Salamanders of Pennsylvania
By Walter E. Meshaka, Jr., Joseph T. Collins
& Suzanne L. Collins
With photographs by Suzanne L. Collins
Salamanders of Pennsylvania makes accessible a wealth of information
about the 23 kinds of native salamanders found in Pennsylvania. Color
photographs are paired with detailed species accounts, which provide information
about body size, appearance, and other identifying characteristics of adults and
young; taxonomy and nomenclature; habits; distribution and habitat.
State maps show the counties in which each species occurs in
Pennsylvania. Salamanders of Pennsylvania is an authoritative reference for
amateur naturalists, students, and those interested in this group of animals.
Sponsored by The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical
& Museum Commission, Wild Resource Conservation Program, Pennsylvania
Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, Dickinson College Biology
Department, Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary, Friends of Wildwood Lake Nature
Center, Inc., Liberty Environmental, Inc., Powdermill Nature Reserve,
Shippensburg University, and The Center for North American Herpetology.
About the authors:
Walter E. Meshaka, Jr. is the senior curator of
zoology and biology at The State Museum of Pennsylvania. His research interest
in herpetology and extensive fieldwork in Pennsylvania provided the idea and
information for this booklet to encourage interest in salamanders.
The late
Joseph T. Collins (1939-2012) was a dedicated herpetologist who helped write and
edit this booklet before his death in January of 2012. During his lifetime he
published extensively about amphibians, reptiles, and turtles. He was the
director and founder of The Center for North American Herpetology. His
colleagues sadly miss him.
Suzanne L. Collins is a noted wildlife
photographer who with Dr. Meshaka completed the text and photos for this
booklet.
Copies are available by contacting the sponsoring agencies (see
above).
Publisher: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Date of
Publication: December 2012
ISBN:978-0-9721937-3-3
51 pages, 53 color
images, softbound
Information supplied by Center for North American
Herpetology (CNAH)
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