THE SNAKES OF SULAWESI: A FIELD GUIDE TO THE LAND SNAKES OF SULAWESI

From: Copeia | Date: May 16, 2007| Author: Voris, Harold K | Copyright information

THE SNAKES OF SULAWESI: A FIELD GUIDE TO THE LAND SNAKES OF SULAWESI. Ruud de Lang and Gemot Vogel. (ed). 2005. Frankfurt Contributions to Natural History Volume 25, Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main. ISSN 1613-2327 ISBN 3-930612-85-2 312 p. $69.95 (hard cover).-Available in Germany from www.chimaira.de; in the USA from Zoo Book Sales, Lanesboro, Minnesota.-Clearly, the authors of this book have reached out to a very diverse audience. The first 50 pages are devoted to background material co...

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