Amphibians of Suriname / / by Paul E. Ouboter, Rawien Jairam.

• Author: Ouboter, Paul E.
• TeilnehmendeR: Jairam, Rawien.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Fauna of Suriname 1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (388 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Suriname has a long history of faunal inventories, with many of its species already described by Linnaeus. Despite that, the amphibians were only treated in a few papers in scientific journals. \'Amphibians of Suriname\' is the first overview of our present knowledge of this interesting group for Suriname. The book presents short descriptions and data on the distribution and natural history of the 104 species now known for the country. Most species are illustrated by one or more photographs, and a distribution map is presented as well. Two new species and two new subspecies of frogs are described for Suriname, and for several species a contribution to the taxonomic discussion is given.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Geography of Suriname -- Methods -- Family Allophrynidae -- Family Aromobatidae -- Family Bufonidae -- Family Centrolenidae -- Family Ceratophryidae -- Family Dendrobatidae -- Family Eleutherodactylidae -- Family Hylidae -- Family Leiuperidae -- Family Leptodactylidae -- Family Microhylidae -- Family Pipidae -- Family Ranidae -- Family Strabomantidae -- Gymnophiona Family Caeciliidae -- Family Rhinatrematidae -- Species that may occur in Suriname, but not yet recorded for sure or known from one specimen collected in the far past only -- Zoogeography -- Conservation of Amphibians in Suriname -- Bibliography -- Appendix -- Subject Index -- Common Names Index -- Taxonomic Index.