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IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 20(3):158–159 • SEP 2013 Frogs of the United States and Canada. 2013. C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 2-volume set. xxix + 1–460 pp. and vii + 461–982 pp. Hardback — ISBN-13: 978-1-4214-0633-6. ISBN-10: 1-4214-0633-0. $180.00. O ver the years, many efforts have strived to summarize all that is known about the amphibians and reptiles of the United States and Canada. Notable among these was the series of “handbooks” published originally by the Comstock Publishing Co. of Ithaca, New York, in the 1940s and 50s. These are still being reprinted today, testament to their last- ing value and the attention to detail by the authors of those volumes. Efforts to update that series have languished, but more recent efforts include James W. Petranka’s Salamanders of the United States and Canada (1998. Smithsonian Books), Snakes of the United States and Canada by Carl H. Ernst and Evelyn M. Ernst (2003. Smithsonian Books), Turtles of the United States and Canada by Carl H. Ernst and Jeffrey E. Lovich (1994. Smithsonian Books; 2nd ed. 2009. The Johns Hopkins University Press), and now a two-volume treatise on the frogs. Ken Dodd’s massive work dwarfs the 1949 Handbook of Frogs and Toads of the United States and Canada by Albert Hazen Wright and Anna Allen Wright, to whose memory the new volumes are dedicated. Although some new species BOOK REVIEW IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY WWW.IRCF.ORG/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSJOURNAL Frogs of the United States and Canada 158
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Frogs of the United States and Canada.2013.C.KennethDodd,Jr.theJohnshopkinsUniversitypress,baltimore,maryland,UsA.2-volumeset.xxix+1–460pp.andvii+461–982pp.hardback—Isbn-13:978-1-4214-0633-6.Isbn-10:1-4214-0633-0.$180.00.
Overtheyears,manyeffortshavestrivedtosummarizeallthatisknownabouttheamphibiansandreptilesof
theUnitedstatesandCanada.notableamongthesewastheseriesof“handbooks”publishedoriginallybytheComstockpublishingCo.ofIthaca,newYork,inthe1940sand50s.thesearestillbeingreprintedtoday,testamenttotheirlast-ingvalueandtheattentiontodetailbytheauthorsofthose
volumes.effortstoupdatethatserieshavelanguished,butmorerecenteffortsincludeJamesW.petranka’sSalamanders of the United States and Canada(1998.smithsonianbooks),Snakes of the United States and CanadabyCarlh.ernstandevelynm.ernst(2003.smithsonianbooks),Turtles of the United States and CanadabyCarlh.ernstandJeffreye.lovich(1994.smithsonianbooks;2nded.2009.theJohnshopkinsUniversitypress),andnowatwo-volumetreatiseonthefrogs. KenDodd’smassiveworkdwarfsthe1949Handbook of Frogs and Toads of the United States and CanadabyAlberthazenWrightandAnnaAllenWright,towhosememorythenewvolumesarededicated.Althoughsomenewspecies
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Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: On the Road to Understanding the Ecology and Conservation of the Midwest’s Giant Serpent ...................... Joshua M. Kapfer 190
The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: A Hypothetical Excursion ............................................................................................................................Robert W. Henderson 198
R E S E A R C H A R T I C L E S
The Texas Horned Lizard in Central and Western Texas ....................... Emily Henry, Jason Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Gad Perry 204 The Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida
.............................................Brian J. Camposano, Kenneth L. Krysko, Kevin M. Enge, Ellen M. Donlan, and Michael Granatosky 212
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World’s Mammals in Crisis ............................................................................................................................................................. 220 More Than Mammals ...................................................................................................................................................................... 223 The “Dow Jones Index” of Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................... 225
H U S B A N D R Y
Captive Care of the Central Netted Dragon ....................................................................................................... Shannon Plummer 226
P R O F I L E
Kraig Adler: A Lifetime Promoting Herpetology ................................................................................................ Michael L. Treglia 234
C O M M E N T A R Y
