Publications

RECENTLY PUBLISHED

“Frogs and Toads” was published in April 2011 by the Natural History Museum in London, and Princeton University Press in New Jersey.  With nearly 200 pages and over 200 photographs, there are ten chapters: Origins and classification; Size and shape, colour and markings; Interactions with the physical environment; Enemies and defence; Food and feeding; Reproduction; Life-cycles; Habitat and distribution; Frogs and man; and an account of the 49 families of frogs, describing their physical characteristics, where they live, and their natural history. There are photographs of representative species of almost every family, as well as photographs showing behaviour camouflage, life-cycles and so on. Many of these photographs can be viewed in my “Frogs” gallery. The book is available online directly from the Natural History Museum shop for £20 or from Princeton University Press, priced $29.95.  Also available from Amazon and most high-street booksellers.


IN PRESS

“Chameleons” due Spring 2012 by the Natural History Museum, London and Princeton University Press, New Jersey. In collaboration with Nick Garbutt.  Please visit the “Chameleons” gallery for a preview of some of the illustrations from this book.

More details to follow… 

 

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED

Most popular

1999    Snake.  Dorling Kindersley (subsequently published in at least eight other languages).
2001    Animals. Dorling Kindersley. Reptiles section
2002    The New Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. Oxford University Press.  Snakes section
2007    The New Encyclopedia of Snakes.  Cassell Illustrated and Princeton University Press (a thoroughly revised version of a book that was first published in 1995)
2007    The New Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians.  Complete revision of all sections for OUP.
2008    Animal Life Dorling Kindersley. Reptiles section.

Complete list

1982   The Care and Breeding of Reptiles and Amphibians.Blandford Press, Poole, Dorset.
1986   Snakes of the World. Blandford Press, Poole, Dorset. Paperback ed. 1992.
1987    Frogs and Toads of the World. Blandford Press, Poole, Dorset.
1988    Keeping and Breeding Snakes. Blandford Press, Poole, Dorset.
1989    Lizards of the World. Blandford Press, Poole, Dorset.
1991    Keeping and Breeding Lizards. Blandford Press, Poole, Dorset.
1991    A – Z of Snake keeping. Merhurst Press, London.
1993    Keeping and Breeding Amphibians. Blandford Press, Poole, Dorset.
1994    Keeping and Breeding Snakes, completely revised edition. Blandford Press, Poole, Dorset.
1995    Encyclopedia of Snakes. Blandford Press. Revised 2007 (see above)
1995    Collins Gem: Snakes.  HarperCollins, Glasgow.  Subsequently reprinted several times.
1996    Rattler! Cassell, London. Paperback edition
2005    World of Animals: Reptiles, volumes 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50. Grolier, Connecticut.
2007    300 frogs. Firefly, New York and Ontario.
2010    Bearded Dragons. Interpet.