Harold Cogger Book

[JKretzs613]

Hello fellow Aussies,

I would like some advice. Could you recommend which Harold Cogger book is the best? I have been looking around some, but have never seen any of his books. I ran across a thread on here awhile back that mentioned his name, & jotted it down.
His books are out of print now, correct? Do they have alot of pictures of Pogona Barbatas & Pogona Vitticeps?
Thanks for any input you can give to me.

Tracie

 

[omg_a_gecko]

6th edition, "Reptiles & Amphibians of Australia" published in 2000

green cover with a green tree python

havent got one myself, they sell used on eBay for round the 600$ mark

 

[Nephrurus]

"Coggers" are an old field guide that, although still having some useful keys for some genus, is essentially out of date. It's more of a collectors item for herpers.

 

[spongebob]

"Coggers" are an old field guide that, although still having some useful keys for some genus, is essentially out of date. It's more of a collectors item for herpers.

I wonder how many took it in the field........more a coffee table book in size!!

 

[Nephrurus]

We used to take several of them to the Simpson Desert on desert trips. They also doubled as flower presses for plant specimens.

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

I still have mine from the 70s and has been on a few field trips with me. I
always seemed to find room for it.

 

[spongebob]

We used to take several of them to the Simpson Desert on desert trips. They also doubled as flower presses for plant specimens.

Funny you should say that as yesterday I got my 4th Edition (1986) out to check what year it was and a pressed flower did fall out! Not sure how it got there or for how long it had been there. Of course these great tombs have been carried everywhere-my copy circumnavigated Australia after I bought it in 1989. The point I was trying to make (but clearly unsucessfully) was that these cant easily be carried into the field. Not exactly a back pocket job.
Bob

 

[JKretzs613]

Hello

Hello!

Thanks for all of the input. I will keep that in mind. It just sounded like an interesting book, & full of pictures & information.
So does it have a good amount of bearded dragon pics also?

Thanks guys, I appreciate it.


Tracie

 

[swaddo]

I'm curious guys, My inlaws had an old copy lying around which they gave me recently. It appears to be a first edition in mind condition (has a milii on the cover). Any idea what this might be worth? Purely for insurance puposes of course

 

[junglepython2]

$150 to $250, and if you want a book on beardies there are much better and cheaper alternatives.

 

[BrownHash]

I think there is only one photo for each species in "Reptiles & Amphibians of Australia" published in 2000. I'm not sure about his other books though. You would be better of getting a book more specific to bearded dragons.

 

[JKretzs613]

Hello

Hello,

Oh ok, thanks. I do have a few books of Bearded dragons, but they don't feature much in the way of Barbatas. Could you direct me to a book that would have more information about Pogona Barbata please, if there is one in Australia perhaps?

Thank you for your help. I appreciate it.

Tracie

 

[gman78]

The "2000" edition is on Amazon.com for around $500

 

[JasonL]

Hello,

Oh ok, thanks. I do have a few books of Bearded dragons, but they don't feature much in the way of Barbatas. Could you direct me to a book that would have more information about Pogona Barbata please, if there is one in Australia perhaps?

Thank you for your help. I appreciate it.

Tracie

Nothing really comes to mind specialising on P. barbata..... they are pretty much the same a P . vitticeps really, grow a bit bigger, live in a different area, and look fractionally different.