Turtles of the United States and Canada / Carl H. Ernst and Jeffrey E. Lovich.

Author/creator Ernst, Carl H.
Other author Lovich, Jeffrey E.
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxii, 827 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 29 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Conservation of the turtles of the United States and Canada -- Identification of the turtles of the United States and Canada -- Cheloniidae: marine turtles -- Chelydridae: snapping turtles -- Dermochelyidae: leatherback seaturtle -- Emydidae: Semiaquatic pond and marsh turtles -- Kinosternidae: mud and musk turtles -- Testudinidae: tortoise -- Trionychidae: softshell turtles.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [649]-819) and index.
LCCN 2008020975
ISBN9780801891212 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0801891213 (hardcover : alk. paper)