Wildlife of Southern Africa: A field guide to the animals and plants of the region - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 177584353X ISBN 13: 9781775843535

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa, 2017

Synopsis

A field guide to the wildlife of southern Africa, describing over 2,000 plants and animals, with clear illustrations in full colour. This book has been a trusted field companion for many years. Comprehensively updated, it now features range maps for most groups. The chapters are colour-coded for easy reference, and diagnostic features appear in bold type within the descriptions. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field:
· Lower invertebrates Mike Musgrave
· Spiders and other arachnids Astri Leroy
· Insects Mike Musgrave
· Freshwater fishes Paul Skelton
· Frogs Vincent Carruthers
· Reptiles Bill Branch
· Birds Ken Newman and Christine Read
· Mammals Peter Apps
· Grasses, sedges, ferns and fungi Elsa Pooley
· Wild flowers Elsa Pooley
· Trees Elsa Pooley

About this title

About the Author:

Vincent Carruthers is a well-known environmentalist, who has written and contributed to a range of highly regarded publications, including Wildlife of Southern Africa, Frogs & Frogging in Southern Africa and Frogs of Southern Africa: a Complete Guide, published by Struik Nature. He serves on the board of a number of environmental organisations and runs a management consultancy. In 1989 he was awarded the prestigious Stevenson-Hamilton Medal by the Zoological Society of Southern Africa for his contribution as an amateur zoologist.

Review:

"A good introduction to the wildlife of the region." (The Birdbooker Report)

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 177584353X
• ISBN 13: 9781775843535
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Carruthers Vincent