Research Catalog
Venomous reptiles of North America
- Title
- Venomous reptiles of North America / Carl H. Ernst.
- Author
- Ernst, Carl H.
- Publication
- Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QL666.O6 E77 1992 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- ix, 236 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 27 cm
- Summary
- A guide to identifying all venomous reptiles north of Mexico, from copperheads, cottonmouths, and rattlesnakes to the Gila monster. (Publisher).
- Subject
- Poisonous snakes > North America
- Gila monster
- Lizards
- Poisonous animals
- Snakes
- Lizards
- Animals, Poisonous
- Poisonous animals
- Gila monster
- Poisonous snakes
- Reptilien
- Gifttiere
- Reptilia
- Lacertilia
- Serpentes
- Viperidae
- Animais venenosos
- Venenos de origem animal
- Helodermatidae > North America
- Serpents venimeux > Amérique du Nord
- Lézards > Amérique du Nord
- Animaux venimeux > Amérique du Nord
- North America
- North America
- Nordamerika
- AmÉrica Do Norte
- Genre/Form
- Reference works
- Reference works.
- Ouvrages de référence.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-229) and index.
- Contents
- Identification of venomous reptiles -- Key to the venomous reptiles of North America -- Helodermatidae: venomous lizards -- Heloderma suspectum, Gila monster -- Elapidae: elapid snakes -- Micruroides euryxanthus, Sonoran coral snake -- Micrurus fulvius, Harlequin coral snake -- Pelamis platurus, Yellow-bellied sea snake -- Viperidae: viperid snakes -- Agkistrodon contortrix, Copperhead -- Agkistrodon piscivorus, Cottonmouth -- Sistrurus catenatus, Massasauga -- Sistrurus miliarius, Pigmy rattlesnake -- Crotalus adamanteus, Eastern diamondback rattlesnake -- Crotalus atrox, Western diamond rattlesnake -- Crotalus cerastes, Sidewinder -- Crotalus horridus, Timber rattlesnake -- Crotalus lepidus, Rock rattlesnake -- Crotalus mitchelli, Speckled rattlesnake -- Crotalus molossus, Black-tailed rattlesnake -- Crotalus pricei, Twin-spotted rattlesnake -- Crotalus ruber, Red diamond rattlesnake -- Crotalus scutulatus, Mojave rattlesnake -- Crotalus tigris, Tiger rattlesnake -- Crotalus viridis, Western rattlesnake -- Crotalus willardi, Ridgenose rattlesnake.
- ISBN
- 1560981148
- 9781560981145
- 1560984473
- 9781560984474
- 1560961148 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 91003535
- OCLC
- ocm23649610
- 23649610
- SCSB-1953601
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library