Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney, Australia

Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW

Native fauna

Field Guide to Reptiles of NSW

 

 

 

A Field Guide to Reptiles of New South Wales

Gerry Swan, Glenn Shea and Ross Sadlier

In this book you will find every gecko, flap-footed lizard, goanna, dragon, skink, snake and turtle known to live throughout the many habitats of New South Wales. 

The telltale details that make identification possible lie in the descriptions of families, genera and species; these are accompanied by clear line drawings. 
For herpetologists, the location maps, generated from the Australian Museum database, will prove invaluable.

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302pp/Soft cover/115mm x 215mm/ISBN 187706906 X/RRP$34.95

 
Care of Australian Wildlife

Care of Australian Wildlife

Erna Walraven

Care of Australian Wildlife is the definitive guide for all Australian wishing to protect and care for Australia’s amazing wildlife and to help minimise the effect of urban and rural sprawl on the environment.  Now revised and with completely up-to-date resources in the appendices, this accessible and practical guide outlines the numerous dangers facing our native animals and how to care for the sick and injured.

Black and white illustrations, colour photographs, and feature boxes complement the authoritative text.

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140 pages/Soft cover/170mm x230mm/ISBN 174110207 3/RRP$24.95

 

Cronins Aust Wildlife

 

Cronin’s Key Guide. Australian Wildlife

Leonard Cronin

An indispensable guide to Australian wildlife with plants and animals from the coral reefs to the rainforest, eucalypt woodlands and deserts.

Over 600 beautifully illustrated images.  Distribution maps.  Comprehensive descriptions.  Information on where they live or grow.

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235 pages/Soft cover/130mm x200mm/ISBN 978 1 74175 075 1/RRP$35.00

 
Frogs & Reptiles

Frogs and Reptiles of the Sydney Region

Ken Griffiths

This second, revised edition of Frogs and Reptiles of the Sydney Region, which stretches from Newcastle in the north to Batemans Bay in the south and west through the Blue Mountains, covers 130 species of frogs and reptiles, from blue-tongued lizards, turtles and frogs to diamond pythons and skinks.

To help with identification, each entry has a beautiful colour photograph, a description of the colour and features of each animal, where it lives and what it eats, how it reproduces, its current conservation status for the Sydney region and whether it is an endangered species.

Includes frog calls CD.

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128 pages/Soft cover/150mm x 210mm/ISBN 187706930 2/RRP$24.95

 
Tadpoles

Tadpoles of South-eastern Australia. A Guide with Keys

Marion Anstis

Using meticulous scientific keys, Tadpoles of South-eastern Australia teases out the differences between tadpole species and enables both scientists and amateur naturalists to identify what species of frog a tadpole will become.   This ground-breaking book will serve as an invaluable tool for monitoring frog populations and thus contribute towards our understanding of just what is causing the present alarming worldwide trend towards massive frog declines.

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281 pages/Hard cover/180mm x250mm/ISBN 187633463 0/RRP$59.95
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