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Texas Turtles & Crocodilians: A Field Guide (Texas Natural History Guides™)

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Texas has a big and diverse turtle population, with forms which are found nowhere else (Cagle’s Map Turtle and the Texas Map Turtle) and wide-ranging species that barely touch the state, including the Painted Turtles and the Rough-footed Mud Turtle. From the Sabine River to El Paso, and from the Rio Grande to the Panhandle, thirty-one native and established exotic turtle species are surely known in Texas, along side one crocodilian, the American Alligator.

Texas Turtles & Crocodilians is the first complete identification guide to all of the state’s turtles and to its single alligator. It offers detailed species accounts, range maps, and excellent color photographs to aid in field identification. The authors, two of the state’s most knowledgeable herpetologists, open the book with a broad overview of turtle natural history, conservation biology, statement, and captive maintenance before providing a key to Texas turtles and accounts of the more than a few turtle families and species. Appendices provide brief accounts of species that occurred prehistorically in Texas and non-established exotic species, in addition to a table of Texas’ major watersheds and the turtle diversity in every one. Informational resources on Texas turtles and alligators, a map of Texas counties, a thesaurus, a bibliography, and indexes of common and scientific names complete the volume.

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