Two-volume set.
Since the publication of The Venomous Reptiles of Latin America
by Cornell University Press in 1989, scientific discoveries and
taxonomic changes have resulted in the addition of many taxa and
species to the herpetological fauna of the Western Hemisphere. This
updated, heavily rewritten, and greatly expanded version of that
book now includes accounts of all 192 species of venomous snakes
and lizards found in the Western Hemisphere.
This two-volume set is illustrated with stunning color
photographs, including portraits of venomous reptiles (many of
which are unique in showing newly discovered species and views of
male, female, and juvenile individuals); images of snakebites, an
important tool for diagnosis and treatment; color vegetation and
topographic maps; black-and-white photographs; line figures; and
completely revised distribution maps.
Volume I includes a list of tables, preface, introduction, and
regional/country accounts with related bilingual identification
keys and vegetation and topographic maps. Genus and species
accounts in this volume treat the lizards, coralsnakes, seasnakes,
and all the pitvipers except rattlesnakes; these accounts are
accompanied by color photographs of each species. Volume I also
contains a complete index to both volumes.
Volume II includes descriptions of all known species of
rattlesnakes. It also features four chapters by experts on mimicry,
evolution, and snakebite treatment in tropical and temperate
America. A glossary, literature-cited section, and index serve both
volumes. Color photographs portray rattlesnakes, mimics, and the
damage done by snakebite. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western
Hemisphere is an essential reference for all naturalists interested
in herpetology amateurs impressed by the beauty and complexity of
venomous reptiles as well as professional herpetologists and their
students conducting research in the classroom, at the zoo, and in
the field."
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