Amphibians of the Russian Far East
A fundamental review of the 11 species of amphibians (2 Caudata and 9 Anura) of the Russian Far East, within Primorye and Khabarovskii regions, Amurskaya, Chitinskaya, Magadanskaya, Kamchatskaya and Sakhalinskaya provinces, Evreiskaya Autonomous Province, as well as Aginskii Buryatskii, Chukotskii and Koryakskii autonomous regions. All species and their habitats are illustrated in color and supplied with maps of records for each region, with full cadastra. Each species supplied with full list of synonyms and a detailed description of the morphology, geography, habitats, abundance, activity cycles, reproduction, ontogenesis, feeding, natural enemies and parasites, the influence of anthropogenic factors and problems of conservation. A detailed history of amphibian studies, including the description of traditional views of aboriginal people, is presented. Keys are given to eggs, the larvae and the adults of all amphibian species. Composition and history of the amphibian fauna, including the discussion on possible pathways of colonization of Pacific islands, are discussed. Full bibliography includes 841 references.
Contents
Chapter 1. Geography of the Area
Chapter 2. History of Studies
Chapter 3. Keys for Species Identification
3.1. Spawn
3.1.1. Caudata
3.1.2. Anura
3.2. Larvae
3.2.1. Caudata
3.2.3. Anura
3.3. Adults
3.3.1. Caudata
3.3.2. Anura
Chapter 4. Species Accounts
4.1. Tailed Amphibians, Caudata Oppel, 1871
4.1.1. Asiatic Salamanders, Hynobiidae Cope, 1860
Siberian Newts, Salamandrella Dybowski, 1870
Long-Tailed Clawed Salamander, Onychodactylus fischeri (Boulenger, 1886)
4.2. Tailless Amphibians, Anura Rafinesque, 1815
4.2.1. Disc-Tongued Frogs, Discoglossidae Cope, 1865
Fire-Bellied Toads, Bombina Oken, 1816
4.2.2. Toads, Bufonidae Gray, 1825
Toads, Bufo Laurenti, 1768
4.2.3. Tree Frogs, Hylidae Gray, 1825
Tree Frogs, Hyla Laurenti, 1768
4.2.4. True Frogs, Ranidae Gray, 1825
True Frogs, Rana Linni, 1758
4.3. Misidentified or Expected Species
Chapter 5. General Characterization of the Ecology and Fauna
5.1. Comparative Ecology and Assemblage Structure
5.2. Composition the Fauna, Species Richness and Regionalization
5.3. History of the Fauna
Chapter 6. Problems of Population Declines and Species Conservation
Author: Sergius L. Kuzmin & Irina V. Maslova
Publisher: Pensoft
Extra Details: 165x235, color plates, figures, tables, references, index, hardback. In English, 462 pp.
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