North American amphibians : distribution and diversity / David M. Green, Linda A. Weir, Gary S. Casper, and Michael J. Lannoo.
"Some 300 species of amphibians inhabit North America. This volume reflects the enormous growth in interest about amphibians and the increased intensity of scientific research into their fascinating biology and continent-wide distribution that has occurred during the past two decades. This atla...
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Berkeley, California :
University of California Press,
[2013]
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| Series: | Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environment.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- North American amphibians
- The North American Continent
- Glaciation
- Climate and amphibian distribution
- Frogs of North America
- Family Ascaphidae
- Family Bufonidae
- Family Dendrobatide
- 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 Plethodontidae
- Family Proteidae
- Family Rhyacotritonidae
- Family Salamandridae
- Family Sirenidae
- Mapping North American amphibians
- Making the maps
- Dealing with taxonomic changes and new information.