A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians (Peterson Field Guides, No. 16)

1985, 2nd revised mass market paperback edition (of a work first published in 1966), Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA. Number 16 of the Peterson Field Guide series. 338 pages. 600 total illustrations; 256 of them in color. 200 range maps. These field guides are simply works of art. All of the illustrations (color / black and white) are splendid. The descriptions provide anatomy / reproduction / scale arrangement / and life stages. A wonderful extended work of art, beautifully done.