What Reptile? A Buyer's Guide: Essential Information to Help You Choose the Right Reptile or Amphibian - Couverture souple

Mattison, Chris

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1842862405 ISBN 13 : 9781842862407

Editeur : Interpet Publishing, 2013

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this brilliantly informative new title, compiled by expert Chris Mattison, readers will find instant, impartial advice about over 150 varieties of reptile and amphibian, including salamanders and newts, frogs and toads, tortoises and turtles, lizards, and snakes. Each entry includes a profile detailing the origin in temperament of the animal, plus question-and answer advice on how much time the owner will have to devote to it, what special equipment or housing set-up will be needed, what its care needs are, what it eats, how easily it will breed and an assessment of any possible drawbacks to round off the balance sheet. The book is lavishly illustrated with more than 340 colour pictures, most of them photographed in fascinating close-up detail in studio conditions, this invaluable 'buyer's guide' provides prospective new reptile keepers with easy-to-digest essential information on how to care for a wide range of exotic reptiles and amphibians. Every entry includes a price guide revealing what you can expect to pay for each animal, and the related set-up and running costs.

Biographie de l'auteur

Chris Mattison BSc has an honours degree in zoology from the University of Sheffield and specialises in the natural history of reptiles and amphibians. He has written more than 20 books, including Bearded Dragons (Interpet Publishing, 2011), and many magazine articles on reptiles and amphibians, other wildlife topics and nature photography. Over the years he has made many field trips to various parts of the world, including several visits to North, Central and South America, the Galapagos Islands, southern Africa, East Africa, Southeast Asia, Borneo, Australia and Madagascar, to study and photograph wildlife. He has lectured to audiences in England, Scotland, Wales, Sweden, Finland, Holland and the United States on the natural history of reptiles and amphibians and nature photography.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Interpet Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1842862405
• ISBN 13: 9781842862407
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Éditeur: De Ste. Croix Philip