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, indices, 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. 



