Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain & Europe

by Nicholas Arnold, John A. Burton

A photographic guide to the reptiles and amphibians found in Britain and Europe.

Genres: Reference

320 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1978

About the author

Edwin Nicholas Arnold was a herpetologist. He was the Curator of Herpetology at the Natural History Museum in London. He made seminal contributions to the herpetology of Europe and North Africa, especially on geckos and lizards of the family Lacertidae. He discovered and described 36 species and 4 subspecies of reptiles, and wrote A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe, which appeared over multiple editions.

Reviews

[Sophie Crane]

This is the best guide and reference book to European reptiles and
amphibians on the market.

There is a vast amount of information in this compact volume.

The illustrations, maps, and identification guides are flawless.

I would recommend it to anyone without reservations.

[Erik Paterson]

Quite a comprehensive guide to the Herpetofauna of Europe, a veritable must have for the European herpetologist. However, having said that, the colour plates are not beside the text for each species, and are drawn - which makes the guide somewhat more difficult to use than one would perhaps expect but, the pkates are very good and the writing is top notch.

[Fernanda Fadel]

The pictures, maps and species information are all separate, which is annoying. You have to keep going back and forth in the book.

The species information is very good.