Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service 



The first number of the Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service series 

 appeared in 1968. SHIS number 1 was a list of herpetological publications arising from within 

 or through the Smithsonian Institution and its collections entity, the United States National 

 Museum (USNM). The latter exists now as little more than an occasional title for the 

 registration activities of the National Museum of Natural History. No. 1 was prepared and 

 printed by J. A. Peters, then Curator-in-Charge of the Division of Amphibians & Reptiles. The 

 availability of a NASA translation service and assorted indices encouraged him to continue 

 the series and distribute these items on an irregular schedule. 



The series continues under that tradition. Specifically, the SHIS series prints and distributes 

 translations, bibliographies, checklists, and similar items judged useful to individuals 

 interested in the biology of amphibians and reptiles, and unlikely to be published in the 

 normal technical journals. We wish to encourage individuals to share their bibliographies, 

 translations, etc. with other herpetologists through the SHIS series. If you have such an item, 

 please contact George Zug for its consideration for distribution through the SHIS series. 

 Contributors receive a pdf file for personal distribution. 



Single copies are available to interested individuals at $5 per issue. We plan to make recent 

 SHIS publication available soon as pdf files from our webpage, www.nmnh.si. 

 edu/vert/reptiles. Libraries, herpetological associations, and research laboratories are invited 

 to exchange their publications with us. 



Please address all requests for copies and inquiries to George Zug, Division of Amphibians 

 and Reptiles, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, 

 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012, U.S.A. Please include a self-addressed mailing label with 

 requests. 



