Introduction - Living in a shell - Origins & evolution - Classification of living species - - Biological features - Problems of conservation - Seas and oceans - Palearctic subregion - - Afrotropical region - Oriental region - Nearctic subregion - Neotropical region - - Australian region - Appendices - Index - Societies, websites and journals -
Vincenzo Ferri was a founder and director of the Herpetological Study Center in Italy. He works with major conservation organizations as well as those responsible for parks and nature reserves on problems of turtle and tortoise management and protection. He is the author of a number of books and scientific and popular articles and an advocate of animal protection programs around the world.
A worldwide field guide with excellent photographs ... Inexpensive
and highly useful reference.-- (10/01/2002)
Excellent color photographs and artwork illustrate each species ...
invaluable to pet enthusiasts and a useful library addition for
anyone seriously interested in turtles.-- (01/01/2003)
Organized geographically... the book will serve as a handy and
inexpensive guide to turtles of the world.-- (01/01/2003)
This is an excellent guide for young and old, that will solve the
mystery of that turtle sunning itself.--Robert E. Hoopes"Wildlife
Activist" (08/01/2002)
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