Field guide to all vertebrates and many important invertebrates found within the state
Alabama, with its many aquatic and terrestrial habitats, boasts great biodiversity. This first volume of a four-volume series is an illustrated, annotated checklist of freshwater mussels and snails (mollusks); fishes; frogs, toads, and salamanders (amphibians); crocodilians, lizards, snakes, and turtles (reptiles; birds; and mammals.
Along with 169 full-color photographic illustrations, entries include common name, scientific classification, occurrence, geographical distribution, habitat, and level of conservation concern for 1,306 species within the state.