S.E.H. Conservation Committee Blog

A new book has been published on the natural history of amphibians and reptiles in Switzerland. The authors are Andreas Meyer, Silvia Zumbach, Benedikt Schmidt and Jean-Claude Monney and among them there is a member of the S.E.H. C.C. Haupt Verlag published this book entitled «Auf Schlangenspuren und Krötenpfaden», in both French and German.

The book was written for the general public rather than herpetologists. It contains an introductory chapter on the biology of amphibians and reptiles and a second chapter on how to find amphibians and reptiles in the field. The third chapter is the main part of the book. There are detailed accounts of all amphibian and reptile species in Switzerland with multiple pictures of the species, their habitats and distribution maps. The final chapter describes threats to amphibians and reptiles and how to protect them.

The book has more than 300 pages and more than 300 photographs. In addition, there are more than 100 figures, tables and maps. You can see a sample here.