Amphibians of the Russian Far East, Advances in Amphibian Research, vol. 8, ISSN 1310-8840
Kuzmin, SL\Maslova, I
2003. Sofia-Moscow, 165x235, color plates, figures, tables, references, index, In English.
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Contents:
Preface - Acknowledgments - Chapter 1. Geography of the Area - Chapter 2. History of Studies - Chapter 3. Keys for Species Identification - 3.1. Spawn - 3.1.1. Caudata - 3.1.2. Anura - 3.2. Larvae - 3.2.1. Caudata - 3.2.3. Anura - 3.3. Adults - 3.3.1. Caudata - 3.3.2. Anura - Chapter 4. Species Accounts - 4.1. Tailed Amphibians, Caudata Oppel, 1871 - 4.1.1. Asiatic Salamanders, Hynobiidae Cope, 1860 - Siberian Newts, Salamandrella Dybowski, 1870 - Siberian Newt, Salamandrella keyserlingii Dybowski, 1870 - Clawed Salamanders, Onychodactylus Tschudi, 1838 - Long-Tailed Clawed Salamander, Onychodactylus fischeri (Boulenger, 1886) - 4.2. Tailless Amphibians, Anura Rafinesque, 1815 - 4.2.1. Disc-Tongued Frogs, Discoglossidae Cope, 1865 - Fire-Bellied Toads, Bombina Oken, 1816 - Oriental Fire-Bellied Toad, Bombina orientalis (Boulenger, 1890) - 4.2.2. Toads, Bufonidae Gray, 1825 - Toads, Bufo Laurenti, 1768 - Asiatic Toad, Bufo gargarizans Cantor, 1842 - Mongolian Toad, Bufo raddei Strauch, 1876 - 4.2.3. Tree Frogs, Hylidae Gray, 1825 - Tree Frogs, Hyla Laurenti, 1768 - Japanese Tree Frog, Hyla japonica G?nther, 1859 - 4.2.4. True Frogs, Ranidae Gray, 1825 - True Frogs, Rana Linn?, 1758 - Dybovsky`s Frog, Rana dybowskii G?nther, 1876 - Ezo Brown Frog, Rana pirica Matsui, 1991 - Siberian Wood Frog, Rana amurensis Boulenger, 1886 - Dark-Spotted Frog, Rana nigromaculata Hallowell, 1860 - Marsh Frog, Rana ridibunda Pallas, 1771 - 4.3. Misidentified or Expected Species - Chapter 5. General Characterization of the Ecology and Fauna - 5.1. Comparative Ecology and Assemblage Structure - 5.2. Composition the Fauna, Species Richness and Regionalization - 5.3. History of the Fauna - Chapter 6. Problems of Population Declines and Species Conservation - References

Notes:
A fundamental review of the 11 species of amphibians (2 Caudata and 9 Anura) of the Russian Far East, within Primorye and Khabarovskii regions, Amurskaya, Chitinskaya, Magadanskaya, Kamchatskaya and Sakhalinskaya provinces, Evreiskaya Autonomous Province, as well as Aginskii Buryatskii, Chukotskii and Koryakskii autonomous regions. All species and their habitats are illustrated in color and supplied with maps of records for each region, with full cadastra. Each species supplied with full list of synonyms and a detailed description of the morphology, geography, habitats, abundance, activity cycles, reproduction, ontogenesis, feeding, natural enemies and parasites, the influence of anthropogenic factors and problems of conservation. A detailed history of amphibian studies, including the description of traditional views of aboriginal people, is presented. Keys are given to eggs, the larvae and the adults of all amphibian species. Composition and history of the amphibian fauna, including the discussion on possible pathways of colonization of Pacific islands, are discussed. Full bibliography includes 841 references.

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