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Title: A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Eastern & Central North America (Peterson Field Guide Series) by Roger Conant, Joseph T. Collins, Isabelle Hunt Conant (Artist), Tom R. Johnson (Artist), Suzanne L. Collins (Photographer) ISBN: 0-395-90452-8 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 15 May, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Simply the best!
Comment: There is no other guide which I would consult prior to herping trips. The color plates are fantastic and so well-drawn that I can recall seeing the animals depicted in the field. A knowledge of the arrangement of this guide will make this the most easily perused guide in the field as well.
Any budding herpetologist would be wise to study the book from cover to cover in order to share in the wisdom of Conant/Collins.
The field guide is easy to read (though technical details are necessarily prevalent) and can be understood by even the least herpetologically-inclined person.
Rating: 5
Summary: Must Have Reference
Comment: This book has been a faithfull field companion to countless herpers since the first edition was published in 1958. It is the best selling herp book of all time for a good reason. The text is both concise and comprehensive. The color plates are not only works of art but are designed to highlight markings that are useful for field identification. The images in most competitors are generally the most attractive color photos available. This makes a pretty book but is not always useful for identification. The book is also small enough to be unobtrusive in any backpack or large pant pocket. Many of the "field guides" being produced now are too large and heavy. My copy has stood up to years of abuse remarkably well. This version added excellent color photographs to compliment the original color plates. The one criticism I have is that this version spread the maps throughout the text. Previous editions had the maps bundled together in taxanomic order. Imagine you are trying to identify a skink in Missouri. In the previous editions you could flip open the book to the skink maps and immediately see which species are found in Missouri. In this edition you would have to flip through all of the skink species accounts to get that information. It does not seem like a big difference,unless you have ever attempted to hold onto a skink in Missouri. Overall I would have to characterize this book as a must have for any North American herper young or old.
Rating: 4
Summary: Lovely Photos, not comprehensive
Comment: A useful guide to help identify specimens. They profile similiar species in similar poses, very helpful. It doesn't offer as many species as the RTP guides, but then RTP guides don't show photos. I also suspect that the guide I have isn't as likely to handle weathering (mud/rain/etc) as well as the RTP bindings.
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Title: A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America by Roger Tory Peterson ISBN: 0395740460 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 04 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: A Field Guide to Mammals : North America north of Mexico by William H. Burt, Richard Philip Grossenheider ISBN: 0395910986 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 15 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: A Field Guide to Insects by Richard E. White, Donald J. Borror ISBN: 0395911702 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 15 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: A Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes : North America North of Mexico by Brooks M. Burr, John P. Sherrod, Lawrence M. Page, Eugene C. Beckham, Craig Wayne Ronto ISBN: 0395910919 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 15 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: A Field Guide to Wildflowers : Northeastern and North-Central North America (Peterson Field Guides) by Margaret McKenny, Roger Tory Peterson ISBN: 0395911729 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 15 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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