Description
This easy-to-use identification guide to the 280 reptile species most commonly seen in India (covering Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives) is perfect for resident and visitor alike.
High-quality photographs from the region's top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers climate and vegetation, snake-bite management and a glossary. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the reptiles of India encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific name, and IUCN status.Author: Indraneil Das, Abhijit Das
Publisher: John Beaufoy Publishing
Published: 06/07/2018
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.38h x 7.74w x 0.47d
ISBN13: 9781909612815
ISBN10: 1909612812
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Animals | Reptiles & Amphibians
- Science | Life Sciences | Zoology | Ichthyology & Herpetology
- Travel | Asia | India & South Asia
About the Author
Indraneil Das is Professor of Herpetology at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. He has a DPhil from Oxford University and was a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. He has authored many books on snakes and reptiles.
Abhijit Das received his PhD from Utkal University, Orissa and is a Scientist with the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. His research area includes the taxonomy, systematics and conservation biology of Indian reptiles and amphibians.