Publisher's Synopsis
"Sato's book, published during World War II and generally unavailable outside of Japan, is still the most comprehensive monograph on the salamanders of East Asia ever published. It covers the systematics, distribution, natural history, and chromosome morphology of 24 species and is generously illustrated with photographs, maps, line drawings, and color plates. This is the first English translation of the work and is placed in its modern perspective by a new foreword and introduction. Comprehensive literature reviews and an index are included"--.
