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Amphibians --- Reptiles --- Herpetofauna --- Herpetozoa --- Herps --- Herptiles --- Reptilia --- Sauria --- Amniotes --- Vertebrates --- Herpetology --- Amphibia --- Batrachia

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The Pacific is not only the world's largest body of water; its vast expanse also includes an extraordinary number and diversity of oceanic islands, from Palau and the Marianas east of the Philippines to Cocos Island and the Galápagos west of the Americas. The isolation of these islands and the extreme distances between them long prevented scientists from studying their floras and faunas in a comparative context. But now George R. Zug, one of the world's foremost experts on the diverse reptiles and amphibians of the Pacific Basin, offers the first such systematic overview in more than half a century. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pacific Islands is a compendium of frogs, lizards, snakes, and turtles living on these lands and in the adjacent waters of the oceanic islands in the tropical Pacific. The means to identify each species is included, along with entries that describe each animal's form, coloration, habitat, distribution, reproductive biology, and natural history. Color plates of more than 75 percent of the species also help to facilitate visual identification. This accessible and informative guide is the most comprehensive field guide available and will appeal to both novice sightseers and professional naturalists.

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Records of parasitism in crocodilians date back to the early 1800's, distributed among various types of published and unpublished materials. Analyzing parasite-host specificity, geographic distribution, and taxonomy can provide otherwise cryptic details about crocodilian ecology and evolution, as well as their local food web dynamics. This information is critical for improved conservation tactics for both crocodilians and their habitat. As climate change, anthropogenic conflict, and environmental pollution endanger crocodilian ecosystems, there is a need for organized information on crocodile, alligator, caiman, and gharial infectious diseases. This volume meets this need by delivering the first checklist of crocodilians and their parasites for researchers and scholars in biology, herpetology, and ecology in order to further the knowledge and study of crocodilian-parasite dynamics and improve our understanding of human impacts on ecosystems.

Crocodilians. --- Host-parasite relationships. --- Host-organism relationships --- Host-pathogen relationships --- Parasite-host relationships --- Pathogen-host relationships --- Relationships, Host-parasite --- Parasitism --- Crocodilia --- Crocodylia --- Loricata (Reptiles) --- Reptiles --- Crocodilians.. --- alligators. --- anthropogenic conflict. --- biology. --- caimans. --- climate change. --- conservation. --- crocodiles. --- crocodilia. --- crocodilian evolution. --- crocodilians. --- crocodylia. --- ecology. --- ecosystems. --- environment. --- environmental pollution. --- evolutionary ecology. --- false gharial. --- gharial. --- herpetology. --- host. --- human impact. --- infectious diseases. --- local food web dynamics. --- natural habitat. --- parasite host relationship. --- parasite host specificity. --- parasite. --- parasitism. --- predators. --- scientists. --- semiaquatic reptiles. --- symbiotic relationship. --- taxonomy. --- theoretical.