Tchang, T. L., Liao, K. M. and Fu, T. S.

Notes on the Reptiles from South China and Kiran + Notes on some Amphibians and Reptiles from Kwangsi + Studies on the Amphibians of Honan.

Peiping: Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, 1936. First edition. Pp. 223-254. Original printed gray wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, (Zoology series), volume VI, no. 5. The whole issue number 6 is offered; in addition to the three herpetological papers, there are three other papers on entomology. Stamped ""with the compliments of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology (exchange desired)"" on the front endpaper. Small oval stamp in Chinese of former owner on the front wrapper. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 5411

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Tchang, T. L., Liao, K. M. and Fu, T. S.

Notes on the Reptiles from South China and Kiran + Notes on some Amphibians and Reptiles from Kwangsi + Studies on the Amphibians of Honan.

Peiping: Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, 1936. First edition. Pp. 223-254. Original printed gray wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology, (Zoology series), volume VI, no. 5. The whole issue number 6 is offered; in addition to the three herpetological papers, there are three other papers on entomology. Stamped ""with the compliments of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology (exchange desired)"" on the front endpaper. Two small oval stamps in Chinese of former owners on the front wrapper and ink stamp on rear to wrapper. Some loss to paper on the spine edge only, small bump to one outer corner; a bright and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 5412

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Terent’ev, P. V. and Chernov, S. A.

Key to Amphibians and Reptiles

Jerusalem: Israel Program for Scientific Translations, 1965. Third enlarged edition. Pp. 315, 122 text-figures, 37 maps. Publisher’s gray printed wrappers, lettered in black on cover and spine, lg 8vo. This volume was originally published in Russian in 1949 as “Opredelitel’ presmykayushchikhsya i zemnovodnykh.” This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on the inside of the front and rear wrappers, titlepage, page 86, and page edges. Neat underlining on page 75. Light wear to edges of wrappers, a very good copy..

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Book number: 9285

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Thompson, J. C.

On the Reptiles new to the Island Arcs of Asia

San Francisco: Published by the Author, 1912. First edition. Pp. 6. Brown wrappers, 8vo. Herpetological Notices no. 3. Oval stamp of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia on the title page. Some age-toning of the title page and edges of the other pages; a good copy..

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Book number: 9482

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Tortonese, Enrico and Lanza, Benedetto

Pesci, Anfibi E Rettili

Milano: Martello, 1968. First edition. Pp. 185, 17 text-figures. Publisher’s printed pictorial blue laminated wrappers lettered in white and black on the front cover and spine, lg 8vo. The text is in Italian. This book describes fish, amphibians, and reptiles. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on the page edges, half title, rear endpapers, and inside of front and rear endpapers. A very good copy..

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Book number: 9099

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Uricheck, Michael J. (editor)

Medical Perspectives in Herpetology: Selected Papers from the Proceedings of the International Herpetological Symposia on Captive Propagation and Husbandry.

Excelsior, MN: Serpent's Tale, 1994. First edition. Pp. 140; some charts and graphs. Original color pictorial wrappers, velo-bound at spine, 4to. Presents introductory comments and 18 chapters by noted authorities in the field. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 4366

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Van Denburgh, John

Herpetology of Lower California

Ithaca, NY: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 1978. First edition. Pp. iv, 77-162, 556-561, 1004-1008, 10 plates, 1-fold-out plate. Light brown wrapper, lettered in black on cover and spine, 8vo. This volume contains three papers from the Proceeding of the California Academy of Sciences series 2, volume V, 1895-1896. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front wrapper. Light sunning to wrappers, a near fine copy..

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Book number: 9187

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Van Denburgh, John

The Reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An Account of the Species Known to Inhabit California, and Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Nevada.

San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences, 1897. First edition. Pp. 236; numerous text-figures (un-numbered). Later wine red cloth (original tan printed wrappers bound in place), lg 8vo. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences, no. 5. The rare first edition of this important and early work on the reptiles of the western states. No ownership marks and no signs of use. Small crease to half-title page only; a bright and clean copy in fine condition..

