Author: Fuhn, I. E. and S. Vancea
Title: Fauna Republicii Populare Romîne. Reptilia (Testoase, Sopîrle, Serpi). Volumul XIV Fascicula 2.
Description: Bucaresti, Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, 1961. 8vo (23.6 x 16.8 cm). 355 pp., 244 (groups of) text figures. Original dark blue blind stamped buckram with silver title on the spine and front board. In original printed dust jacket. = Perhaps the last monograph on the surprisingly diverse Romanian herpetofauna. The drawings and photos are excellent. Starts with a general introduction and contains detailed descriptions, with distribution maps, etc. Of many species, several specimens are illustrated, to show variability. Authors are the Romanian herpetologists Ion Eduard Fuhn (1916-1987) and Stefan Vancea (1910-1997). Printed errata leaf bound in rear. Dust jacket chipped; title page with stamp, and toned, otherwise a very good, clean copy. Rare.

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