Amphibian (Eyewitness Books)
by Barry Clarke Author
(From Amazon): Photographed in full color . Take a close-up look at the first vertebrates to conquer land--from familiar bullfrogs and toads to unusual legless caecilians and eel-like sirens. Explore their anatomy, behavior, and pivotal place on the evolutionary time line.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0-679-83879-1
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 24
- Pages
- 63
- Publisher
- Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Copyright
- 1993
Chapters
- 1 What is an amphibian
- 2 Ancient amphibians
- 3 The bare bones
- 4 The importance of water
- 5 Colors and markings
- 6 Self defense
- 7 Fast food
- 8 Hide and seek
- 9 Senses and survival
- 10 Leaps and bounds
- 11 All fingers and toes
- 12 Mating embraces
- 13 Courtship displays
- 14 Egg laying and parental care
- 15 Metamorphosis
- 16 Early days
- 17 Frog or toad
- 18 Tailed amphibians
- 19 Life in the trees
- 20 Earth movers
- 21 Poison dart frogs and mantellas
- 22 Friends and enemies
- 23 Rare and endangered
- 24 Conservation
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