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Snakes, Lizards & Frogs of the Victorian Mallee

By Michael Swan and Simon Watharow (CSIRO)

Full Colour Field Guide

The book includes the Little Desert, Big Desert, Sunset Country & Hattah Kulkyne regions of North-West Victoria. Each area is unique with different topography, vegetation and fauna. There are constantly higher temperatures and lower rainfall than other parts of the state and the area also contains a greater diversity of reptiles.

This is the first comprehensive publication on the herpetofauna of the region. It covers 56 species that inhabit the area as well as a further 24 species occurring in fringe riverine and woodland systems. The reader is able to identify species by means of a photograph supported by a distribution map, a diagnostic features key and descriptive accounts.

There is also a discussion of venomous snakes, information on first-aid for snakebites, and hints for snake prevention around the house.

91 pages. 215mm X 148mm. (2005). ISBN 0643091343 RRP $29.95