Amphibians of Central and Southern Africa

Amphibians of Central and Southern Africa is the first comprehensive guide to the frogs, toads, and caecilians of the ten sub-equatorial African countries – Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The result is at once a valuable reference tool, a field guide and a source of ideas for future research. Key features of this book include • detailed accounts for 205 species of frogs and toads (and 2 species of caecilians) accompanied by colour illustrations, distribution maps, details of breeding and tadpole behaviour, and call descriptions • illustrations and tadpole identification keys for each genus • special sections for some species with topics such as “skin toxins” • an overview of fossil frogs, a discussion of humankind and frogs in Africa, and a bibliography of African frog biology. FORMAT: 235 x 160 mm ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTOS HARDCOVER: Hardcover with dust jacket 470pp