Tadpoles and Frogs of Australia

Publisher: New Holland Publishers

The identification of the eggs and tadpoles of Australian frogs was a study waiting to happen for

a very long time until Marion Anstis addressed this with the first edition of Tadpoles and Frogs of

Australia. Now, with this second edition, we have the revised complete life histories of virtually

the entire frog fauna of the Australian continent which continues this lasting contribution to frog

conservation.

It contains comprehensive information about Australian tadpoles as well as the eggs,

metamorphosed frogs and adult frogs, accompanied by detailed colour photographs and line

illustrations. In fact this book has been described as “the most comprehensive and thorough

treatment of a continental frog fauna that there has ever been”.

Using meticulous keys and descriptive characters, Tadpoles and Frogs of Australia helps

readers to identify which tadpole or egg belongs to which frog. The vast photographic array

and multitude of illustrations show live frogs, tadpoles and eggs at various stages in their lives.

This magnificent second edition, including five new species described since the first

edition, continues to be a worthy to the library of any naturalist, student or professional

with a keen interest in identifying our frogs and learning more about their fascinating life

histories and is an invaluable tool contributing greatly towards our understanding of how we

can help Australian frogs to survive.

About Marion Anstis

MARION ANSTIS has become something of a legend among the Australian frogwatching community.

Although spending most of her working life as a high-school music teacher with a passion for frogs and tadpoles from childhood, she has now metamorphosed into a frog biologist and completed her PhD in Biological Science in 2012 at Newcastle University.

In 2002, following her decision to take on a book covering the entire Australian frog fauna, her research has led her to all parts of the continent from remote areas of the Kimberley in north-western Australia to Tasmania.

She drove and lived in a campervan along the way, which became her mobile laboratory (complete with microscope), and has raised eggs and tadpoles into frogs to study them and confirm their identity while on the road or back at her home in Sydney. The task has been enormous and has required vast quantities of determination and dedication.

Her amphibian research has been supported by grants from the CSIRO, the Australian Biological Resources Study, WWF and Newcastle University, which have made her studies possible. Her work spans many articles on tadpoles and the early development of frogs in various scientific journals from 1974 to 2017, and three other books: Tadpoles of South-eastern Australia: a guide with keys (2002), Frogs and Tadpoles of Australia (a book for children, 2008), and Frogs of Australia: Reed Concise Guide (2017), all published by Reed New Holland Publishers.

With her acute eye for detail, Marion has executed all of the illustrations in this book and most of the photographs for initial publication for her PhD. This publication makes her lifetime studies available to all as an outstanding tool for identification and conservation.

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Binding EAN ISBN-10 Pub Date PAGES Language Size Price
Hardcover 9781925546019 1925546012 2018-04-02 848 0.00 x 9.15 x 11.58 in $85.00

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