Barbour, Thomas

Sphaerodactylus.

Cambridge: Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1921. First edition. Pp. 70 + 26 full page half-tone plates. Original pale green printed wrappers, lg 4to. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, vol. 47, no. 3. A revision of the more than 30 species of gekkonids that inhabit the Antillean subregion and the adjacent mainland. This monograph is from the research library of herpetologist Kevin W. Marx with his signature on the front endpaper. Diagonal tear to rear wrapper neatly repaired, a touch of sunning to the outer edges of the front wrapper, text and plates as new; a bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 6006

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Bennett, Daniel

Warane der Welt Welt der Warane.

Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira, 1996. First edition. Pp. 383; 179 fine color photos of the varanids of the world, numerous black-and-white photos, text-figures and distribution maps. Publisher's one-quarter black cloth over color pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), color pictorial dust jacket, lg 8vo. The title of this work translates to 'Varanids of the World The World of Varanids.' This work provides a detailed review of all of varanids throughout Asia, Australia and Africa. The text is in German with Latin names used throughout. No ownership marks. A bright and clean near fine copy (with the boards slighted bowed) in a near fine dust jacket..

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Burt, Charles E. and Burt, May D.

The South American Lizards in the Collections of the American Museum of Natural History.

New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1931. First edition. Pp. 227-305. Original printed gray wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, volume 61, article 7. Inscribed by the author to A. M. Woodbury on the title page. Slight wear to edges of the wrappers, a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 5855

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Burt, Charles E. And Burt, May D.

The South American Lizards in the Collections of the American Museum of Natural History.

New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1931. First edition. Pp. 227-305. Original printed gray wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, volume 61, article 7. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A bright and clean copy in fine (as new) condition..

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Book number: 5970

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Duellman, W.E. and Zweifel, R.G.

A Synopsis of the Lizards of the Sexlineatus group (Genus Cnemidophorus).

New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1962. First edition. Pp. 56; 10 text-figures, 8 full page black-and-white photo-plates, 6 tables. Publisher's original blue printed wrappers, sm 4to. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, volume 123, article 3. From the herpetological library of Edmond v. Malnate with his name neatly printed on the front wrapper. No signs of use. Small bump to bottom corner; a bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 6263

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Duellman, W.E. and Zweifel, R.G.

A Synopsis of the Lizards of the Sexlineatus group (Genus Cnemidophorus).

New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1962. First edition. Pp. 56; 10 text-figures, 8 full page black-and-white photo-plates, 6 tables. Publisher's original blue printed wrappers, sm 4to. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, volume 123, article 3. From the herpetological library of Richard M. Blaney with his name stamp on the front wrapper. Light edge wear to wrappers, faint crease to rear wrapper, a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 6264

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Duges, Alfredo

Hemichirotes tridactylus, A, Dug.

Mexico City: Imprenta de Ignacio Escalante, 1894. First edition. Pp. 2; 1 full page plate of Hemichirotes tridactylus (= Bipes tridactylus) that is hand-colored. Extract with no wrappers issued, lg 4to. From La Naturaleza, ser. 2, volume 2. Commonly known as the three-toed worm lizard, this species appears to be restricted to a small area close to the Rio Tecpan, in coastal Guerrero State, Mexico. It is a lowland species. Originally from the library of Karl P. Schmidt with his signature on the title page. Later from the library of George Sprague Myers with his circular name stamp and from Kraig Adler with his name stamp - all three ownership marks are on the title page. Rare work. A clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 8142

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Gray, John E. and Gunther, Albert

The Lizards of Australia and New Zealand in the Collection of the British Museum

St. Louis, Missouri: Society of the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 1995. SSAR Reprint. Pp. viii, 19, 8; 20 full-page halftone plates with a total of 38 images. Publisher's original green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, 4to. This book reprints two important early works on the lizards of Australia and New Zealand originally published in 1845 and 1875. There is a new introduction discussing the significance of the two works by Glen M Shea. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 7163

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Greer, Allen E.

The Australian scincid lizard genus Calyptotis De Vis: Resurrection of the name, description, of four new species, and discussion of relationships

Sydney: Australian Museum, 1983. First edition Pp. 31, 22 text-figures. Offprint with printed title page, 4to. Records of the Australian Museum, volume 35. Near fine copy..

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Book number: 3031

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Greer, Allen E. and Cogger, Harold G.

Systematics of the reduced-limbed and limbless skinks currently assigned to the genus Anomalopus (Lacertilia, Scincidae)

Sydney: Australian Museum, 1985. First edition Pp. 44, 40 text-figures, photos and maps. Offprint with printed title page, 4to. Records of the Australian Museum, volume 37, no. 1. From the personal library of H.D. Walley with his name stamp on the front wrapper. Near fine copy..

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Book number: 3032

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Guggisberg, C. A. W.

Crocodiles: Their natural history, folklore and conservation.

Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1972. First edition. Pp. x, 195, (8, index); 40 black-and-white photo-plates, 4 line-drawings, 6 maps. Publisher's original black cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, 8vo. The classic work on the crocodiles of the world. No ownership marks and no signs of use. Light edge-wear to cloth, upper page edges with a few spots; a bright and clean copy in near fine condition in a near fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 7130

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Henkel, Friedrich W. and Schmidt, Wolfgang

Geckos: Biologie, Haltung und Zucht.

Stuttgart: Verlag Eugen Ulmer, 1991. First edition. Pp. 224; color frontispiece plate, 97 color photographs, 22 black-and-white text-figures (mostly line-drawings). Original color pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), lg 8vo. This volume presents a comprehensive account of the biology, care and breeding of geckos. No ownership marks and no signs of use. Fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 4357

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Huey, R.B., Pianka, E. R. and Schoener, T.W. (editors)

Lizard Ecology: Studies of a model organism

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1983. First edition. Pp. vi, (4), 501: numerous text-figures. Publisher's original black cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, green and black pictorial dust jacket, lettered in white on the spine and front cover, lg 8vo. Contains 16 chapters by noted authorities in the field. Part I discusses the ecological and behavioral significance of activity metabolism; Part II contains an analysis of the adaptive zone and behavior of lizards, and Part III evaluates patterns of life history and the relationship between niche overlap and interspecific competition. No ownership marks ans no signs of use. A fine (new) copy in a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 7685

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Klembara, Jozef

The parasphenoid and associated dermal structures of the parabasisphenoid of Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1802)

Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1993. First edition Pp. 22, 4 full page plates, 9 text-figures. Publisher's printed tan wrappers, sm folio. Sonder-Abdruck aus Palaeontographica Abt. A, Bd. 228. The text is in English. No ownership marks. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 3030

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Klemmer, Konrad

Untersuchungen zur Osteologie und Taxionomie der europaischen Mauereidechsen

Frankfurt am Main: Senckenberg Museum, 1957. First edition Pp. 56, 8 full page photo-plates, 14 text-figures and maps. Publisher's printed wrappers, 4to. Presents the taxonomy and osteology of the European wall lizard. From the private library of H.D. Walley with his name stamp on the front wrapper. Abhandlungen der senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft, herausgegeben von Prof. Dr. Robert Mertens, No. 496. Small bump to one corner, a clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 3025

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