TY - BOOK AU - Savage,Jay M. TI - The Amphibians and reptiles of Costa Rica: a herpetofauna between two continents, between two seas SN - 0226735370 U1 - 597.9 PY - 2002/// CY - Chicago PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Reptiles KW - Costa Rica N1 - Incluye referencias bibliográficas y glosario; Machine generated contents note: PART 1 THE BASICS -- 1 Discovering a Tropical Herpetofauna -- 2 The Costa Rican Environment -- 3 Organization of the Systematic Accounts (How to Use This Book) -- PART 2 LIVING AMPHIBIANS -- 4 Amphibians (Class Amphibia) -- 5 Caecilians (Order Gmynophiona) -- 6 Salamanders (Order Caudata) -- 7 Frogs and Toads (Order Anura) -- PART 3 LIVING REPTILES -- 8 Reptiles (Class Reptilia) -- 9 Squamates (Order Squamata) -- 10 Lizards (Suborder Sauria) -- 11 Snakes (Suborder Serpentes) -- 12 Turtles (Order Testudinata) -- 13 Crocodilians (Order Crocodilia) -- PART 4 BIOGEOGRAPHY AND EVOLUTION -- 14 Ecological Distribution of the Herpetofauna -- 15 Geographic Distribution: Historical Units, Faunal Areas, Endemism, and General Patterns -- 16 Development of the Herpetofauna UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy032/2001043717.html ER -