Author: Fei Liang & Ye Changyuan,
Title: Amphibians of China Volume (I)
Description: 2017. Beijing, Science Press. In 8vo, hardback, pp. 1040 with 860 colour photos, colour & b/w illustrations and colour distribution maps. The book is divided into an introduction section which includes: the history of Chinese amphibian studies, the overview of China's Nature, the biodiversity and geographical distribution of the Amphibians of China, the ecological types of the amphibians of China, the Taxonomic terms and measurments of the Amphibians. This is followed by a taxonomic section which includes detailed descriptions of China's known 13 families, 87 genera and 421 species with their Latin names, English names, synonyms, morphological characteristics, biological data, population status, geographic distribution, discussions of classification, and the key to adult amphibians. Volume 1 contains chapters on the introduction, the GYMNOPHIONA, the URODELA and ANURA(including Bombinatoridae, Megophryidae, Bufonidae and Hylidae) totaling more than 200 species and subspecies. Shippping from China (Heavy item over 4 kg)

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