Illustrated Guide to Chinese Reptiles

Author: Chief Editor of China Wildlife Conservation Association
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Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This guide includes 4 orders, 25 families, 120 genera, and 384 species of reptiles known in China. Each species is accompanied by a color illustration of its external appearance, morphological description, life habits, and distribution, along with a distribution map. It also provides key characteristics of classes, orders, families, and genera, as well as a key for each taxonomic rank. At the end of the book, there are indexes in both Chinese and Latin names. This guide is China's first color atlas of reptiles, serving as a comprehensive and practical tool that combines scientific accuracy with visual richness. It is suitable for research institutions, universities, schools at all levels, agricultural, forestry, animal husbandry, and wildlife conservation management departments. It can also be used as a reference for personnel in customs, commercial inspection, postal services, transportation, disease prevention, and health services.