing information on size, appearance, and other identifying characteristics of adults and young; taxonomy and nomenclature; habits; distribution and habitat; and reproduction and developmentIntroductory sections providing overviews of physiography, climate, and habitats of Georgia, the Georgia Herp Atlas Project, taxonomic issues, conservation, and herpetology as a science and a careerA selection of frog and alligator vocalizations at www.ugapress.org/AmphibsAndReptiles
Contributions by: Adam Mackinnon, Alex Pyron, Andrew Grosse, Andy Day, Anna Liner, Aubrey Heupel, B. Smith, Barry Mansell, Berkeley Boone, Bernard Bechtel, Betsie Rothermel, Bob Herrington, Brad Glorioso, Bradford Winn, Bradley Johnston, Brian Todd, Brian Metts, Bruce Hallett, Cameron Young, Christopher Winne, D. Means, D. Waters, David E. Scott, David Steen, Dean Croshaw, Dick Bartlett, Dirk Stevenson, Emily Moriarty Lemmon, Erin Condon, Gabriel Miller, Gabrielle Graeter, George Gentry, Giff Beaton, Gregory Greer, James Godwin, James Kiser, James Richardson, James Flynn, Jason Clark, Jason Norman, Jeff Humphries, Jerry Payne, Jim Couch, John D. Willson, John Bunnell, John MacGregor, Judy Greene, Karen Dyer, Ken Fahey, Kenneth Dodd, Kenneth Boyd, Kenneth Krysko, Kevin Enge, Kimberly Andrews, Kristina Sorensen, Kurt Buhlmann, Lang Elliott, Lora Smith, Mark Bailey, Mark Dodd, Mark Davis, Mark Mills, Mark Wallace, Matt Aresco, Matt O'Connor, Matthew Niemiller, Michael Jensen, Mike Dorcas, Natalie Hyslop, Paul Moler, Peri Mason, Philip Spivey, Pierson Hill, Robert Moulis, Robert Reed, Robert Wayne Van Devender, Roger Birkhead, Ron Altig, Sean M. Poppy, Sean P. Graham, Stacy Smith, Steve A. Johnson, Steve Roble, Steven J. Price, Suzanne L. Collins, Thomas Luhring, Thomas M. Floyd, Thomas S. B. Akre, Todd S. Campbell, Todd M. Schneider, Tony Mills, Tracey Tuberville, Trip Lamb, W. Ben Cash, W.H. Martin, Walter Knapp, William Sutton, Xavier Glaudas
