- Hardcover: 138 pages
- Publisher: Krieger Pub Co; illustrated edition edition (Jan 30 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1575241900
- ISBN-13: 978-1575241906
- Product Dimensions: 28.7 x 21.8 x 0.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 703 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,233,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Coffee Table Book or Fied Guide?, Sep 29 2006
By Laszlo Wagner - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: A Field Guide to the Amphibians And Reptiles of Bali (Hardcover)
That was the question which immediately crossed my mind as I unpacked this book: It is very large in format, yet very thin - and still a colorful hardcover. It is definitely not something you will carry around on the field, looking more like your typical coffee table or kiddies' book!Oh well, let's see the contents.
On the plus side, there is finally yet another guide to the herpetofauna of a part of the exotic Indonesian archipelago - even if just to a very small (if famous and popular) island of it. And it is a guide that is comprehensive, not only covering all species of reptiles and amphibians known to occur on the island, but also those that MAY occur there.
Most species are illustrated on colour photos (though not always of Balinese specimens) and there is basic info on their apparence, habitat, biology and distribution in both Bali and the wider region.
The keys, provided in both English and Indonesian also seem useable.
There is also a basic general introduction to Bali's herpetofauna and habitats, plus a few general topics like treatment of snake bites and local trade in turtles.
Now for the shortcomings: all of the info in here IS basic. For example there is no mentioning of subspecies in the book, not even noting which subspecies of wide-ranging, variable species occurs in Bali. The locality records, provided only for the illustrated specimens, are also of dubious usefulness. While some are merely misspellt but still recognizable, others are completely puzzling, like "East Kalimantan National Park" - East Kalimantan is in fact a vast province in Borneo, not a national park!
Nor does the book give you any hints on where all the data came from...
These kind of things left me wondering how much the accuracy of the book can be trusted in general.
Anyway, with so little available in the way of guides to Indonesian herpetofauna, this book is still a welcome addition to the list.
Just know how much (or little) to expect from it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Oversized for a fieldguide, too weak for a monograph, Mar 30 2012
By Miloslav Jirku - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Field Guide to the Amphibians And Reptiles of Bali (Hardcover)
The size of the publication makes it impossible to use it as a FIELDguide, which is quite bad for book dedicated to BE a fieldguide...ALL photographs are of exceptionally bad quality. Although this might be a result of bad print, it can only hardly make me, as a reader, feeling more satisfied. Text contains only a brief overview of what is known about individual species...not much more than you would find on internet by yourself. Importantly, text references to literature, as well as distribution maps, synonymy and other important components are completely missing. In conclusion, much reduced version might work well as a pocket booklet-format fieldguide, but its publication as a book is far from being reasonable. I cannot recommend this book to anybody, especially given its price.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A guide written especially for zoologists, herpetologists, and other professionals, Feb 6 2006
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Field Guide to the Amphibians And Reptiles of Bali (Hardcover)
Illustrated with full color photographs throughout, A Field Guide To The Amphibians And Reptiles Of Bali is a guide written especially for zoologists, herpetologists, and other professionals, yet so straightforward that lay readers will find it a simple matter to identify Bali amphibian and reptile species. Beginning with a walkthrough of basic identifying features of Bali amphibians and reptiles, first aid instructions for treating snakebite, and a brief overview of Bali's environment and vegetation, A Field Guide To The Amphibians And Reptiles Of Bali proceeds into an in- depth, species-by-species accounting of Bali's frogs, turtles, lizards, and snakes. Each species listing includes a color photograph, a description, habitat and distribution information, and biology basics. Black-and-white diagrams and a condensed questionnaire for swiftly narrowing down a species member (does a lizard have limbs? does it have a gliding membrane? Does it have a row of spines down its back? etc.) further simplify this excellent, easy-to-use guide.
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