Noble, G. K.

Contributions to the Herpetology of the Belgian Congo based on the collection of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909-1915: Part III. Amphibia

New York: Bulletin American Museum of Natural History, 1924. First edition. Pp. 147-347, 8 figure, 20 plates. Laminated gray cloth, lettered in black on spine, 8vo. From the series: Bulletin American Museum of Natural History, vol. 49, article 2. The American Museum Congo Expedition collected 2,170 specimens of Amphibia including 15 genera and 53 species. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on titlepage. Neat underling on pages 155, 156, 159, 233, 235, 237, 240, 241, 243, 245, 246, 250, and 283. Small squares of discoloration to titlepage from old tape, light browning, a near fine copy..

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Book number: 9254

Catalogue: Herpetology - Amphibians

Olson, Deanna H., Leonard, William P., Bury, R. Bruce

Sampling Amphibians in Lentic Habitats

Olympia, WA: Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology, 1997. First edition. Pp. x, 134, numerous text-figure, 40 color photographs, color photograph frontispiece. Publisher’s white and light blue laminated printed pictorial wrappers, 8vo. From the series Northwest Fauna Number 4. This volume provides a standardized survey methodologies for pond-breeding amphibians. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the titlepage. A near fine copy..

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Book number: 9219

Catalogue: Herpetology - Amphibians

Parker, H. W. and Sanderson, Ivan T.

The Amphibians of the Mamfe Division, Cameroons, Part I: Zoogeography and Systematics + Part II: Ecology of the Frogs, in 2 parts, complete

London: Zoological Society, 1936. First edition. Pp. 135-208; 1 full page color plate of frogs, 1 black-and-white plate of frogs, 16 text-figures. Extract (no wrappers), lg 8vo. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London for 1936, no. 9 + no. 10. From a zoological standpoint the Mamfe area is of particular interest because it lies outside the true rainforest yet its amphibian fauna is essentially that of a rainforest. Only 6 of the 49 species covered lie outside the rainforest province; the remaining 43 species are rainforest species that share many commonalities with other species found elsewhere in West Africa and in Central Africa and East Africa. No ownership marks. A tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 7590

Catalogue: Herpetology - Amphibians

Pasteur, G. and Bons, J.

Les Batraciens du Maroc

Rabat, Morocco: Societe des Sciences des naturelle et physiques, 1959. First edition. Pp. xvi, 241; 3 full page color plates, 3 folding maps at rear. Green cloth, lettered in black on the spine, original pale green printed wrappers bound in place, lg 8vo. From the series: Travaux de l’Institut Scientifique Chérifien, ser. Zoologique no. 17. The text is in French. From the research collection of Illinois State University herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper. Small bump to rear top outer corner before binding was put on, marginal sunning to the front wrapper and to the errata sheet, a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 9016

Catalogue: Herpetology - Amphibians

Schmidt, Karl P.

Exploration du Parc National de l’Upemba (Mission G. F. De Witte): Amphibians

Bruxelles: Institut des Parcs Nationaux de Congo, 1959. First edition. Pp. 264, 9 full page photo-plates (3 are in color, 6 are black-and-white), 75 text-figures, fold-out map. Gray cloth, lettered in black on spine, original printed tan wrappers bound in place, lg 8vo. Institut des Parcs Nationaux du Congo fasc. 56. The volume begins with an overview of the vegetation of the park following by a descriptions of all amphibian species. The text is entirely in English. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpapers and titlepage and his name stamp on the inside of the front and rear wrappers and on page 3. Neat underlining on pages 11, 12, 124, 125, 126, 129, 132, and 134. A near fine copy..

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Book number: 9328

Catalogue: Herpetology - Amphibians

Slevin, Joseph R.

The Amphibians of Western North America

San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences, 1928. First edition. Pp. 144, 23 black and white plates. Publisher’s printed brown wrappers, lettered in black on cover, faded handwritten title on spine, lg 8vo. From the series: Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences, volume XVI. This volume is dedicated to John van Denburgh who originally planned to write this volume as a companion to his “The Reptiles of Western North America.” This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on the front wrappers, rear wrappers, rear endpapers, page 86, and titlepage. Neat underling on pages 111, 112, 114, 115, 118, 119, 123, and 124. Light sunning to wrappers, wear to uneven page edges, discoloration from old tape to inside of rear wrapper, a very good copy..

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Book number: 9327

Catalogue: Herpetology - Amphibians

Stebbins, Robert C. and Cohen, Nathan W.

A Natural History of Amphibians

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1995. First edition. Pp. xvi, 316, numerous text-figures. Publisher’s gray cloth, lettered in blue and green on spine, green pictorial dustjacket with lettering in blue and orange, 8vo. This book serves as a textbook on amphibians examining their natural history including habitat, reproduction, and evolutionary processes. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper. Neat underlining on 25 pages. A near fine copy..

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Book number: 9263

Catalogue: Herpetology - Amphibians

Villa, Jaime

Anfibios de Nicaragua

Managua, Nicaragua: Instituto Geografico Nacional Banco Central de Nicaragua, 1972. First edition. Pp. 216, 139 text-figures. Publisher’s printed pictorial white stiff wrappers, lettered in black on cover and spine, lg 8vo. This volume examines the amphibians of Nicaragua. Text is in Spanish with scientific names in Latin. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the front endpaper. Neat underling or notes on pages 1, 53, 109, 114, and 116. Some wear to the spine and wrappers, a very good copy..

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Book number: 9321

Catalogue: Herpetology - Amphibians