Benedict, F.G. The Physiology of Large Reptiles. with Special Reference to the Heat Production of Snakes, Tortoises, Lizards and Alligators.
Pub. Asher. 1973. Pp.x, 539 with text illus. & figs. Small stain to front cover, otherwise fine.
Reprint of Carnegie Institution of Washington edn, 1932.
£35.00 [ref: 15145]

Burton, F.J. The Little Blue Book. A Short History of the Grand Cayman Blue Iguana.
1st. Ed. Pub. Int. Reptile Conservation Foundation. 2010 pp.180 with col. photos. throughout. 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw.
A very insightul, personal, account of the story of the conservation programme of the Blue Iguana.
£25.00 [ref: 66045]

Carr, A. Handbook of Turtles. The Turtles of the United States, Canada, and Baja California.
Pub. Comstock. 1978 pp.xv, 542 with 82 plates and many text figs. Nr. fine in cloth boards.
£30.00 [ref: 25024]

Carr, A. The Turtle. A Natural History of Sea Turtles.
1st. Pub. Cassell. 1968 pp.248 with 31 photographs. Foxing to text block fore-edges, not affecting contents, otherwise a very good copy in same dustwrapper.
£18.00 [ref: 25001]

de Silva, A. The Herpetofauna of Sri Lanka. An historical overview, current status with checklist.
Pub. ARRO. 2001 pp.91 with colour plates. A vg. copy in same dw. Scarce. Small folio.
This work was issued to commemorate the Fourth World Congress of Herpetology 3rd to 9th December held in Sri Lanka.
£110.00 [ref: 40975]

Desmond, A.J. The Hot-Blooded Dinosaurs. A Revolution in Palaeontology.
Pub. Blond & Briggs. 1975 pp. 238 with plates and figs. A nr. fine copy in same dw.
£12.50 [ref: 38957]

Ditmars, R.L. The Reptile Book. A comprehensive, popularised work on the structure and habits of the turtles, tortoises, crocodilians, lizards and snakes which inhabit the United States and Northern Mexico.
1st. Ed. Pub. Doubleday, Doran & Co. 1931 pp.xxxii, 472 with colour plates and b/w. photos. Small 4to. Hardback. Ex-lib. With ink and pencil inscriptions plus review of ‘Reptiles of the World’ by R.L. Ditmars tipped in to ffep. VG. hardback.
£35.00 [ref: 61141]

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Duellman, W.E. (Ed.). Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians. A Global Perspective.
1st. Pub. John Hopkins Univ. Press. 1999 pp.viii, 633 with illus. maps, tables and graphs. Large 8vo. Fine hardback in fine dw. In-print at £72.50.
Considers the worldwide distribution of amphibians. With chapters on each of the 9 global regions, written by internationally recognized experts who have gathered data from the literature and from their own experience in the field.
£45.00 [ref: 58467]

Ernst, C.H. & E.M. Snakes. of the United States and Canada.
Pub. Smithsonian. 2003 pp.xii, 668 with colour plates throughout. Thoroughly fine in dw.
Detailed information on the morphology, reproduction, growth rate, diet and predators of each of the 131 species of snakes found in this area.
£25.00 [ref: 32037]

Gray, J. & Gunther, A. The Lizards of Australia and New Zealand in the Collection of the British Museum. With Introduction by Glen M. Shea.
Facs. Ed. Pub. Society for the Study of Amph. and Rept. 1995 pp. viii, 19; with 20 full-page plates of drawings & figs. Fine copy in cloth boards.
£20.00 [ref: 15520]