Turtles of the World

by Franck Bonin, Alain Dupre

From familiar terrapins basking on a log to the majestic long-livedgiant tortoises, turtles are among the most fascinating animals on theplanet. In this complete guide to the world's 300 species of turtles,the authors reveal intimate, little-known details of these intriguingreptiles in their native habitats: what they eat, where they live, howthey behave, and when and where they lay their eggs.The authors have travelled the world extensively together to studyturtles in their natural habitats and have produced a comprehensive andbeautifully written book that will appeal to all turtle lovers andnature enthusiasts. It is magnificently illustrated with over 300colour photographs and each species has a colour distribution map. Thisbook will be the standard reference on the subject for years to come.

Hardcover

First published September 7, 2006

Reviews

[Yun Rou · Rating 5 out of 5]

Currently the most useful and definitive single volume on the subject, at least to my eye. Having said that, there are some details missing here and there, which is largely unavoidable for the knowledge is missing from the field itself. Too, subspecies and classification are on ongoing process so by the time you read this there may be out of date information in the book.

[Tenghe Keita]

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[Maryann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative, nice photographs. The only problem I had with this book was that the scientific name was given top billing. While the common name was printed in small lettering in the corner of the page. I am still new at this so it was a bit of an annoyance.

[Rick · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the greatest book ever written. Informative, comprehensive, it contains amazing photos of all of the turtles of the world. Again, this book is flat out fantastic!