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Book number: 4537

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Villa, J., Wilson, D. and Johnson, J. D.

Middle American Herpetology: A Bibliographic Checklist.

Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1988. First edition. Pp. xxxiii, (3), 131, 91 color plates, 20 text-figures. Publisher's original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, green pictorial dust jacket, lg 8vo. Provides easy access to information on the composition and distribution of all species of amphibians and reptiles occurring in Middle America. No ownership marks. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket that shows sunning to the spine..

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Book number: 4222

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Villa, J., Wilson, D. and Johnson, J. D.

Middle American Herpetology: A Bibliographic Checklist

Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1988. First edition. Pp. xxxiii, (3), 131, 91 color plates, 20 text-figures. Publisher’s original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, green pictorial dust jacket, lg 8vo. Provides easy access to information on the composition and distribution of all species of amphibians and reptiles occurring in Middle America. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature and note on the front endpaper. Light wear to corners of dustjacket, sunning to spine of dustjacket and top edge of book, overall a near fine copy..

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Book number: 9172

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Waite, Edgar R.

Reptiles and Amphibians of South Australia.

St Louis, MO: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 1993. First edition. Pp. xi, 270; color frontispiece, 192 text-figures, photos and halftones. Original green and gray printed wrappers, 8vo. This SSAR facsimile presents Waite's important monograph originally published in 1929 in Adelaide. There is a new nine page introduction by Michael J. Tyler and Mark Hutchinson. In the series 'Facsimile Reprints in Herpetology.' No ownership marks and no signs of use. Fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 4314

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Williamson, John A., Rifkin, Jacqueline F. et al. (editors).

Venomous and Poisonous Marine Animals: A Medical and Biological Handbook.

Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, 1996. First edition. Pp. 504; 80 full-page color pages featuring numerous individual photos of poisonous marine animals and the damage they inflict on swimming humans, numerous black-and-white text figures. Publisher's original multicolor pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), sm 4to (10.5 x 7.75 inches). The publication of this volume marks a milestone in marine biology, medicine, and toxicology. It covers the biology of stinging and venomous sea creatures including jellyfish, octopuses, shellfish, sponges, sea urchins and cucumbers, sea snakes, and venomous fishes. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A bright and clean copy in fine (new) condition..

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Book number: 6534

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Wilson, L.D., Townsend, J.H. and Johnson, J.D. (editors)

Conservation of Mesoamerican Amphibians and Reptiles.

Eagle Mountain, UT: Eagle Mountain Publishing Co., 2010. First edition. Pp. xvii, 812, 44 color photographs, 86 text-figures, 148 tables, 9 appendices. Publisher's original black cloth, gilt-lettered on the spine and on the front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, 4to. Presents 24 chapters by 43 noted authorities in the field. This volume provides an up-to-date assessment of the diversity, endemicity, and conservation status of the herpetofauna of Mexico and Central America, one of the planet's largest and most significant biodiversity hotspots. Separate chapters on herpetofaunal conservation are featured for each of the Mesoamerican countries, with Mexico divided into four regions. Other feature chapters include such topics as the Global Amphibian Assessment, recent taxonomic changes, herpetofaunal distribution patterns, and a closing chapter examining the biodiversity significance, conservation status, and the future challenges we face in attempting to save the entire Mesoamerican herpetofauna. A bright and clean copy in fine condition in a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 6551

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Wilson, Steve K.

A Field Guide to Reptiles of Queensland

Sydney: New Holland Publishers, 2022. Third edition. Pp. 335, 400+ color photos and other color-tinted illustrations. Color pictorial stiff wrappers (softbound), 8vo. This is the third edition. Many discoveries have been made in the ten years since this guide was first published in 2005. The second edition including 15 new genera and over 60 additional species. Due to the numerous habitats, Queensland is home to a spectacular variety of reptiles. This third edition covers all of reptile species of Queensland's which includes more than 170 endemics. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 9591

Catalogue: Herpetology - Australian Herpetofaunas