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Book SynopsisReflects the enormous growth in interest about amphibians and the increased intensity of scientific research into their biology and continent-wide distribution that has occurred during the past two decades. This title presents the spectacular diversity of North American amphibians in a geographic context.
Table of ContentsPREFACE INTRODUCTION North American Amphibians The North American Continent Glaciation Climate and Amphibian Distribution FROGS OF NORTH AMERICA Family Ascaphidae Family Bufonidae Family Dendrobatidae Family Eleutherodactylidae Family Hylidae Family Leptodactylidae Family Microhylidae Family Pelobatidae Family Pipidae Family Ranidae Family Rhinophrynidae SALAMANDERS OF NORTH AMERICA Family Ambystomatidae Family Amphiumidae Family Cryptobranchidae Family Dicamptodontidae Family Plethodontidae Family Proteidae Family Rhyacotritonidae Family Salamandridae Family Sirenidae MAPPING NORTH AMERICAN AMPHIBIANS Making the Maps Dealing with Taxonomic Changes and New Information Sources of Error Further Reading Notes Acknowledgments Index
