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About the Series

As a comprehensive catalogue of the snakes of the world, this series of three printed volumes will provide an inclusive treatment of some 18 families, 464 genera, and more than 2,700 species of living snakes. Inclusive information is arranged alphabetically within each family unit and consists of family, subfamily, genus, and species accounts. When complete, SNAKE SPECIES of the world will update the last comprehensive treatment of snakes that was published by G. A. Boulenger, 1893-1896. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History).

Each family or subfamily account includes a list of all synonymous names, an indication of type-genus, a distributional summary, and a comments section that includes literature references to recent treatments, different classifications, and other current issues of controversy.

Each generic treatment includes a list of all synonymous names, an indication of the type-species for each name, a distributional summary, and comments on any issues of current or past controversy.

Each species account includes a complete synonymy of all names proposed for the species, including junior synonyms, homonyms, different combinations, emendations, nomina nuda, and other names. New combinations are indicated. Data for type specimens include museum number(s), status when known, the exact locality as stated in the original description, and any designations and appropriate locality restrictions. Distribution information includes occurrences by country when known, often with recent appropriate references. The comments section includes discussion and pertinent references to dates of publication, different spellings and other nomenclatural problems, information on type specimens and localities, and specific data on distributions.

Appendices are three and include lists of Literature Abbreviations, Museum Abbreviations, and CITES Appendix status. Each volume also has an index to all scientific names.

Volume 1
This first volume covers 681 species distributed among 15 families, as follows: SCOLECOPHIDIA: Leptotyphlopidae, Anomolepidae, and Typhlopidae; ALETHINOPHIDIA: Anomochilidae, Uropeltidae, Cylindrophiidae, Aniliidae; MACROSTOMATA: Xenopeltidae, Loxocemidae, Pythonidae, Boidae (Boinae, Erycinae), Bolyeriidae, Tropidophiidae; and CAENOPHIDIA: Acrochoridae and Colubroidea Viperidae (Azemiopinae, Causinae, Crotalinae, Viperinae). The 266 generic names are organized into 80 generic accounts, and the 4,288 species names into 681 species accounts. These totals are distributed among 21 recognized family groups for the 111 published names.

Publication date: 2 July 1999 ISBN (series): 1-893777-00-6
Pages: xi + 512 ISBN (volume): 1-893777-01-4
Cover: Hardcover
Size: 8 1/2 x 11 in Price: US $ 80.00

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