Smithsonian Handbooks: Reptiles and Amphibians (Smithsonian Handbooks)

Book itself: Many vivid colorful pictures. They are not drawings, but good photographs.Descriptions include habitat, Food, nesting, time active, mate, young and always coloration.The descriptions are short and are no frills.. Just the facts in a short paragraph but very informative.I own other guides, and Smithsonian is laid out the best, and has the best and biggest color pictures. When your looking at the actual animal and need a reference, the big vivid picture comes in handy...Specializes in almost every Snake in the world, turtles frogs and most lizards... I am not a expert on how many different reptiles I'm sure this guide does not cover them all... This is a World guide not Local or North American. If you want one for your specific area or state this is not the book for you.As a adult I found it to be great...hope this helps

Great images and information. I got this for my oldest son who love bugs and reptiles! It's a fair price and quick shipping.

THOROUGH

Great book, lots of detsils and favts, stunning photos, its going to be a gift to for a lizard/reptile lover.

Perfect.

Good pictures and descriptions! Cheap as well! A good buy for any herpetologist!

Very informative, excellent pics, well worth the money.

My grandson, who's a young authority on reptiles and amphibians, started reading this book the moment he received it for Christmas. He tells us it's got great info; and having his own roomful of these creatures, he should know.