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Amphibians of Suriname: 1
Author(s): Paul E. Ouboter (Author), Rawien Jairam (Author)
- Publisher: BRILL
- Publication Date: 10 May 2012
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 388 pages
- ISBN-10: 9004207996
- ISBN-13: 9789004207998
Book Description
The “”Amphibians of Suriname”” is the first overview of our present knowledge of this interesting group for Suriname. For all 104 species a short description, photograph, distribution map and data on natural history and taxonomy are given.
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About the Author
Dr. Paul E. Ouboter is the director of the National Zoological Collection and a lecturer in Biodiversity and Conservation at the University of Suriname. He has published on freshwater fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals, and on aquatic ecology and pollution, including the books “”The Freshwater Ecosystems of Suriname’ and “”Ecological Studies on Crocodilians in Suriname””. Rawien Jairam is a technician in the Vertebrate Department of the National Zoological Collection of the University of Suriname. He has a keen interest in amphibian diversity, and has started his own research on amphibian reproduction and tadpole development.
