A hidden world of amphibians and reptiles awaits the outdoor adventurer in Georgia’s streams, caves, forests, and wetlands. Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia makes accessible a wealth of information about 170 species of frogs, salamanders, crocodilians, lizards, snakes, and turtles. Throughout, the book stresses conservation, documenting declines in individual species as well as losses of local and regional populations.

Color photographs are paired with detailed species accounts, which provide information about size, appearance, and other identifying characteristics of adults and young; taxonomy and nomenclature; habits; distribution and habitat; and reproduction and development. Typical specimens and various life stages are described, as well as significant variations in such attributes as color and pattern. Line drawings define each group’s general features for easy field identification. Range maps show where each species occurs in Georgia county by county, as well as in the United States generally. State maps depict elevations, streams, annual precipitation, land use changes, physiographic provinces, and average temperatures.

The book includes a checklist, a chart of the evolutionary relationships among amphibians and reptiles, a list of the top ten most reported species by major group, and a table summarizing the diversity of amphibians and reptiles in the state’s five physiographic provinces. Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia is an authoritative reference for students, professional herpetologists, biologists, ecologists, conservationists, land managers, and amateur naturalists.

Features:Nearly 500 color photographs24 line drawings showing each group’s defining featuresAlmost 200 range maps detailing county-by-county distributionDetailed species accounts written by 54 regional experts providing information on size, appearance, and other identifying characteristics of adults and young; taxonomy and nomenclature; habits; distribution and habitat; and reproduction and developmentIntroductory sections providing overviews of physiography, climate, and habitats of Georgia, the Georgia Herp Atlas Project, taxonomic issues, conservation, and herpetology as a science and a careerA selection of frog and alligator vocalizations at www.ugapress.org/AmphibsAndReptiles

[An] exquisite book . . . on the herpetofauna of the southeastern United States. . . . High-quality, clearly written, with an attractive layout . . . Has solid introductory information, detailed species descriptions, excellent range maps and color photographs, line drawings showing defining features, and a strong conservation message. There is an explanation as to how to use the species accounts which will be of value to the lay reader.

—Herpetological Review

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Andrew Grosse

Andy Day

Anna Liner

Aubrey Heupel

B. Smith

Barry Mansell

Berkeley Boone

Bernard Bechtel

Betsie Rothermel

Bob Herrington

Brad Glorioso

Bradford Winn

Bradley Johnston

Brian Todd

Brian Metts

Bruce Hallett

Cameron Young

Christopher Winne

D. Means

D. Waters

David E. Scott

David Steen

Dean Croshaw

Dick Bartlett

Dirk Stevenson

Emily Moriarty Lemmon

Erin Condon

Gabriel Miller

Gabrielle Graeter

George Gentry

Giff Beaton

Gregory Greer

James Godwin

James Kiser

James Richardson

James Flynn

Jason Clark

Jason Norman

Jeff Humphries

Jerry Payne

Jim Couch

John D. Willson

John Bunnell

John MacGregor

Judy Greene

Karen Dyer

Ken Fahey

Kenneth Dodd

Kenneth Boyd

Kenneth Krysko

Kevin Enge

Kimberly Andrews

Kristina Sorensen

Kurt Buhlmann

Lang Elliott

Lora Smith

Mark Bailey

Mark Dodd

Mark Davis

Mark Mills

Mark Wallace

Matt Aresco

Matt O'Connor

Matthew Niemiller

Michael Jensen

Mike Dorcas

Natalie Hyslop

Paul Moler

Peri Mason

Philip Spivey

Pierson Hill

Robert Moulis

Robert Reed

Robert Wayne Van Devender

Roger Birkhead

Ron Altig

Sean M. Poppy

Sean P. Graham

Stacy Smith

Steve A. Johnson

Steve Roble

Steven J. Price

Suzanne L. Collins

Thomas Luhring

Thomas M. Floyd

Thomas S. B. Akre

Todd S. Campbell

Todd M. Schneider

Tony Mills

Tracey Tuberville

Trip Lamb

W. Ben Cash

W.H. Martin

Walter Knapp

William Sutton

Xavier Glaudas

About the Author/Editor

John B. Jensen (Editor)
JOHN B. JENSEN is a senior wildlife biologist for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, Nongame Conservation Section.

Carlos D. Camp (Editor)
CARLOS D. CAMP is a professor of biology at Piedmont College.

Whit Gibbons (Editor)
WHIT GIBBONS is a professor emeritus of ecology at the University of Georgia and author or coauthor of several books on herpetology and ecology, including Keeping All the Pieces, Snakes of the Southeast, Revised Edition, Frogs and Toads of the Southeast, Lizards and Crocodiles of the Southeast, Turtles of the Southeast, and Salamanders of the Southeast (all Georgia).

Matt Elliott (Editor)
MATT J. ELLIOTT is a program manager for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, Nongame Conservation Section.

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