Download or read book Reptiles Amphibians in Contemporary Art written by E. Ashley Rooney and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reptiles and amphibians surrounding us are more than 17,000 species of fascinating and beautiful wildlife that many of us usually ignore. In this colorfully illustrated book, 20 artists have taken those cold-blooded animals as inspiration and transformed them into pieces of art that change the way we perceive our world. The unusual shapes, glittering colors, and perfectly adapted bodies of chameleons, turtles, snakes, frogs, and even dinosaurs offer us new ways to see and be inspired, in media ranging from fiber to glass and from paper to gold.
Download or read book Amphibians and Reptiles of the US Mexico Border States Anfibios y reptiles de los estados de la frontera M xico Estados Unidos written by Julio A. Lemos-Espinal and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2015-12-11 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first bilingual work on the reptiles and amphibians of the US–Mexico border, top herpetologists come together to describe the herpetofauna of the states of this region, which includes more than 600 species of toads, frogs, salamanders, turtles, sea turtles, alligators, lizards, snakes, and sea snakes that are found along the almost 2,000-mile border between the two countries. Each chapter is devoted to one state—four in the US (California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) and six in Mexico (Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas)—with text in both English and Spanish. The chapters contain an introduction to the area, a review of the research, a sketch of the state’s physiography, and a description of the species present as well as the pertinent conservation issues they face. A color photo gallery includes images of nearly all species. Almost 40 percent of the featured native species are shared between the US and Mexico, reminding us that animals depend on the integrity of natural landscapes and proving the need for a comprehensive, bilingual reference to help lead a shared effort in the management and conservation of the borderlands.
Download or read book Reptiles and Amphibians an Illustrated Natural History Prepared by Workers of the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration in the City of New York with Decorations by WPA Federal Art Project in the City of New York Sponsored by the Guilds Committee for Federal Writers Publications Inc written by Federal Writers' Project. New York (City) and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fishes Reptiles and Amphibians written by Don Rice and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides copyright-free illustrations for various kinds of fishes, frogs, toads, salamanders, turtles, lizards alligators, and snakes, arranged by order, genus, and species
Download or read book The Story of the Amphibians and the Reptiles Classic Reprint written by James Newton Baskett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of the Amphibians and the Reptiles Looking more carefully at the difference between the two directions of the new education we can see what each accomplishes. There is first an effort to train the original powers of the individual and make him self-active, quick at observation, and free in his thinking. Next, the new education endeavors, by the reading of books and the study of the wisdom of the race, to make the child or youth a participator in the results of experience of all mankind. These two movements may be made antagonistic by poor teaching. The book knowledge, containing as it does the precious lesson of human experience, may be so taught as to bring with it only dead rules of conduct, only dead scraps of information, and no stimulant to original thinking. Its contents may be memorized without being understood. On the other hand, the self-activity of the child may be stimulated at the expense of his social well-being - his originality may be cultivated at the expense of his rationality. If he is taught persistently to have his own way, to trust only his own senses. To cling to his own Opinions heedless of the experience of his fellows, he is pre paring for an unsuccessful, misanthropic career, and is likely enough to end his life in a madhouse. It is admitted that a too exclusive study of the knowledge found in books, the knowledge which is aggregated from the experience and thought of other people, may result in loading the mind of the pupil with material which he can not use to advantage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book A Synopsis of the Reptiles and Amphibians of Illinois Classic Reprint written by Harrison Garman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Synopsis of the Reptiles and Amphibians of Illinois Body enclosed in a bony shell, wide, and more or less de pressed. Legs four. Order chelonia. Body more or less cylindrical, never greatly depressed, covered with small scales, generally imbricated. Eyelids and ex ternal ears present. Legs commonly four; if wanting, with rudimentary sternal arch. Lizards Order sauria. Body very long and slender, cylindrical, back covered with small imbricated scales, belly commonly with larger scales. No legs, or at most with rudiments of the hind pair. Sternal arch, eyelids, and external ears wanting. Snakes. Order ophidia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Water Reptiles of the Past and Present Classic Reprint written by Samuel Wendell Williston and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Water Reptiles of the Past and Present In many respects the internal structure of the amphibians of the present time is widely different from that of reptiles, though there can be no doubt that the early amphibian ancestors of the modern toads, frogs, and salamanders were also the ancestors of all living and extinct reptiles, and it is a fact that the living amphib ians differ more from some of the ancient ones than those early amphibians did from their contemporary reptiles. Discoveries in recent years have bridged over nearly all the essential differ ences between the two classes so completely that many forms can not be classified unless one has their nearly complete skeletons. We know that some of the oldest amphibians, belonging to the great division called Stegocephalia, were really water-breathers during a part of their lives, because distinct impressions of their branchiae, or water-breathing organs, have been discovered in the rocks with their skeletal remains, but we are not at all sure that some of the more highly developed kinds were not air-breathers from the time they left the egg; indeed, we rather suspect that such was the case. We are also now quite certain that, from some of the early extinct reptiles - the immediate forbears probably of the great dinosaurs - the class of birds arose, since the structural relation ships between birds and reptiles are almost as close as those between reptiles and amphibians. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles Classic Reprint written by Leonhard Stejneger and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles Recent writers have often erred egregiously in the use of accents in Spanish place names. We confess it is difficult to satisfy the puristic conventions. Our general rule is to ao cent all Spanish words in which the last syllable is stressed and which ends in a vowel. