Books and Book Chapters

Books and Book Chapters

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Books

2011

Carruthers, V.C. & Du Preez, L.H. (2011) Frogs & Frogging in South Africa. Struik Nature, Cape Town. 108pp.

Carruthers, V.C. & Du Preez, L.H. (2011) Paddas en Paddajolyt. Struik Nature, Kaapstad. 108pp.

Morrison, C. & Du Preez, L.H. (2011) Turtle Polystomes of the World. Neopolystoma, Polystomoidella and Polystomoides. Verlag Dr Muller, Germany.

2009

Du Preez, L.H. and Carruthers, V.C. (2009) A complete guide to the frogs of Southern Africa. Random House Struik, Cape Town. 488 pp

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2007

Du Preez, L.H. & Van Wyk, A.P.  (2007) Bios: An integrated approach to life-science teaching and learning. Mediakor, Pretoria. 394pp.

2006

Conradie, W.C., Du Preez, L.H., Smith, K. and Weldon, C. (2006) Field Guide to the Frogs and Toads of the Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site. North-West University, Potchefstroom.

1996

Du Preez, L.H. (1996) Field guide and key to the frogs and toads of the Free State., 92pp.

Book chapters

2015

Du Preez, L.H. & Carruthers, V.C. (2015) Amphibians In: 'Freshwater Life: A Field Guide To The Plants And Animals Of Southern Africa’. Eds. C. Griffiths, M. Picker & J. Day. Penguin Random House Struik, Cape Town. pp. 68-95.

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2011

Measey, G.J., Weldon, C., Morgan, D., Channing, A., Harvey, J. & Turner, A. (2011) Conservation and ecological studies. In Measey J (ed) Ensuring a future for South Africa's frogs: a strategy for conservation research. SANBI Biodiversity Series 19. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. pp 18-28.

Tolley, K.A., Minter, L.R., Harvey, J., Tarrant, J. & Measey, G.J. (2011) Education, awareness and capacity building. In: Ensuring a future for South Africa’s frogs: A strategy for conservation research on South African amphibians. (ed. G.J. Measey), pp. 37-41. SANBI Biodiversity Series 19. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.

Weldon, C. & Fisher, M.C. (2011). The effect of trade-mediated spread of amphibian chytrid on amphibian conservation. In IOM (Institute of Medicine) (ed) Fungal diseases: An emerging challenge to human, animal, and plant health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press pp. 355-367.

2005

Solomon, K.R., Carr, J.A., Du Preez, L.H., Giesy, J.P., Gross, T.S., Kendall, R.J., Smith, E.E., Van Der Kraak, G.J. (2005) Ecotoxicological risk assessment of atrazine in amphibians. In: Clark JM, Ohkawa H, editors. Environmental Fate and Safety Management of Agrochemical  ACS Symposium Series No 899. Washington, DC, USA: American Chemical Society. p 124-137.

2004

Du Preez, L.H. (2004) Genus Pyxicephalus Tschudi, 1838 (Family Ranidae). Pp 298-299. in Minter, L. R., M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop, & D. Kloepfer, eds. Atlas and Red Data Book of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. SI/MAB Series #9. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Du Preez, L.H.  (2004) Genus Natalobatrachus Hewill and Methuen , 1913 (Family Petropedetidae). Pp 245. In: Minter, L. R., M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop, & D. Kloepfer, eds. Atlas and Red Data Book of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. SI/MAB Series #9. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Du Preez, L.H.  (2004) Genus Semnodactylus Hoffman, 1939 (Family Hyperoliidae).  Pp 165. In: Minter, L. R., M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop, and D. Kloepfer, eds. Atlas and Red Data Book of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. SI/MAB Series #9. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Du Preez, L.H.  (2004) Natalobatrachus bonebergi Hewill and Methuen , 1913. Pp 246-247. In: Minter, L. R., M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop, & D. Kloepfer, eds. Atlas and Red Data Book of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. SI/MAB Series #9. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Du Preez, L.H.  (2004) Phrynomantis bifasciatus (Smith, 1847). Pp 199-201. In: Minter, L. R., M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop, & D. Kloepfer, eds. Atlas and Red Data Book of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. SI/MAB Series #9. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Du Preez, L.H.  (2004) Semnodactylus wealii (Boulenger, 1882). Pp 166-167. In: Minter, L. R., M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop, & D. Kloepfer, eds. Atlas and Red Data Book of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. SI/MAB Series #9. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Du Preez, L.H. & Cook, C.L. (2004) Pyxicephalus adspersus Tschudi, 1838. Pp 300-303. In: Minter, L. R., M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop, & D. Kloepfer, eds. Atlas and Red Data Book of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. SI/MAB Series #9. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Du Preez, L.H., Cunningham, M. and Turner, A. (2004) Bufo poweri Hewitt, 1935. Pp 76-77. In: Minter, L. R., M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop, & D. Kloepfer, eds. Atlas and Red Data Book of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. SI/MAB Series #9. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Du Preez, L.H., Weldon, C., Cunningham, M. & Turner, A. (2004) Bufo gutturalis Power, 1927. Pp 67-69. In: Minter, L. R., M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop, & D. Kloepfer, eds. Atlas and Red Data Book of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. SI/MAB Series #9. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Minter, L.R. & Du Preez, L.H.  (2004) Genus Phrynomantis Peters, 1867 (Family Microhylidae). Pp 196-197. In: Minter, L. R., M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop, & D. Kloepfer, eds. Atlas and Red Data Book of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. SI/MAB Series #9. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Weldon, C. & Du Preez, L.H. (2004) Kassina senegalensis (Dumeril and Bibron, 1841). Pp154-156. In: Minter, L. R., M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop, & D. Kloepfer, eds. Atlas and Red Data Book of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. SI/MAB Series #9. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Weldon, C. & Du Preez, L.H. (2004). Amphibian population declines and infectious disease. P p 11-12. In: Minter, L. R., M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop & D. Kloepfer, eds. Atlas and Red Data Book of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. SI/MAB Series #9. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Weldon, C. & Du Preez, L.H. (2004) Amphibian population declines and infectious disease. pp 11-12. In: Minter, L. R., M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, H. H. Braack, P. J. Bishop, and D. Kloepfer, eds. Atlas and Red Data Book of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. SI/MAB Series #9. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.