LEADER 03019nam 2200445 450 001 9910154350903321 005 20230808200605.0 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226184791 035 $a(CKB)3710000000964593 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4437805 035 $a(DE-B1597)568134 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226184791 035 $a(OCoLC)1233040708 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000964593 100 $a20161214h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe book of frogs $ea life-size guide to six hundred species from around the world /$fTim Halliday 210 1$aChicago, [Illinois] :$cThe University of Chicago Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (657 pages) $cillustrations, photographs 300 $aIncludes indexes. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tIntroduction -- $tWhat is a frog? -- $tComplex life cycle -- $tAn acoustic world -- $tFrogs, toads & people -- $tPopulation declines -- $tAmphibian diseases -- $tDistribution & classification -- $tWhy the number of frog species is increasing -- $tThe frogs. Part 1 -- $tThe frogs. Part 2 -- $tAppendices 330 $aWith over 7,000 known species, frogs display a stunning array of forms and behaviors. A single gram of the toxin produced by the skin of the Golden Poison Frog can kill 100,000 people. Male Darwin?s Frogs carry their tadpoles in their vocal sacs for sixty days before coughing them out into the world. The Wood Frogs of North America freeze every winter, reanimating in the spring from the glucose and urea that prevent cell collapse. The Book of Frogs commemorates the diversity and magnificence of all of these creatures, and many more. Six hundred of nature?s most fascinating frog species are displayed, with each entry including a distribution map, sketches of the frogs, species identification, natural history, and conservation status. Life-size color photos show the frogs at their actual size?including the colossal seven-pound Goliath Frog. Accessibly written by expert Tim Halliday and containing the most up-to-date information, The Book of Frogs will captivate both veteran researchers and amateur herpetologists. As frogs increasingly make headlines for their troubling worldwide decline, the importance of these fascinating creatures to their ecosystems remains underappreciated. The Book of Frogs brings readers face to face with six hundred astonishingly unique and irreplaceable species that display a diverse array of adaptations to habitats that are under threat of destruction throughout the world. 606 $aFrogs$xAnatomy 606 $aFrogs$xBehavior 615 0$aFrogs$xAnatomy. 615 0$aFrogs$xBehavior. 676 $a597 700 $aHalliday$b Tim$0983237 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154350903321 996 $aThe book of frogs$92244518 997 $aUNINA