Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia. Amphibians

Michael Hutchins9780787653620, 0-7876-5362-4, 0787677507

v. 1. Lower metazoans and lesser deuterostomes / Neil Schlager, editor — v. 2. Protostomes / Neil Schlager, editor — v. 3. Insects / Neil Schlager, editor — v. 4-5. Fishes I-II / Neil Schlager — v. 6. Amphibians / Neil Schlager, editor — Reptiles / Neil Schlager, editor — v. 8-11. Birds I-IV / Donna Olendorf, project editor — v. 12-16. Mammals I-V — v. 17. Cumulative index.; ”This is a revised and updated edition of one of the most authoritative and comprehensive sources on the world’s animals. Similar to the first edition written by noted zoologist Bernard Grzimek and published in 1972, the second edition covers all types of animals in geographic areas around the world. It includes high-quality photographs and illustrations and a comprehensive index to all volumes.”–”The Top 20 Reference Titles of the Year,” American Libraries, May 2004

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Table of contents :
Team DDU……Page 1
Contents……Page 6
Foreword……Page 8
How to use this book……Page 10
Advisory boards……Page 13
Contributing writers……Page 15
Contributing illustrators……Page 17
Volume 6: Amphibians……Page 18
What is an amphibian?……Page 20
Early evolution and fossil history……Page 24
Structure and function……Page 32
Reproduction……Page 45
Larvae……Page 56
Behavior……Page 61
Amphibians and humans……Page 68
Conservation……Page 73
Frogs and toads……Page 78
Family: New Zealand frogs……Page 86
Family: Tailed frogs……Page 94
Family: Fire-bellied toads and barbourulas……Page 100
Family: Midwife toads and painted frogs……Page 106
Family: Mesoamerican burrowing toads……Page 112
Family: Clawed frogs and Surinam toads……Page 116
Family: Asian toadfrogs……Page 126
Family: Spadefoot toads……Page 136
Family: Parsley frogs……Page 144
Family: Ghost frogs……Page 148
Family: Seychelles frogs……Page 152
Family: Australian ground frogs……Page 156
Family: Australian toadlets and water frogs……Page 164
Family: Leptodactylid frogs……Page 172
Family: Vocal sac-brooding frogs……Page 190
Family: Three-toed toadlets……Page 196
Family: True toads, harlequin frogs, and relatives……Page 200
Family: Poison frogs……Page 214
Family: Ruthven’s frogs……Page 228
Family: Glass frogs……Page 232
Family: Amero-Australian treefrogs……Page 242
Family: True frogs……Page 262
Family: Squeakers and cricket frogs……Page 282
Family: Shovel-nosed frogs……Page 290
Family: African treefrogs……Page 296
Family: Asian treefrogs……Page 308
Family: Narrow-mouthed frogs……Page 318
Family: Madagascaran toadlets……Page 334
Salamanders and newts……Page 340
Family: Sirens and dwarf sirens……Page 344
Family: Asiatic salamanders……Page 352
Family: Asiatic giant salamanders and hellbenders……Page 360
Family: Pacific giant salamanders……Page 366
Family: Mole salamanders……Page 372
Family: Newts and European salamanders……Page 380
Family: Olms and mudpuppies……Page 394
Family: Torrent salamanders……Page 402
Family: Lungless salamanders……Page 406
Family: Amphiumas……Page 422
Caecilians……Page 428
Family: American tailed caecilians……Page 432
Family: Asian tailed caecilians……Page 436
Family: Kerala caecilians……Page 442
Family: Buried-eyed caecilians……Page 448
Family: Tailless caecilians……Page 452
For further reading……Page 460
Organizations……Page 463
Contributors to the first edition……Page 464
Glossary……Page 470
Amphibians species list……Page 473
Geologic time scale……Page 507
Index……Page 508