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Amphibians and Reptiles written by John Walker and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Turtles Snakes Frogs and Other Reptiles and Amphibians of New England and the North Classic Reprint written by Edward Knobel and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Turtles, Snakes, Frogs and Other Reptiles and Amphibians of New England and the North Many of the animals mentioned in this book suffer from our prejudices far more than any other class. They are usually little known, but persecuted, feared, hated and ruthlessly destroyed wherever found. Foremost, the snakes: these timid, watchful, silent and most graceful beings are for the most part perfectly harmless. Liven the dangerous ones only use their terrible weapons in self-defence. Turtles and frogs are often regarded as if void of feeling and ruthlessly tortured. Toads and salamanders. Useful insect-destroyers, are truly homely to look at, but hiding under ground or beneath stones seem to try their best not to hurt our feelings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Report on the Reptiles and Amphibians of Ohio Classic Reprint written by W. H. Smith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report on the Reptiles and Amphibians of Ohio The tadpoles or young of frogs, and probably also of salamanders live almost, or entirely, upon vegetable matter. However, in some cases they are said to have eaten decomposing animal matter, and even other tad poles. Prof. Baird states that this may be taken advantage of to clean skeletons by placing the two together in water. The larval Rana sylvatica he found to be the most effective, as these devoured the macerated flesh, leaving a ligamentous skeleton. Their food primarily is vegetable, and it is probable that they never attack their own Species unless driven by hunger or after they have attained a good degree of development. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pacific Islands written by George R. Zug and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013-06-28 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pacific is not only the worldÕs largest body of water; its vast expanse also includes an extraordinary number and diversity of oceanic islands, from Palau and the Marianas east of the Philippines to Cocos Island and the Gal‡pagos west of the Americas. The isolation of these islands and the extreme distances between them long prevented scientists from studying their floras and faunas in a comparative context. But now George R. Zug, one of the world's foremost experts on the diverse reptiles and amphibians of the Pacific Basin, offers the first such systematic overview in more than half a century. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pacific Islands is a compendium of frogs, lizards, snakes, and turtles living on these lands and in the adjacent waters of the oceanic islands in the tropical Pacific. The means to identify each species is included, along with entries that describe each animal's form, coloration, habitat, distribution, reproductive biology, and natural history. Color plates of more than 75 percent of the species also help to facilitate visual identification. This accessible and informative guide is the most comprehensive field guide available and will appeal to both novice sightseers and professional naturalists.
Download or read book Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cort s written by L. Lee Grismer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-09-16 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Baja California peninsula is home to many forms of life found nowhere else on earth. This, combined with the peninsula's rugged and inaccessible terrain, has made the area one of the last true biological frontiers of North America. L. Lee Grismer is not only the foremost authority on the amphibians and reptiles of Baja California, but also an outstanding photographer. He has produced the most comprehensive work on the herpetofauna of the peninsula and its islands ever published. With its stunning color images, detailed accounts of many little-known species, and descriptions of the region's diverse environment, this is the definitive guide to the amphibians and reptiles of a fascinating and remote region. The culmination of Grismer's quarter century of fieldwork on the Baja peninsula and his exploration of more than one hundred of its islands in the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortés, this book gives information on the identification, distribution, natural history, and taxonomy of each species of amphibian and reptile found there. Preliminary accounts of the life history of many of the salamanders, frogs, toads, turtles, lizards, and snakes are reported here for the first time, and several species that were almost unknown to science are illustrated in full color. The book also contains new data on species distribution and on the effect of the isolated landscape of the peninsula and its islands on the evolutionary process. Much of the information gathered here is presented in biogeographical overviews that consider the extremely varied environments of Baja California in both a contemporary and a historical framework. An original and important contribution to science, this book will generate further research for years to come as it becomes a benchmark reference for both professionals and amateurs.
Download or read book Drawings of New Zealand Amphibians and Reptiles written by Tony Jewell and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An art folio containing over 80 illustrations. The drawings are in black and white, the photographs are in colour. Formatted in Word 2002.
Download or read book Doodle Art to Color written by Amanda K. Lafferry and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-22 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lizards and turtles and frogs! Oh my! This third volume in the Doodle Art to Color Series features 25 amphibian and reptile themed coloring pages in a single-sided format. This book is suitable for adults or intermediate to advanced artists. Doodle Art to Color Deluxe: Amphibians & Reptiles is an expanded revision of Doodle Art to Color: Amphibians & Reptiles. Table of Contents: 1. Lizard Mosaic 2. Box Turtle (realistic doodle) 3. Horned Lizard (Horny Toad) 4. Line Lizard 5. Lizard Swarm 6. Frog on Lily Pad 7. Lizard on Abstract - Side View 8. Two Crocodiles 9. Tulip Frog 10. Iguana 11. Framed Lizard 12. Whimsical Dome-Shaped Turtle 13. Lily Pad Frog on Abstract 14. Gator 15. Square Box Turtle (Whimsical) 16. Disco Frog 17. Diamond-Framed Lizard 18. Sea Turtle 19. Lizard Spiral 20. Roundish Turtle on Abstract 21. Wiggly Lizard with Leaf Border 22. Frog with Border 23. Lizard Invasion 24. Oval Turtle 25. Detailed Tree Frog on Leaf
Download or read book The Story of the Amphibians and the Reptiles written by James Newton Baskett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of the Amphibians and the Reptiles The new education takes two important directions - one of these is toward original observation, requiring the pupil to test and verify what is taught him at school by his own experiments. The information that he learns from books or hears from his teacher's lips must be assimilated by incorporating it with his own experience. The other direction pointed out by the new education is systematic home reading. It forms a part of school extension of all kinds. The so-called "University Extension" that originated at Cambridge and Oxford has as its chief feature the aid of home reading by lectures and round-table discussions, led or conducted by experts who also lay out the course of reading. The Chautauquan movement in this country prescribes a series of excellent books and furnishes for a goodly number of its readers annual courses of lectures. The teachers reading circles that exist in many States prescribe the books to be read, and publish some analysis, commentary, or catechism to aid the members. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
