Harold G. Cogger
Personal Information
Description
Harold (Hal) George Cogger is an Australian herpetologist. He was curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Australian Museum from 1960-1975, and Deputy Director from 1976-1995. He has published several books and many articles on Australian herpetology, and was the first author to create a field guide for all Australian frogs and reptiles. He was made an honorary Doctor of Science 1997.
Books
Encyclopedia of reptiles, amphibians and fishes
This volume is a comprehensive guide to reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. It contains more than 500 color photographs, and 300 illustrations, maps and diagrams. It presents a survey of the natural history of reptiles, amphibians, and fishes, in addition to conservation information on each order, highlighting the degree of threat. It features distribution maps and statistics regarding the number of families, genera, and species with each order.