This comprehensive field guide provides color photographs, descriptions, and eight identification keys (including egg and larval stages) that allow both the layperson and the professional to identify Montana's frogs, toads, salamanders, turtles, lizards, and snakes. You'll find out where and when to look for these often reclusive critters; what their calls sound like; which ones really mean it when they bite; how each species hunts, breeds, eludes predators, and overwinters; when they shouldn't be disturbed; and why populations in some places are dwindling and what you can do about it. Learn why the Western Skink leaves its blue tail behind for predators, how the tiny Pacific Treefrog manufactures natural antifreeze inside its body for winter, and much more. A helpful companion in the field and an informative read at home, Amphibians and Reptiles of Montana is the perfect book for herpetologists of all ages and abilities.

This comprehensive field guide provides color photographs, descriptions, and eight identification keys (including egg and larval stages) that allow both the layperson and the professional to identify Montana's frogs, toads, salamanders, turtles, lizards, and snakes. You'll find out where and when to look for these often reclusive critters; what their calls sound like; which ones really mean it when they bite; how each species hunts, breeds, eludes predators, and overwinters; when they shouldn't be disturbed; and why populations in some places are dwindling and what you can do about it. Learn why the Western Skink leaves its blue tail behind for predators, how the tiny Pacific Treefrog manufactures natural antifreeze inside its body for winter, and much more. A helpful companion in the field and an informative read at home, Amphibians and Reptiles of Montana is the perfect book for herpetologists of all ages and abilities.