PUBLICATIONS OF THE 

 SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES 



SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS may be purchased from: 

 Dr. Robert D. Aldridge, Publications Secretary, 

 Department of Biology, Saint Louis University, 

 Saint Louis, Missouri 63103, USA. 



Telephone: area code 314, 977-3916 or 977-1710. 

 Fax: area code 314, 977-3658. 

 E-mail: ssar@slu.edu 



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CONTRIBUTIONS TO HERPETOLOGY 



Book-length monographs, comprising taxonomic 

 revisions, results of symposia, and other major works. 

 Prepublication discount to Society members. 



Vol. 1 . Reproductive Biology and Diseases ofCaptive Reptile s, 

 by James B . Murphy and Joseph T. Collins (eds. ) . 1 980. Results 

 of a Society-sponsored Symposium, including papers by 37 

 leading specialists. 287 p., illus. Paperbound. Out-of-print. 



Vol. 2. The Turtles of Venezuela, by Peter C. H. Pritchard and 

 Pedro Trebbau. 1 984. An exhaustive natural history covering 

 half of the turtle species of South America. 414 p., 48 color 

 plates (25 watercolor portraits by Giorgio Voltolina and 1 65 

 photographs of turtles and habitats) measuring 8 '/j x 11 

 inches, keys, 16 maps. Regulär edition, clothbound $45.00; 

 patron's edidon, two leatherbound volumes in cloth-covered 

 box, signed and numbered by authors and artist $300.00. 

 (Also: set of 25 color prints of turtle portraits on heavy paper 

 stock, in protective wrapper $30.00.) 



Vol. 3. Introduction to the Herpetofauna of Costa Rica / 

 Introducciön a la Herpetofauna de Costa Rica, by Jay M. 

 Savage and Jaime Villa R. 1 986. BiHngual edition in English 

 and Spanish, with distribution checklist, bibliographies, and 

 extensive illustrated keys. 220 p., map. Clothbound $30.00. 



Vol. 4. Studies on Chinese Salamanders, by Ermi Zhao, Qixiong 

 Hu, Yaoming Jiang, and Yuhua Yang. 1988. Evolutionary 

 review of all Chinese species with keys, diagnostic figures, 

 and distribution maps. 80 p., 7 plates (including 10 color 

 photographs of Salamanders and habitats). Clothbound $ 1 2.00. 



Vol. 5. Contributions to the History of Herpetology, by Kraig 

 Adler, John S. Applegarth, and Ronald Altig. 1989. 

 Biographies of 152 prominent herpetologists (with portraits 

 and signatures), index to 2500 authors in taxonomic 

 herpetology, and academic lineages of 1450 herpetologists. 

 International coverage. 202 p., 148 photographs, 1 colorplate. 

 Clothbound $20.00. 



Vol. 6. Snakes of the Agkistrodon Complex: A Monographie 

 Review, by Howard K. Gloyd and Roger Conant. 1990. 

 Comprehensive treatment of 33 taxa of pitvipers included in 

 four genera: Agkistrodon, Calloselasma, Deinagkistrodon, 

 and Hypnale. Also includes nine supplementary chapters by 

 leading specialists. 620 p., 33 color plates (247 photographs 

 of snakes and habitats), 20 uncolored plates, 60 text figures, 

 checklist and keys, 6 charts, 28 maps. Clothbound $75.00. 

 (Also: separate set of the 247 color photographs of snakes and 

 habitats [on 32plates], in protecdve wrapper. $30.00; limited- 

 edition print of the book's frontispiece illustrating snakes of 

 all four genera, from watercolor by David M. Dennis. Signed 

 individually by Roger Conant and the artist $25.00.) 



Vol. 7. The Snakes ofiran, by Mahmoud Latifi. 1991 . Review of 

 the 60 species of Iranian snakes, covering general biology, 

 venoms, and snake bite. Appendix and supplemental 

 bibliography by Alan E. Leviton and George R. Zug. 167 p., 

 22 color plates of snakes (66 figures), 2 color relief maps, 44 

 species ränge maps. Clothbound $22.00. 



Vol. 8. Handbook to Middle East Amphibians and Reptiles, by 

 Alan E. Leviton, Steven C. Anderson, Kraig Adler, and 

 Sherman A. Minton. 1992. Annotated checklist, illustrated 

 key, and Identification manual covering 148 species and 

 subspecies found in region from Turkish border south through 

 the Arabian Peninsula (including Bahrain, Qatar, and United 

 Arab Emirates) and the Arabian (Persian) Gulf. Chapters on 

 venomous snakes and snakebite treatment plus extensive 

 bibliography. 264 p., 32 colorplates (220 photographs), maps, 

 text figures. Clothbound $30.00. 



Vol. 9. Herpetology: Current Research on the Biology of Amphib- 

 ians and Reptiles. 1992. Proceedings of the First World 

 Congress of Herpetology ( 1 989), with a foreword by H.R.H. 

 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Includes the plenary lectures, 

 a summary of the congress, and a list of delegates with their 

 current addresses. 225 p., 28 photographs. Clothbound $28.00. 



Vol. 10. Herpetology of China, by Ermi Zhao and Kraig Adler. 

 1993. Comprehensive review of Chinese amphibians and 

 reptiles, including Hong Kong and Taiwan. 522 p., 48 color 

 plates (371 photographs illustrating all 164 genera and half of the 

 661 species), portraits, text figures, maps. Clothbound $60.00. 



Vol. 1 1 . Captive Management and Conservation of Amphibians 

 and Reptiles, by James B. Murphy, Kraig Adler, and Joseph 

 T. Colhns (eds.). 1994. Results of a Society-sponsored 

 Symposium, including chapters by 70 leading specialists. 

 Foreword by Gerald Durrell. 408 p., 35 photographs, 1 color 

 plate. Clothbound $58.00. 



