Texas Turtles & Crocodilians

A Field Guide

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

AvTroy D. Hibbitts,Terry L. Hibbitts,Terry L. Hibbits

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Texas has a large and diverse turtle population, with forms that are found nowhere else (Cagle’s Map Turtle and the Texas Map Turtle) and wide-ranging species that barely touch the state, including the Painted Turtles and the Rough-footed Mud Turtle. From the Sabine River to El Paso, and from the Rio Grande to the Panhandle, thirty-one native and established exotic turtle species are definitely known in Texas, along with one crocodilian, the American Alligator.Texas Turtles & Crocodilians is the first complete identification guide to all the state’s turtles and to its single alligator. It offers detailed species accounts, range maps, and excellent color photographs to aid in field identification. The authors, two of the state’s most knowledgeable herpetologists, open the book with a broad overview of turtle natural history, conservation biology, observation, and captive maintenance before providing a key to Texas turtles and accounts of the various turtle families and species. Appendices provide brief accounts of species that occurred prehistorically in Texas and non-established exotic species, as well as a table of Texas’ major watersheds and the turtle diversity in each one. Informational resources on Texas turtles and alligators, a map of Texas counties, a glossary, a bibliography, and indexes of common and scientific names complete the volume.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-01-31
Mått114 x 184 x 20 mm
Vikt399 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieTexas Natural History Guides
Antal sidor276
FörlagUniversity of Texas Press
ISBN9781477307779

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TROY D. HIBBITTS, a high school science teacher, is a past president and current member of the Texas Herpetological Society. He coauthored Texas Amphibians: A Field Guide and Texas Lizards: A Field Guide.TERRY L. HIBBITTS, a trained biologist, is an Honorary Life Member and past president of the Texas Herpetological Society, as well as its current editor. He also coauthored Texas Amphibians: A Field Guide.

Foreword by David HaynesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction What Is a Turtle? Evolutionary HistoryTwo Main Turtle GroupsRelationship between Turtles and Other “Reptiles”What is a Crocodilian? Evolutionary HistoryThree Main Crocodilian GroupsRelationship between Crocodilians and Other “Reptiles”Relationship between Crocodilians and BirdsNatural History Activity and SeasonalityReproductionBehaviorMajor Watersheds in Texas and Turtle Diversity Mississippi Watershed Canadian RiverRed RiverSabine and Neches Watersheds Sabine RiverNeches RiverTrinity WatershedBrazos WatershedColorado WatershedGuadalupe WatershedNueces RiverRio Grande Watershed Rio GrandePecos RiverDevils RiverConservation Habitat Loss and FragmentationPollutionClimate ChangeIntroduced SpeciesEffects of Predator Control on Turtles and Turtle NestsEffects of the International Trade in Turtle Meat ProductsCollection for the Pet Trade as Cause of DeclineImpacts of Fisheries Practices upon Turtle SpeciesHistoric Declines and Recovery of the American AlligatorImpacts of Sport Hunting on American Alligator Population in TexasObservation and Collection of Turtles and Crocodilians Observation of Turtles and CrocodiliansTurtle and Crocodilian PhotographyCollection of TurtlesLegal Aspects of Collecting Turtles and Crocodilians Local LawsTexas State LawsFederal LawsPermits and Collecting Turtles and Crocodilians in TexasThreatened, Endangered, and Protected Nongame SpeciesMaintenance of Turtles and Crocodilians Maintenance of Turtles and Crocodilians in CaptivityCreation of Turtle and Crocodilian HabitatHandling of Turtles and CrocodiliansMuseum and Preserved SpecimensScientific and Common NamesDichotomous Key to Texas Turtles Dichotomous KeysKey to Texas TurtlesSystematic Accounts Class: CheloniaOrder Cryptodeira Family: Chelydridae Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)Family: Emydidae Cagle’s Map Turtle (Graptemys caglei)Ouachita Map Turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis)Sabine Map Turtle (Graptemys sabinensis)False Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica)Texas Map Turtle (Graptemys versa)Diamond-backed Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)Rio Grande Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi)Texas River Cooter (Pseudemys texana)Florida Red-bellied Cooter (Pseudemys nelsoni)--introducedPainted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)Mexican Plateau Slider (Trachemys gaigeae)Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta)Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia)Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)Family: Testudinidae Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri)Family: Trionychidae Smooth Softshell (Apalone mutica)Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera)Family: Kinosternidae Yellow Mud Turtle (Kinosternon flavescens)Rough-footed Mud Turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes)Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum)Razor-backed Musk Turtle (Sternotherus carinatus)Stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus)Family: Cheloniidae Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)Family: Dermatochelyidae Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)Class: Crocodilia Family: Alligatoridae American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)Appendix A: Species with Prehistoric Occurrence in TexasAppendix B: Nonestablished Exotic SpeciesAppendix C: Table of Texas Turtles and Crocodilians and River Drainages They InhabitAppendix D: Turtle and Crocodilian Informational ResourcesAppendix E: Map of Texas CountiesGlossaryBibliographyIndex of Common NamesIndex of Scientific Names