Angel, F.

Vie et Moeurs des Amphibiens: Grenouilles, Crapauds, Tritons, Salamadres, Cecilies.

Paris: Payot, 1947. First edition. Pp. 317; 137 text-figures (from line-drawings by the author). Later wine red cloth (original printed tan wrappers, with green frog on the front panel, bound in place), 8vo. Angel's early herpetological review. Inscribed to ""Prof. Hobart M. Smith, cordial homage, F. Angel"" on the inside endpaper. From the research library of herpetologist Hobart M. Smith with his signature on the front wrapper. This volume was bound in cloth by Hobart Smith. Small bump to bottom outer corner before binding was put on, front wrapper a little worn; a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 4506

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Angel, F.

Vie et Moeurs des Amphibiens: Grenouilles, Crapauds, Tritons, Salamadres, Cecilies.

Paris: Payot, 1950. First edition. Pp. 319; 122 text-figures (from line-drawings by the author). Later wine red cloth (original printed tan wrappers, with red frog on the front panel, bound in place), 8vo. Angel's early herpetological review. Inscribed to ""Prof. Hobart M. Smith, cordial homage, F. Angel"" on the inside endpaper. From the library of G. Cosgrove with his signature on the front wrapper. Light uniform tanning to pages; a tight and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 4507

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Brandon, Ronald A.

Systematics of the Salamander Genus Gyrinophilus

Urbana, IL: The University of Illinois Press, 1966. First edition. Pp. 86, 23 text-figures. Publisher’s red orange printed pictorial wrappers, lettered in black and white on cover and spine, lg 8vo. From the series: Illinois Biological Monographs, 35. This volume examines the North American plethodontid salamander genus Gyrinophilus based on approximates 1,450 available specimens. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on the front wrappers, rear wrappers, endpapers, page 86, and page edges. Light sunning and wear to wrappers, a very good copy..

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Book number: 9323

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Broadley, Donald G., Gans, Carl, and Visser, John

Studies of Amphisbaenians (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia): 6. The Genera Monopeltis and Dalophia in Southern Africa.

New York: American Museum, 1976. First edition Pp. 176; 140 text-figures, photos and maps. Original blue printed wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, volume 157, article 5. From the library of herpetologist Kraig Adler with his name stamp on the front wrapper. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 3980

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Broadley, Donald G., Gans, Carl, and Visser, John

Studies of Amphisbaenians (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia): 6. The Genera Monopeltis and Dalophia in Southern Africa.

New York: American Museum, 1976. First edition Pp. 176; 140 text-figures, photos and maps. Original blue printed wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, volume 157, article 5. From the library of herpetologist Richard Blaney with his name stamp on the front wrapper. Some light marginally sunning to wrappers; neat ink title on the spine; a bright and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 3981

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Fang, P. W. and Chang, Mangven, L. Y.

Notes on Tylototriton unterstein with synopsis to species

Nanking: Metropolitan Museum of Natural History, 1932. First edition. Pp. 111-122; 2 text-figures (fine line-drawings). Publisher's original gray printed wrappers, sm 4to. Sinensia: Contributions from the Metropolitan Museum of Natural History, volume 2, no. 9. According to Adler (volume 2, p.175) this work ""demonstrated the validity of Tylototriton (now Echinotriton) asperrimus and describes a new species, T. kweichowensis from the moderate elevations of in Kweichow province (now Guizhou) in southern China."" The current common name of Echinotriton asperrimus is the Black Knobby Newt. Rare work. Front wrapper with marginal sunning, light age-toning to the text, one corner bumped; a clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 7504

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Gans, Carl

Studies on Amphibaenids (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia). 3. The small species from southern South America commonly identified as Amphibaena darwini.

New York: American Museum, 1966. First edition. Pp. 76, 8 plates, 45 text-figures. Original blue printed wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, volume 134, article 3. From the research library of herpetologist Hobart M. Smith with his name stamp on the front wrapper. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 4464

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Hasumi, Masato and Iwasawa, Hisaaki

Geographic variation on the number of teeth of the Japanese salamander, Hynobius lichenatus.

