| Description |
1 online resource (332 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; Introduction; Biology of Reptiles; Biogeography, Victorian Habitats and Distribution; Classification; The Reptile Fauna of Victoria; Table 1. Reptile fauna of Victoria; Key 1 The orders of Victorian reptiles; Testudines -- Turtles and Tortoises; Key 2 The families of Victorian Testudines; Sea Turtles; Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles); Family Dermochelyidae (Leather-backed Sea Turtles); Freshwater Turtles; Family Chelidae (Side-necked Freshwater Turtles); Family Emydidae (Pond Turtles or Sliders); Squamata -- Lizardsand Snakes |
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Key 3 The Victorian SquamataLizards; Key 4. The families of Victorian lizards; Geckos; Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos); Family Carphodactylidae (Odd-tailed Geckos); Family Diplodactylidae (Australasian Geckos); Legless Lizards; Family Pygopodidae (Legless Lizards); Skinks; Family Scincidae (Skinks); Dragons; Family Agamidae (Dragon Lizards); Goannas; Family Varanidae (Goannas or Monitor Lizards); Snakes; Key 5 The families of Victorian snakes; Blind Snakes; Family Typhlopidae (Blind Snakes); Pythons; Family Pythonidae (Pythons); Venomous Snakes |
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Family Elapidae (Front-fanged Venomous Snakes)Other Species Possibly Occurring in Victoria; First Aid for Snake Bite; Victorian Wildlife Regulations; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index of common names and general terms; Index of scientific names and terms |
| Summary |
Illustrated descriptions of the 123 native, introduced and vagrant reptile species in the state. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Reptiles -- Australia -- Victoria -- Identification.
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Reptiles. |
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Australia. |
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Victoria. |
| Genre/Form |
Field guides.
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| Subject |
NATURE -- Animals -- Fish. |
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ichthyology & Herpetology. |
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Wildlife: general interest. |
| Added Author |
Coventry, A. John, -2007.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Robertson, Peter. Reptiles of Victoria : A Guide to Identification and Ecology. Collingwood : CSIRO PUBLISHING, ©2014 9780643093935 |
| ISBN |
1486309992 |
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9781486309993 (electronic book) |
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9781486310005 (electronic book) |
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1486310001 |
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9780643093935 |
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0643093931 |
| Music No. |
EB00770989 Recorded Books |
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