The Turtles Have Been Watching Me ........................................................................................................................ Eric Gangloff 238
B O O K R E V I E W
Threatened Amphibians of the World edited by S.N. Stuart, M. Hoffmann, J.S. Chanson, N.A. Cox, R. Berridge, P. Ramani, and B.E. Young .............................................................................................................. Robert Powell 243
CONSERVATION RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Conservation Research Reports ................................. 245 NATURAL HISTORY RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Reports on Natural History ................................. 247 NEWBRIEFS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 248 EDITORIAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 251 FOCUS ON CONSERVATION: A Project You Can Support ............................................................................................... 252
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havebeendescribedandseveralmorerecentlyintroducedspe-cies(includingthoseintroducedinhawaii)areincluded,themainreasonforthediscrepancyinsizeisthevastamountofknowledge thathasaccumulatedsince thepublicationofWrightandWright’shandbook.AlthoughDoddnotesthat“aninitialimpressionofagreatamountofinformationquicklyfadestoarealizationabouthowlittleisknownaboutthebasicnaturalhistoryofnorthAmericanfrogs”andheacknowledgesthathedidnotstrivetoincludeevery“paper,note,thesis,ordissertationeverpublishedonnorthAmericananurans,”hedidattempttocite“allpertinentpapers.”themorethan4,500referencessuggestthathewassuccessfulinmeetingthatgoal. volume1beginswitha shortprefacedominatedbyacknowledgmentsofthemanycolleagueswhohelpedinvari-ousways,anintroduction,andalistofabbreviationsfollowedbyspeciesaccounts.volume2containstheremainingspe-ciesaccounts,aglossary,a137-pagebibliography,andindicesofcommonandscientificnamesandofpotentialstressors,the latterreflectingthesadreality thatmanyamphibiansthroughouttheworldarethreatenedbystressesimposedontheirhabitatsbyhumanactivities. theintroductionbeginswithmyall-timefavoritequote(acopyofwhichhangsframedinmyoffice):
Ihavealwayslikedfrogs…Ilikethelooksoffrogs,andtheiroutlook,especiallythewaytheygettogetherinwetplacesonwarmnightsandsingaboutsex.
ArchieCarr,The Windward Road
thatauspiciousbeginningleadstoanoverviewoffrogbiology(e.g.,numberofspecies,basicbodyplansoffrogsandtoads)followedbysectionsonevolution,lifehistory,conser-vation,etymology(themeaningofnames),theorganizationofthebook,notesonmeasurements,precision,andgeneral-izations,andendingwithsourcesoffurtherinformationthatincludebooks,internetsites,herpetologicalatlases,soundrecordings,andprofessionalherpetologicalsocieties.speciesaccountsareorganizedbyfamilyandarrangedalphabetically
byscientificnames.Accountsincludeinformationasavail-ableandapplicableonnomenclature(includingabbreviatedsynonymies),etymology,identification(althoughreadersarereferredtoanupcomingbookonlarvalamphibiansbyR.AltigandR.W.mcDiarmidfordetailsnecessaryforidentify-inglarvae),distributions,fossilrecords,systematicsandgeo-graphicvariation,adulthabitats,terrestrialandaquaticecol-ogy(omittingthelatterforspecieswithlarvaethatdevelopineggslaidonland),callingactivityandmateselection,repro-duction,larvalecology,diets,predationanddefenses,popu-lationbiology,communityecology,diseases,parasites,andmalformations,susceptibilitytopotentialstressors,andstatusandconservation.Allaccountsincludearangemapandpho-tographs(ofadultsandfrequentlyofeggs,larvae,andhabi-tats),andmanyincludelinedrawingsillustratingdiagnosticfeatures.Accountsrangeinlengthfromabouttwo(spottedChirpingFrog,Eleutherodactylus guttilatus)tonearly30pages(Americanbullfrog,Lithobates catesbeianus). theamountofinformation,despiteDodd’sintroduc-torydisclaimer,isnothingshortofamazing.Whatwedonotknowaboutaparticularspecies(whichoftenisjustasimpor-tantaswhatwedoknow)issometimesevident,butforany-onewantingananswertoquestionsaboutaparticularspeciesoffrog,thisistheplacetobeginthatquest.IconductedspotchecksonaccountsofspecieswithwhichIhavesomeexperi-enceandfoundnomissingreferences.theproductionqual-ityofthesebooksisimpressive,paperqualityishigh,andthepriceisreasonableforwhatyouget.myonlyquibbleisthesomewhatunevenqualityofphotographs.Afewareoverlydark(especiallysomeoftheimagesoflarvaeandhabitats),whichobscurespotentiallyimportantdetails,andsomeareverysmall(e.g.,thetadpoleofthegreentoad,Anaxyrus debilis).nevertheless,thissethasbecomemyfirststopwhenIseekinformationaboutanurans,anditisamust-haveforanyoneinterestedinfrogs.
Robert PowellAvilaUniversity
KansasCity,missouri
