Sea Turtles to Sidewinders: A Guide to the Most Fascinating Reptiles and Amphibians of the West

＂For families wanting to explore their local wildlife as well as an engaging read for those with a general interest in the subject.＂ --Booklist

The American West is home to a wide array of reptiles and amphibians-from the rare and curious to those that can be found in parks and backyards. With this user-friendly guide in hand, discover the most likely-to-be-encountered lizards, snakes, turtles, and amphibians native to Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, plus the western parts of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.

Whether you are a dedicated herper or simply have a keen interest in wildlife and natural history, Sea Turtles to Sidewinders--from Charles Hood, Erin Westeen, and Jose Gabriel Martfnez-Fonsec--will help you appreciate and celebrate the amazing diversity represented by reptiles and amphibians of the West.

A widely published poet and photographer, Charles Hood has received numerous fellowships and writing awards, and his most recent artist-in-residence positions were with the National Science Foundation in Antarctica and with Playa Arts in Oregon. He has also been a visiting professor in England, Mexico, and Papua New Guinea. Hood is currently a research fellow with the Center for Art and Environment at the Nevada Museum of Art as well as a teacher of writing and photography at Antelope Valley College in the Mojave Desert.

José G. Martínez-Fonseca is a Ph.D. student at Northern Arizona University. His photography has appeared in Californian’s Guide to Mammals Among Us, the Lynx series Handbook of Mammals of the World, wand ebsites for the L.A. County Natural History Museum.

Erin Westeeen is a Ph.D. student in herpetology at U.C. Berkeley. Her research centers on desert lizards, but she has worked in the tropics and throughout the Western USA. She is especially well-informed about biogeography and current taxonomy.