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As no-one else has mentioned it...
The new edition of Arnold and Burton's field guide to the European reptiles and amphibians was published a couple of weeks ago.
It's 'Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe' by Nick Arnold, ISBN 0-00-219964-5.
If you're familiar with the older edition, the main changes are:
-the range has been extended slightly- the Canary islands are included, as are the Greek islands off the west coast of Turkey.
-there are lots more species- this is mainly because many subspecies have been raised to full species level since the last edition. Urodele examples are: Triturus carnifex, karelinii, dobrogicus, and pygmaeus; Salamandra corsica and lanzai. The Hydromantes genus is now Speleomantes.
-the distribution maps are a lot more detailed.
It is a field guide covering a lot of species, so there's not a great deal of detail on each species. It's certainly sufficient to identify animals you see in the wild- you'd probably want more detailed information if you wanted to go out in search of a particular species.
The new edition of Arnold and Burton's field guide to the European reptiles and amphibians was published a couple of weeks ago.
It's 'Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe' by Nick Arnold, ISBN 0-00-219964-5.
If you're familiar with the older edition, the main changes are:
-the range has been extended slightly- the Canary islands are included, as are the Greek islands off the west coast of Turkey.
-there are lots more species- this is mainly because many subspecies have been raised to full species level since the last edition. Urodele examples are: Triturus carnifex, karelinii, dobrogicus, and pygmaeus; Salamandra corsica and lanzai. The Hydromantes genus is now Speleomantes.
-the distribution maps are a lot more detailed.
It is a field guide covering a lot of species, so there's not a great deal of detail on each species. It's certainly sufficient to identify animals you see in the wild- you'd probably want more detailed information if you wanted to go out in search of a particular species.