Reptiles & Amphibians of New Zealand. (Includes Shipping to Canada or the U.S.)

Format: softcover. 368 pages.

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2020

ISBN:‎ 9780691199504

$64.00 (Includes Shipping to Canada or the U.S.)

Reptiles and Amphibians of New Zealand by Dylan Van Winkel, Marleen Baling, and Rod Hitchmough.

With more than 400 extraordinary color photographs and richly informative text, Reptiles and Amphibians of New Zealand is the definitive field guide to all of the country’s tuatara, geckos, skinks, frogs, marine turtles, & marine snakes. From the ancient tuatara, the sole surviving member of its order, to the world’s largest collection of long-lived and live-bearing lizards, New Zealand’s reptiles and amphibians represent an extraordinary part of the country’s biodiversity. The only field guide to cover all of New Zealand’s 123 currently recognized species, the book features authoritative and up-to-date species accounts, including names and description, as well as information on distribution, variation and similar species, habitat, and natural history. The book also provides a general introduction to these species, offering an overview of evolution, conservation, observing & collecting, ecosystems, & geographic history.

Covers all of New Zealand’s 123 species of reptiles and amphibians

Contains more than 400 stunning new color photographs

Includes a range map for every species

Presents identification keys for each of the major groups

Features a regional checklist and a handy quick guide on the inside flaps

The Authors

Dylan van Winkel is a wildlife ecologist and consultant herpetologist based in New Zealand who is active in reptile and amphibian conservation. Marleen Baling is a wildlife ecologist with a special interest in New Zealand herpetology and wildlife restoration, including reptile translocations and monitoring. Rod Hitchmough is a New Zealand Department of Conservation science adviser whose specialties include the taxonomy of lizards, geckos, and skinks.