Publications

'Fauna Ibérica' Series
Volume 10 - Reptiles


Author(s):

A. Andreu, A. Bea, F. Braña, P. Galán, L. F. López-Jurado, V. Pérez-Mellado, J. M. Pleguezuelos y A. Salvador.

ISBN:
Madrid, 1998. 705 pp. [out of stock]
Second printing: 2-november-2005. 702 pp.
ISBN: 84-00-07713-X.

Description

This monograph of the "Faun a Ibérica" series is devoted to the reptilian orders Chelonii and Squamata of the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic islands. The book begins with and introduccion to the biology of reptiles, including classification, morphology, natural history, and study methods. The main part of the book contains 13 families, 26 genera, and 47 species accounts, including illustrated dichotomic keys. The species accounts include sections devoted to morphology, skeleton, sexual dimorphism, genetic data, variation, distribution, habitat, activity, food habits, predators, parasites, reproduction, population structure and conservation status. Additionally included is a detailed revision of the taxonomic nomenclature as well as distribution maps, a glossary and an extensive bibliography.

 

Contents
  • • Introduction
  • • Systematic position and geographical distribution of Reptiles
  • • Morphology and adult anatomy
  • • Natural history of Reptiles
  • • Collection, conservation and study methods
  • • The Iberian Reptiles
  • • Key of orders
    • Order Chelonii
    • Family Cheloniidae
    • Genus Caretta
    • Genus Chelonia
    • Genus Eretmochelys
    • Genus Lepidochelys
    • Family Dermochelyidae
    • Genus Dermochelys
    • Family Emydidae
    • Genus Emys
    • Family Bataguridae
    • Genus Mauremys
    • Family Testudinidae
    • Genus Testudo
    • Order Squamata
    • Iguania
    • Family Chamaeleonidae
    • Genus Chamaeleo
    • Scleroglossa
    • Family Gekkonidae
    • Genus Hemidactylus
    • Genus Tarentola
    • Family Scincidae
    • Genus Chalcides
    • Family Lacertidae
    • Genus Acanthodactylus
    • Genus Algyroides
    • Genus Lacerta
    • Genus Podarcis
    • Genus Psammodromus
    • Family Anguidae
    • Genus Anguis
    • Amphisbaenia
    • Family Amphisbaenidae
    • Genus Blanus
    • Serpentes
    • Family Colubridae
    • Subfamily Colubrinae
    • Genus Coluber
    • Genus Coronella
    • Genus Elaphe
    • Genus Malpolon
    • Genus Macroprotodon
    • Subfamily Natricinae
    • Genus Natrix
    • Family Viperidae
    • Subfamily Viperinae
    • Genus Vipera
  • • Bibliography
  • • Appendix 1. Nomenclature: Synonims and combinations list
  • • Appendix 2. Glossary
  • • Alphabetic index of taxonomical names of Iberian-Balearic Reptiles

 

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