Field Guide to East African Reptiles

by Steve Spawls, Kim Howell, Harald Hinkel, Michele Menegon

Overview

The definitive guide to the reptiles of East Africa

East Africa is home to a remarkable assemblage of reptiles, from crocodiles and chameleons to turtles and tortoises, lizards, worm-lizards, and a stunning array of snakes. The region is a true herpetological hot-spot.

Now in its second edition and written by an internationally respected team of herpetologists, this is the definitive field guide to these animals. With concise identification text, detailed maps and packed with photography, this book includes every one of the 500 species in East Africa, covering the countries of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. All species accounts are accompanied by an accurate range map.

Comprehensive and authoritative, Field Guide to East African Reptiles is an essential tool for all naturalists, conservationists, educators, field workers, medical personnel and students in the region.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781399404815
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	12/27/2022
Series:	Bloomsbury Naturalist
Pages:	624
Product dimensions:	5.45(w) x 8.45(h) x 1.35(d)

About the Author

Steve Spawls is a herpetologist with a particular interest in the reptiles of East Africa. He caught his first chameleon at the age of six,, lost a finger to a puff adder when he was 17 and was co-author of A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa a bit later. He has written many key papers on the herps of the region. Steve is an expert on the natural history of Kenya and was co-author of Kenya: A Natural History.

Kim Howell (1945–2022) was professor of Zoology at the University of Dar es Salaam for more than 40 years, having studied the fauna of Tanzania since 1970. In 1988, Kim helped found the Tanzanian Wildlife Society. His many publications include A Field Guide to East African Reptiles.

Harald Hinkel is a German naturalist specialising in biodiversity and conservation, who has also worked extensively in disaster relief, particularly in Rwanda.

Michele Menegon is an expert on East African herpetofauna, having conducted research across East Africa since 1997. Currently based at Manchester Metropolitan University, he is a director of the PAMS foundation, an organisation dedicated to supporting conservation in Tanzania.

Table of Contents

Introduction

How to Use this book

East African Reptiles and their Zoogeography

Observing, Gathering Data and Collecting Reptiles

Reptile Conservation

Identifying Reptiles

Some Brief Notes on Reptile Taxonomy

What are Reptiles?

Safety and Reptiles

Acknowledgements

Further Reading, Literature and Resources

Species Accounts

Chelonians

Lizards

Worm Lizards

Crocodiles

Snakes

Appendices

Glossary

Line Drawings

Index