| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 91 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 86-87) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface; About the authors; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction to the Victorian Mallee; Southern Frogs; Geckos; Flap-footed Lizards; Skinks; Dragons; Monitor Lizards; Blind Snakes; Venomous Land Snakes; Victorian Mallee fringe-dwellers; Checklist of Victorian Mallee species; Victorian flora and fauna and conservation categories; Surveying Mallee frogs and reptiles; Glossary; References; Further information; Snakebite and first aid; Snake prevention around the house; Index. |
| Summary |
The Victorian Mallee region encompasses the Little Desert, the Big Desert, the Sunset Country and the Hattah-Kulkyne. Each area is unique and with different topography, vegetation and fauna. The region experiences consistently higher temperatures, lower rainfall and contains a greater diversity of reptiles than any other part of the state. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Reptiles -- Australia -- Mallee (Vic.) -- Identification.
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Reptiles. |
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Australia. |
| Genre/Form |
Field guides.
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| Subject |
Frogs -- Australia -- Mallee (Vic.) -- Identification.
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Frogs. |
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Snakes -- Australia -- Mallee (Vic.) -- Identification.
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Snakes. |
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Lizards -- Australia -- Mallee (Vic.) -- Identification.
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Lizards. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Guidebooks.
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| Added Author |
Watharow, Simon, 1967-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Swan, Michael, 1956- Snakes, lizards and frogs of the Victorian Mallee. Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., ©2005 0643091343 (OCoLC)61694081 |
| ISBN |
0643093117 (electronic book) |
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9780643093119 (electronic book) |
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