Niigata, Japan: Niigata University, 1988. First edition. Pp. 17; 6 text-figures. Original printed pale green wrappers, lg 8vo. Offprint from: Science Reports of Niigata University, series D (Biology), no. 25. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 5047

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Krogh John E. and Tanner, William W.

The Hyobranchium and throat myology of the adult Ambystomidae of the United States and Norhern Mexico.

Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, 1972. First edition. Pp. (4), 69; 20 text figures including many full page line-drawings of the throat muscles. Original printed light orange wrappers, 4to. The Ambystomidae, also called the 'Mole Salamanders' are medium to large terrestrial salamanders. Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series, volume XVI, no. 1. No ownership marks. Slight bump to top outer corner; a bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 5873

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Pope, Philip H.

The Life History of the Common Water-Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens), together with observations on the sense of smell.

Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum, 1924. First edition. Pp. 305-366; 10 full page plates (black-and-white photos and diagrams). Original printed gray wrappers, lg 8vo. Annals of the Carnegie Museum, volume 15, no. 2-3. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A few rectangular marks on the rear wrapper; a bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 5983

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Schmidt, F. J. J., Goddard, Q. J. & Hoeven, J. van der

Aanteekeningen over de anatomie van Cryptobranchus japonicus

Haarlem: De Erven Loosjes, 1862. Pp. vi, 66, 12 color tinted lithographic plates (3 are large and folding). Publisher's original dark blue wrappers, original printed white title/author label attached to the upper spine (taken from inside endpaper), lg 4to. From the series: Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem, tweede verzameling, vol. 19, no 2. This monograph presents a detailed anatomical analysis of the Japanese giant salamander, Cryptobranchus japonicas (= Andrias japonicus (Temminck, 1836). With a length of up to almost 1.5 m (5 ft), it is the second-largest salamander in the world, only being surpassed by the very similar and closely related Chinese giant salamander (A. davidianus). There are only three known members of the Cryptobranchidae family: the Japanese and Chinese giant salamanders and the North American Eastern hellbender (modified after Wiki). Most text pages uncut and unopened. A few small repaired tears to the blue wrappers on the spine, one of the large folding plates has a few wrinkles; a bright and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 8377

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Smith, Rozella B. and Smith, Hobart M.

Nominal Taxa of Recent Amphibians and Reptiles, I: Gymnophiona.

Kansas City: Kansas Academy of Science, 1973. First edition. Pp. 52-99. Original printed white wrappers, 8vo. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, volume 75, no. 1. No ownership marks and no signs of use. Near fine copy..

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Book number: 4799

Catalogue: Herpetology - Salamanders

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Taylor, Edward H.

Concerning Mexican Salamanders

Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1938. First edition. Pp. 259-312; 6 full page pages (black-and-white photos). Publisher's original gray printed wrappers, lg 8vo. University of Kansas Science Bulletin, volume 25, no. 14. No ownership marks. Light sunning to the outer margin of the front wrapper; a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 7555

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Thorn, Robert

Les Salamandres, D’Europe D’Asie et D’Afrique du Nord

Paris: Editions Paul Lechevalier, 1968. First edition. Pp. iv, 376, 16 plates, 11 maps, 56 text-figures. Publisher’s tan cloth, lettered in brown on spine and front cover with a brown salamander on the front cover, lg 18mo. From the series: Encyclopedie Pratique du Naturaliste XXXV. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on the front and rear wrapper, front endpaper, page 86, last page, and page edges. Neat underlining on page i, 1, 8, 153, 154, and 155. A near fine copy..

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Book number: 9117

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Wilder, Harris H.

The Skeletal System of Necturus maculatus Rafinesque

Boston: Society of Natural History, 1903. First edition Pp. 53, 5 colored lithographs of the cranium in various views. Original pale green printed wrappers, lg 4to. Mem. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. vol. 5, no. 9. Printed name of herpetologist Edmond Malnate on the front wrapper. Some chipping to wrappers along the edges, an unopened copy, in very good condition..

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Book number: 3405

Catalogue: Herpetology - Salamanders

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