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Amphibians

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African Herpetofauna: Checklist of African Herpetofauna for Semuliki National Park in Western Uganda. Provides colour photographs and descriptive text (including scientific name, class, family, common name, distribution and biological remarks, and physical description) for several dozen amphibian and reptile species recorded in the Park in 1996.
Author: Modry, David; Neaas, Petr & Slapeta, Jan, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Subjects: amphibians, reptiles, uganda
DeweyClass: 597
Resource type: images, reference data
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Wildlife Notebook Series: Highlights animal species native to Alaska, giving details of different strains, life history, food habits, and populations. Hunting behaviours are also outlined where applicable. Information is divided into categories headed big game, marine mammals, small game, birds, furbearers, fish, shellfish, and amphibians and reptiles.
Author: State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Subjects: alaska, amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, shellfish
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: documents
Amphibian Embryology Tutorial: Project to aid the study of morphogenetic events during early amphibian development, using multimedia and computer-based learning materials in the university undergraduate classroom.
Author: Hardin, Jeff
Subjects: amphibians
DeweyClass: 597
Resource type: guide, moving images
AmphibiaWeb: Database of amphibian biology and conservation containing species descriptions, photographs, life history information, and references to related literature. Describes the recent decline in the frog population worldwide and suggests why so many species are becoming extinct.
Author: Wake, David
Subjects: amphibians
DeweyClass: 597
Resource type: documents, images
Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network: Description of Canadian amphibians, with discussion about their declining numbers. Also includes a guide to types of amphibian and their geographic dispersal in Canada.
Author: Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network
Subjects: amphibians, frogs, reptiles
DeweyClass: 597
Resource type: documents
Contemporary Herpetology: Full text peer-reviewed journal publishing research into the taxonomy and phylogeny of amphibians, turtles, crocodiles, and reptiles. Contains a directory of herpetologists providing affiliation, interests, and contact information for researchers in the field.
Author: Southeastern Louisiana University
Subjects: amphibians, frogs, reptiles
DeweyClass: 597.8
Resource type: journal
FrogWeb: Provides information on the deformity and decline of amphibians, with reference to environmental changes such as disease, pollution, toxic chemicals, and radiation. Includes news releases, details of scientific research, and educational resources to suit a variety of age groups. General information on amphibians and additional sources are also given.
Author: National Biological Information Infrastructure
Subjects: amphibians, environmental research, frogs
DeweyClass: 597.8
Resource type: documents, images
NAAMP: North American Amphibian Monitoring Program: Information about a global programme to monitor populations of vocal amphibians. Includes amphibian survey details, statistical issues and databases.
Author: US Geological Survey
Subjects: amphibians
DeweyClass: 597.8
Resource type: institution
NARCAM: North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations: Aims to facilitate the transfer of information on deformed amphibians (mostly frogs) in areas as widespread as Minnesota, California, and Florida. Malformations include extra or missing limbs, missing eyes, and split limbs. It is intended to serve as a central repository for data on the type and relative frequency of such malformations throughout the US.
Author: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Subjects: amphibians, frogs, pollution
DeweyClass: 597.8
Resource type: documents
Natural History Notebooks: Factual information on a range of animal species, describing the diet, habitat, and reproductive cycle of each. Users can browse by class, selecting from mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, endangered or extinct, and prehistoric, within which specific species are listed alphabetically. An interactive map provides an alternative mode of access. Content is offered in English and French.
Author: Canadian Museum of Nature
Subjects: amphibians, birds, dinosaurs, endangered species, fish, mammals, reptiles, zoology
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: documents, images
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Information about collections within each of the six divisions of the museum which cover insects, molluscs, fish, reptiles and amphibians, birds, and mammals.
Author: University of Michigan
Subjects: amphibians, birds, fish, insects, mammals, molluscs, reptiles, zoology
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: museum
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species: Provides accounts of nonindigenous aquatic species including amphibians, reptiles, fish, mammals, tunicates, bryozoans, sponges, coelenterates, annelids, molluscs, crustaceans, algae, and plants. Offers distribution maps and fact sheets for each species.
Author: United States Geological Survey
Subjects: algae, amphibians, aquaculture, crustaceans, fish, mammals, marine biology education, molluscs, reptiles
DeweyClass: 578.77
Resource type: documents, maps