This book is the only field guide to all of California's 130 freshwater fish species, both native and introduced. Revised and updated throughout, the guide now features the only complete collection of color illustrations of California freshwater fishes available anywhere. These color illustrations, coupled with a set of highly detailed black and white drawings, provide a quick and easy method for identifying fish in the field. Detailed natural history accounts for each species give a wealth of information, including the current endangered or threatened status of many native species.

Freshwater Fishes of California (California Natural History Guides)

Science & Math

McGinnis, Samuel M.

Biological Sciences

University of California Press

Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of California (California Natural History Guides)

This popular book is the only field guide to all of California's 130 freshwater fish species, both native and introduced. Revised and updated throughout, the guide now features the only complete collection of color illustrations of California freshwater fishes available anywhere. These color illustrations, coupled with a set of highly detailed black-and-white drawings, provide a quick and easy method for identifying fish in the field. Detailed natural history accounts for each species give a wealth of information, including the current endangered or threatened status of many native species. * Includes angling tips for each sport fish species * Features an expanded section on cooking freshwater fish

History

Americas

This user-friendly guide is the only complete resource that identifies and describes all the amphibians and reptilessalamanders, frogs and toads, lizards, snakes, and tortoises and turtlesthat live in California. The species are described in richly detailed accounts that include range maps, lifelike color paintings by Robert C. Stebbins, clear drawings of various life stages including eggs, notes on natural history, and conservation status. Easy-to-use keys for every order help identify species, and informative chapters cover more general topics including evolution, habitat loss, and photography. Throughout, anecdotes and observations reveal new insights into the lives of California’s abundant but often hidden amphibians and reptiles.

Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of California (California Natural History Guides)

Stebbins, Robert C.

Hussey, Ron

This user-friendly guide is the only complete resource that identifies and describes all the amphibians and reptiles―salamanders, frogs and toads, lizards, snakes, and tortoises and turtles―that live in California. The species are described in richly detailed accounts that include range maps, lifelike color paintings by Robert C. Stebbins, clear drawings of various life stages including eggs, notes on natural history, and conservation status. Easy-to-use keys for every order help identify species, and informative chapters cover more general topics including evolution, habitat loss, and photography. Throughout, anecdotes and observations reveal new insights into the lives of California’s abundant but often hidden amphibians and reptiles.

Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of California (Volume 103) (California Natural History Guides)

Sports & Outdoors

PETERSON: The best-selling field guides of all time This is the most comprehensive and trusted guide to reptiles and amphibians of western North America. The new edition retains the realistic and accurate paintings by Robert Stebbins and includes 160 color photographs for additional detail. All range maps are up to date and placed within their species accounts. Family, genus, species, and subspecies names have been updated to the currently accepted usage. Illustrations of eggs and larvae, which can aid in identifying salamanders and frogs, are a particularly helpful feature. The area covered includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, the western corner of Nunavut, Yukon, and Baja California. Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute

Peterson Field Guide To Western Reptiles & Amphibians, Fourth Edition (Peterson Field Guides)

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Mariner Books

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Freshwater Fishes of California (California Natural History Guides)

Freshwater Fishes of California (California Natural History Guides)

Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of California (California Natural History Guides)

Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of California (California Natural History Guides)

Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of California (California Natural History Guides)

Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of California (Volume 103) (California Natural History Guides)

Peterson Field Guide To Western Reptiles & Amphibians, Fourth Edition (Peterson Field Guides)