Frog expert makes leap into Korea
 Environment
Australia's foremost frog expert has three new books out this year - including one that is written for Korean children. Associate Professor Mike Tyler, Visiting Research Fellow with the University of 新浪彩票's School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, so far has 23 books on frogs to his name. Three of those have been released this year. Field Guide to the Frogs of Australia is a comprehensive guidebook providing concise information about 227 species of native frogs and toads found in Australia, as well as a number of introduced species. Published by Steve Parish Publishing and CSIRO Publishing, the book is full of colour paintings by Frank Knight, who receives a co-author credit for his artistic work. "Often the problem with photographs is that they are taken from different angles in a range of different conditions. These gorgeous paintings by Frank Knight are a much more accurate representation of what each frog and toad looks like. And because there can be variations within the one species, we sometimes show different images of the same species to help with identification," Associate Professor Tyler said. He said the style of the guidebook would be familiar to bird watchers, with maps providing locations of where each species can be found, signature calls made by the frogs, and other details. While the Field Guide to the Frogs of Australia is aimed at helping people to identify various frog species, another new book is primarily concerned with the biology of frogs. The fourth edition of Field Guide to Frogs of Western Australia has now been released, co-authored by Paul Doughty from the Western Australian Museum, which is also the book's publisher. "This is an important book because Western Australia is home to more than 80 of Australia's known frog species," Associate Professor Tyler said. "That's a significant proportion of the nation's native frog species, and many of these species are found in very remote locations. More species are still being discovered in WA. "Members of the general public who are interested in frogs will find this book very accessible, but w | 
