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| The Frogs and Toads of North America: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification,Behavior, and Calls | 
| Author: Lang Elliott
Publisher: Mariner Books
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $13.57
You Save: $6.38 (32%)
Sales Rank: 587919
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 344
ISBN: 0618663991
Dewey Decimal Number: 597.8097
EAN: 9780618663996
ASIN: 0618663991
Publication Date: March 17, 2009 (In 155 Days)
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Product Description
A beautiful and comprehensive photo-filled guide that
is the first to show all of the frogs of North America
and includes a CD of their calls
Colorful and noisy early indicators of environmental
distress, frogs and toads are fascinating to casual nature
lovers as well as expert herpetologists. Covering all 101
species in the United States and Canada, this book contains
natural history information, identification tips, range and
habitat information, summaries of behavior, and descriptions
of calls.
A 70-minute audio compact disc includes the calls of
nearly every species and makes fascinating listening for any
nature lover.The book also has sections on conservation
issues, public participation in census programs, photography
and sound recording, and keeping frogs and toads as pets.
From the olive-and-black Pig Frog, which gets its name
from its low-pitched, piglike grunt, to the X-marked and
familiar-sounding Spring Peeper, the superb photographs
and high-quality field recordings combine with the informative
text to make this a must-have book for every naturalist
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