Product Description: This compact guide to East Africa’s snakes, other reptiles and amphibians has long been a trusted traveling companion on trips to the wildlife areas and nature reserves of the region. Now comprehensively revised, expanded and updated, this new edition features • authoritative text describing key identification features• full-color photographs illustrating 274 of the most commonly encountered, rare and beautiful species• distribution maps showing the range of each species• thumbnail outlines of each family group, enabling quick identification...read more

Clear colour photographs show the general build, distinctive coloration and scale pattern of each snake and other reptiles to aid identification in the field. Thumbnail silhouettes are used to lead the reader to the reptile group most closely resembling the species seen.

This text covers 133 species of snake, as well as many and varied lizard and gecko species, tortoises, turtles, terrapins and the crocodile. New species entries introduce 13 gecko species, eight skinks and three snakes, amongst others.

Product Description: Completely revised 3rd edition of Branch's exceptional and bestselling field guide to the reptiles of southern Africa including the countries of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Botswana, as well as South Africa. The text has been completely reworked and includes taxonomic changes and updates, new information on biology, breeding, subspecies and habitats...read more

Product Description: An illustrated guide to the dangerous snakes of Africa which combines herpetological, toxological and related information. As well as providing as much detailed description, identification and distribution as possible, it contains information on snakebite...read more