Green, Darren

Keeping Bearded Dragons

Strathfieldsaye: Australian Reptile Keeper Publications, 2009. First edition. Pp. (3), 1-76, (1); 42 color photographs, 8 partly colored distribution maps. Color pictorial stiff green wrappers, sm 8vo. Bearded dragons belong to the lizard family, Agamidae. This large family of lizards makes up some 70 different species currently recognized within Australia. This book provides the reader with an understanding of keeping bearded dragons. It details the nutritional requirements needed, and the best methods for housing, heating and lighting. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 8021

Catalogue: Herpetology - Australian Herpetofaunas

Gunther, A.C.L.G.

The Reptiles of British India.

New Delhi: Oxford and IBH Publishing, 1982. Reprint. Pp. xxviii, 452, 26 black-and-white plates. Publisher's original tan cloth, lettered in brown on the spine, pictorial tan dust jacket, lg 8vo. This is the first work to review the entire reptilian fauna of the Indian continent (includes Afghanistan, Tibet, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam and China). Originally published in folio format in 1864 by the Ray Society of London, this is the octavo size 1982 Indian reprint. The plates in this reprint are greatly reduced in size and poorly reproduced from the original edition. The chief benefit of this volume is that it provides a usable reprint of a rare first edition that is nearly impossible to obtain. Fine copy in a near fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 4449

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Haas, Georg

Some Amphibians and Reptiles from Arabia.

San Francisco: California Academy of Sciences, 1957. First edition. Pp. 40; 12 text-figures (line-drawings and photographs). Original printed gray wrappers, lg 8vo. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, volume 29, no. 3. From the research library of herpetologist Hobart M. Smith with his name stamp on the front cover. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition..

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Book number: 4603

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Hoser, Raymond T.

Australian Reptiles and Frogs

Sydney: Pierson and Company, 1989. First edition. Pp. ix, 238; 612 fine copy photos, numerous black-and-white distribution maps. Publisher's original olive-green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket lettered in black, lg 4to (11.5 x 8.5 inches). Detailed descriptions of more than 200 species are presented and illustrated in the more than 600 color photos. According to the jacket flap: “Among the excellent photographs are pictures of types of reptiles that have never previously been photographed. The book also contains chapters on other significant aspects of herpetofauna including their origins, natural history, classification, identification, habitats, keeping, breeding and photography. There is also an important chapter on reptile and frog conservation.” No ownership marks and no signs of use. A bright and clean copy in fine condition in a fine dust jacket..

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Book number: 9588

Catalogue: Herpetology - Australian Herpetofaunas

Hudson, George E.

The Amphibians and Reptiles of Nebraska

Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 1958. First edition. Pp. 146, 32 maps, 20 plates. Light brown printed wrappers, lettered in black on cover, handwritten name on spine, 8vo. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on the front and rear wrapper, title page, page 49, and page edges. Neat underlining on pages 18, 54, 94, and 112. Light sunning to wrappers, a near fine copy..

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Book number: 9182

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Jane, F.E.

A List of the Vertebrates of Hertfordshire

Hertford: Stephen Austin and Sons, 1947. Pp. 93. Original printed wraps, 8vo. Covers Fishes by J. Dandy, Amphibians and Reptiles by B. Lloyd, Birds by H. Hayward, Mammals by B. Lloyd, Fossil Vertebrates by K. Oakley, Early man in Hertfordshire by P. Evans. Transactions of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club volume 22, part 5, no. 33. Name stamp of Reading Public Museum and ink number on front wrap, no other marks; a bright, near fine copy..

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Book number: 1622

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Keywords: Vertebrates Herpetology Reptiles Amphibians Birds Mammals Fossils UK United Kingdom England Natural Sciences Natural Science

Johnson, George L.

Contributions to the Comparative Anatomy of the Reptilian and Amphibian Eye, chiefly based on ophthalmological examination

London: The Royal Society, 1927. First edition Pp. 36, 6 full page color plates, each with several images. Original brown printed wrappers, 4to. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, ser. B, vol. 215 (B 427). No ownership marks, a fine (as new) copy..

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Book number: 2727

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

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Kopstein, Felix

Ein Beitrag zur Eierkunde und zur Fortpflanzung der Malaiischen Reptilien.

