Frogs and Toads of the Southeast
- ISBN-10
- 0820329223
- ISBN-13
- 9780820329222
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 238
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Authors
- J. Whitfield Gibbons, Michael E. Dorcas
Description
A comprehensive, authoritative, and fun-to-read identification guide enumerates the distinguishing characteristics of frogs and toads found throughout the southeastern United States and discusses their morphology, the main groups to be found in the Southeast, their habitats and distribution, life cycles, behavior, and conservation.
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