About
John C. Murphy is a retired science educator and administrator. He is a naturalist, photographer, and author. Most of his books focus on amphibians and reptiles. Quest for the Trogon is centered on a geographic location – the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains in southeastern Arizona. Some of his books are Tales of Giant Snakes: A Historical Natural History of Anacondas and Pythons, Amphibians and Reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago; Homalopsid Snakes, evolution in the mud; A Field Guide to the Amphibians & Reptiles of Trinidad & Tobago, Arizona’s Amphibians & Reptiles: A Natural History, and Field Guide, and Dogs and Snakes, Avoiding the Bite.