Book ID: 99114
Creemers, Raymond C.M. and Jeroen van Delft
De Amfibieen en Reptielen van Nederland. 2009. (Nederlandse Fauna, 9). col. photogr. 476 p. gr8vo. Hardcover. Plus 1 CD-ROM. In Dutch.
This book introduces to all species of amphibians and reptiles to be found in the Netherlands. It describes them all, including rare visitors like seatortoise and other non endemic occasional guests. It tells about how to recognize different species, their way of life, behaviour, distribution inside and outside the Netherlands, protection and methods of inventarisation. In general it gives information about research methods, monitoring and protection. The book is richly illustrated with full colour photos, drawings, distribution maps and graphs. A CD with sounds of frogs and toads is included.