The Guide to Colorado Reptiles and Amphibians

by Mary Taylor Young, Lauren J. Livo (Photographer), Steve Wilcox (Photographer)

Overview

Nature writer Mary Taylor Young's latest field guide will help you discover and learn more about Colorado's native reptiles and amphibians. Covering seventy-two species of turtles, toads, salamanders, snakes, and lizards, The Guide to Colorado Reptiles and Amphibians explores herptiles through detailed descriptions and informative sidebars. Includes full-color photographs, range maps, species' descriptions, a checklist, and a glossary.

Award-winning nature writer Mary Taylor Young's love of the outdoors led to a degree in zoology from Colorado State University. She has written nine books and hundreds of magazine and journal articles, and she works extensively with state and federal wildlife agencies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781555919610
Publisher:	Fulcrum Publishing
Publication date:	03/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Mary Taylor Young: Award-winning nature writer Mary Taylor Young spent her childhood summers roaming the Colorado Rockies from her grandparents' cabin in Estes Park. Her love of wild things and the outdoors led to a degree in zoology from Colorada State University and a life devoted to nature and the environment. Her nine books range from _Land of Grass and Sky: A Naturalist's Prairie Journey_, a story of spiritual growth inspired by the landscape of the High Plains, to the _Watchable Birds_ book series. Mary's "Words on Birds" column appeared in the _Rocky Mountain News_ from 1993 until 2009. She has published hundreds of articles in periodicals such as Ladies Home Journal, Outside, and Wildlife Conservation. Mary has written extensively for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Forest Service, Colorado Division of Wildlife and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Many Coloradans know Mary from the quarterly publication _Colorado's Wildlife Company_. Mary writes from her home in Castle Rock, Colorado, where she lives with her husband, daughter, two dogs, and many wild neighbors.

Photographs by Lauren Livo and Steve Wilcox.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"The Guide to Colorado Reptiles and Amphibians is a full-color identification guide to the snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs, toads, and salamanders of the Colorado region. Excellent photography of each species along with easy-to-use field ID guidelines, and notes on the habitat and distribution of various species...A handful of fascinating general facts, such as the origin of the light-sensitive vestigial “third eye” on the back of various lizards’ heads, round out this excellent, user-friendly field guide.” —James A, Cox, Midwest Book Review

Editorial Reviews

"The Guide to Colorado Reptiles and Amphibians is a full-color identification guide to the snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs, toads, and salamanders of the Colorado region. Excellent photography of each species along with easy-to-use field ID guidelines, and notes on the habitat and distribution of various species...A handful of fascinating general facts, such as the origin of the light-sensitive vestigial “third eye” on the back of various lizards’ heads, round out this excellent, user-friendly field guide.” —James A, Cox, Midwest Book Review

From the Publisher