Handbook of Frogs and Toads of the United States and Canada

Albert Hazen Wright; Anna Allen Wright

Published by Cornell University Press 1995

Handbook of Frogs and Toads of the United States and Canada

Albert Hazen Wright and Anna Allen Wright
Preface by: Roy W. McDiarmid

In the series Comstock Classic Handbooks

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501738098

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About this book

The preeminent naturalists Albert Hazen Wright and Anna Allen Wright spent years assembling the wealth of material on frogs and toads appearing in this widely used handbook, the third edition of which was originally published in 1949.

Author / Editor information

Albert Hazen Wright (1879–1970) was Professor of Zoology, Emeritus, at Cornell University. In 1955, he was awarded the Eminent Ecologist Award by the Ecological Society of America. Anna Allen Wright (1882–1964) was a recognized authority on the ecology and natural history of amphibians and reptiles.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Foreword to the 1995 Printing Roy W. McDiarmid Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xxiii
General Account Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Keys Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
Accounts of Species
Ribbed toads, Ascaphidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
Spadefoots, Scaphiopodidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Toads, Bufonidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Tree frogs, Hylidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Tree frogs, Hyla Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281
Robber frogs, Leptodactylidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	366
Frogs, Ranidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	399
Narrow-mouth toads, Brevicipitidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	561
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	584
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	623

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Edition: Third Edition
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 670
Illustrations
- Other: 37 maps, 126 black-and-white photos
Keywords: Nature Guides & Natural History; General Science; Hiking Guides & Other Travel Guides

eBook

Published: June 30, 2019
ISBN: 9781501738098