A Naturalist's Guide to Dangerous Creatures of Australia
2nd Edition
Published on 31. October 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-913679-62-0 (ISBN)
Description
A Naturalist's Guide to the Dangerous Creatures of Australia is an easy-to-use introductory photographic guide to 280 species of dangerous creature commonly encountered in Australia. The species include terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
High quality photographs are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat, as well as the level of danger. The user-friendly introduction covers the geography and climate of Australia, types of habitat, and details of orders and families.
The fully updated second edition includes many new photographs and updated taxonomy.
High quality photographs are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat, as well as the level of danger. The user-friendly introduction covers the geography and climate of Australia, types of habitat, and details of orders and families.
The fully updated second edition includes many new photographs and updated taxonomy.
More details
Series
Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
320 colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 180 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
308 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-913679-62-0 (9781913679620)
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Scott Eipper is a herpetological consultant, author and wildlife photographer who works with his wife, Tie, in their business Nature 4 You. As part of his role, Scott conducts wildlife surveys, snake management training, emergency removals and educational displays. He has written eight books, and numerous papers and articles on Australian herpetofauna.