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Classifying Animals

2 books in this series

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  Looks at the key characteristics of each organism and compares the differencs in their life cycles.

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  Discusses how animals and environments can be protected.

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  Amphibians

  Contents:
  

  • What are Amphibians?
  • Caecilians (Gymnophiona)
  • Tailed Amphibians (Caudata)
  • Sirens (Sirenoidea)
  • Giant and Asiatic Salamanders (Cryptobranchoidea)
  • Newts and Salamanders (Salamandroidea)
  • Frogs and Toads (Anura)
  • Archaeobatrachians (Archaeobatrachia)
  • Leptodactylids (Leptodactylidae)
  • True Toads and Harlequin Frogs (Bufonidae)
  • Poison Frogs (Dendrobatidae)
  • Tree Frogs (Hylidae)
  • Glass Frogs (Centrolenidae)
  • True Frogs (Ranidae)
  • Reed and Sedge Frogs (Hyperoliidae)
  • Old World Tree Frogs (Rhacophoridae)
  • Narrow-mouthed Frogs (Microhylidae)
  • Under Threat
  • Amphibian Classification
  • Glossary
  • Further Information
  • Index

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 5296 6

  
  

  270x219mm - 48 pages

  
  

  £7.99 PB

  
  
   

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  Insects

  The Classifying Animals series welcomes you to the world of classification, in which about 2 million different organisms have been identified and sorted into groups.
  
  
  
  This appealing and attractive book looks at the class of insects, and the orders, families and species within it.
  
  
  
  - Find out about the characteristics that distinguish the insects in different groups.
  
  
  
  - Compare the differences in their life cycles.
  
  
  
  - Discover the various ways in which insects have adapted to life in different climates and habitats on land and in water.

  
  

  ISBN 978 0 7502 5301 7

  
  

  270x219mm - 48 pages

  
  

  £7.99 PB