Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History)
Author : George Albert Boulenger
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Page : 727 pages
File Size : 21,9 MB
Release : 1896
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Author : George Albert Boulenger
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Page : 727 pages
File Size : 21,9 MB
Release : 1896
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Author : Michael Wayne Caldwell
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 36,91 MB
Release : 2019-06-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1351645102
This book presents perspectives on the past and present state of the understanding of snake origins. It reviews and critiques data and ideas from paleontology and neontology (herpetology), as well as ideas from morphological and molecular phylogenetics. The author reviews the anatomy and morphology of extant snakes. Methods are also critiqued, including those empirical and theoretical methods employed to hypothesize ancestral ecologies for snakes. The modern debate on squamate phylogeny and snake ingroup phylogeny using molecules and morphology is examined critically to provide insights on origins and evolution. Key Features Important major evolutionary transformation in vertebrate evolution Continuing historical debate in vertebrate paleontology Of wide interest to a core audience of paleontologists, herpetologists, and morphologists Author acknowledged as prominent contributor to debate over snake origins Based on remarkable well preserved fossil specimens
Author : British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology
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Page : pages
File Size : 19,33 MB
Release : 1896
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Author : George Albert Boulenger
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Page : 727 pages
File Size : 18,77 MB
Release : 1893
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Author : Van Wallach
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1237 pages
File Size : 38,11 MB
Release : 2014-04-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1482208482
Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species-the first catalogue of its kind-covers all living and fossil snakes described between 1758 and 2012, comprising 3,509 living and 274 extinct species allocated to 539 living and 112 extinct genera. Also included are 54 genera and 302 species that are dubious or invalid, resulting in reco
Author : Scott A Weinstein
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 23,23 MB
Release : 2011-06-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0123877326
This book is the first significant contribution to thoroughly examine the potential hazards associated with snakes of the former family, Colubridae. This family contained >65% of living snake species (approximately 3,000 taxa) and has recently been split into multiple families. Many of these snakes produce oral secretions that contain toxins and other biologically-active substances. A large variety of these snakes figure in the pet industry, yet little documented information or formal study of their potential medical importance has been published. Therefore, although the possible medical importance of many of these species has been subjected to speculation since the mid-nineteenth century, there is a limited amount of useful descriptive information regarding the real hazard (or lack thereof) of snakes belonging to this diverse, artificial family. There is a need for "one-stop shopping" offering information regarding their possible toxicity and clinical relevance as well as recommendations for medical management of their bites. This book is the first synthesis of this information and includes evidence-based risk assessment, hazard rankings and specific recommendations regarding important species, many common in captivity. Fills a gap in the toxinological, medical and herpetological literature by providing a comprehensive review of this entire assemblage of snakes, with particular attention given to their capacity, real or rumored, to cause harm to humans A patient-centered, evidence-based approach is applied to analyzing documented case reports of bites inflicted by approximately 100 species. Clinical management of medically significant bites from non-front-fanged colubroids is methodically reviewed, and specific recommendations are provided
Author : British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology
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Page : 464 pages
File Size : 33,34 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Serpents
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Author : Alan E. Leviton
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Page : 42 pages
File Size : 35,60 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Pseudorabdien
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Author : Patrick David
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Page : 268 pages
File Size : 34,30 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
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Author : British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology
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Page : 816 pages
File Size : 47,54 MB
Release : 1896
Category : Serpents
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