Book Review - A Field Guide to the Amphibians & Reptiles of Trinidad & Tobago

Abstract

The guide contains information provided by 20 investigators, directed by John Murphy, and edited by Renoir Auguste, a promising young herpetologist from Trinidad. With 336 pages, A Field Guide to the Amphibians & Reptiles of Trinidad & Tobago starts with a list of all authors and their current affiliations, a foreword by Robert Thomas, notable herpetologist from the US, who has worked in South America. These are followed by a preface, acknowledgments, how to use this book, introduction the environment conservation, folklore, measurements & identifying features, waifs & questionable species, amphibian species accounts, reptile species accounts, six appendixes, glossary of terms, list of references cited in the text and finally an index of common names.