Singapore: Raffles Museum, 1938. First edition. Pp. 81-167: 11 full page black-and-white photo-plates with 75 separate illustrations, mostly of reptile eggs. Extract without original wrappers (back strip on spine present), lg 8vo. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum, no. 14, (Sept. 1938). A detailed study of the oology and procreation of reptiles (mostly snakes) from Malaya and neighboring areas in Singapore and Indonesia such as Borneo. No ownership marks. Most pages uncut and unopened. A tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 8136

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Lachmann, Hermann

Die Reptilien und Amphibien Deutschlands in Wort und Bild. Eine systematische und biologische Bearbeitung der bisher in Deutschland aufgefundenen Kriechtiere und Lurche.

Berlin: Paul Huttig, 1890. First edition. Pp. xi, 229, (2, ads), 6 full page plates (woodcuts), 57 text-figures (woodcuts). Original quarter cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, over original marbled boards, lg 8vo. This work has two titles pages; the first is illustrated and lettered in red, the second is the standard title page. The first title page may actually be a front wrapper if the volume was originally issued in wrappers. This work covers the reptiles and amphibians of Germany in both a systematic and biological way. It is illustrated with beautiful and ornate woodcut illustrations. From the library of Louisiana herpetologist Ernest A. Liner with his name-stamp on the front endpaper. Light edge wear to cloth and the outer edges of the marbled boards, text is clean; a tight, very good copy..

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Book number: 4125

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Keywords: Herpetology reptiles amphibians Germany Europe Ernest A Liner Lachmann

Lanza, B. et al.

Note Sulla Storia Naturale delle Isole Galapagos.

Firenze: Gruppo Ricerche Scientifiche e Tecniche Subacquee, 1981. First edition. Pp. 22. Publisher's tan printed wrappers, lg 4to. Publication of the Museo Zoologico Dell'Universita di Firenze. The text is in Italian. From the library of herpetologist H.D. Walley with his name stamp on the front wrapper. Top outer corner with small bump; a bright and clean copy in near fine condition. A fine (as new) copy..

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Book number: 4353

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Laurent, Raymond

Notes sur quelques Reptiles appartenant a la collection du Musée Royal d'Historie Naturelle de Belgique. I. Formes africaines.

Bruxelles: Musée Royal d'Historie Naturelle de Belgique, 1947. First edition. Pp. 12. Original printed wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique, volume 23, no. 16. From the research library of herpetologist of Hobart M. Smith with his name stamp on the front wrapper. Near fine copy..

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Book number: 4898

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles

Lemos-Espinal, Julio A. and Smith, Hobart M.

Anfibios y Reptiles del Estado do Coahuila, Mexico / Amphibians and Reptiles of the State of Coahuila, Mexico.

Tlalnepantla, Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2007. First edition. Pp. 550; 285 color photo-plates, 70 text-figures (line-drawings), 107 distribution maps. Color pictorial stiff black wrappers with a lizard on the front cover, 4to (11 x 8 1/2 inches). The complete text appears in both Spanish and in English. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 6683

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Li, Zhenchang et al.

Amphibians and Reptiles of Guangdong.

Beijing: Science Press, 2011. Second edition. Pp. (6); 266, over 300 color photos. Color pictorial laminated boards (hardcover), green patterned endpapers, sm 4to. Guangdong is a province in southern China on the South China Sea, not far from Hong Kong. The text in Chinese with Latin names used throughout; index to Latin names at rear. This appears to be the second edition as a volume by the same title was published in 2000. No ownership marks and no signs of use. A fine (new) copy..

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Book number: 5229

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Keywords: Herpetology amphibians reptiles Guangdong southern China South China Sea Asia Zhenchang Li ISBN 978-7-5359-5623-1

Logier, E. B. S. and Toner, G. C.

Check List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Canada and Alaska

Toronto: The Royal Ontario Museum, 1961. Second edition. Pp. 92, 77 maps. Publisher’s black and green cloth, lettered in black and green on cover and spine, lg 8vo. From the series: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Contributions No. 53. This revised second edition corrects many mistakes that were present in the 1955 first edition. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his name stamp on the front and rear endpapers and page edges. Sunning to covers and spine, a very good copy..

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Book number: 9299

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Loveridge, Arthur

Check List of the Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa (Uganda, Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar).

Cambridge, MA: Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1948. First edition. Pp. 151-362, i-xxxvi. Original printed pale green wrappers, lg 8vo. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, volume 117, no. 2. From the research library of herpetologist Hobart M. Smith with his bold signature on the front wrapper. Computer card laid in at front with a personal note from Hobart Smith to ""Dave."" Some sunning to the spine of the wrappers, small piece missing from one outer corner of front wrapper; a tight and clean copy in very good condition..

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Book number: 4555

Catalogue: Herpetology - Herpetofaunas

Keywords: Herpetology herpetofauna reptiles amphibians East Africa Uganda Kenya Tanganyika Zanzibar Loveridge