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Description: |
xiv, 182 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-177). |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Florida Habitats -- How to Use This Book -- Captive Care -- How and Where to Find Snakes -- About Snakes -- Snakes and Florida Law -- Comments on Taxonomy and Classification -- Legless Lizards of Florida. |
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Contents: Nonvenomous Snakes -- Native Snakes -- Colubrine Snakes; typical or Colubrid Snakes, Family Colubridae -- Racers and Related Snakes, Subfamily Colubrinae -- Dipsadine Snakes-Pine Woods Snake, Subfamily Disadinae -- Lampropeltine Snakes-King snakes, Rat Snakes, Bull snakes, and Relatives, Subfamily Lampropeltinae -- Water Snakes, Garter Snakes, and Allied species, Subfamily Natricinae -- Snakes with Unresolved Affinities. |
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Contents: Peripheral Nonvenomous Snakes -- Typical Snakes, Family Colubridae -- Water Snakes and Garter Snakes, Family Colubridae. |
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Contents: Venomous Snakes -- Native Snakes -- Elapid Snakes; Cobras and Allies, Family Elapidae -- Vipers and Pit Vipers, Family Viperidae -- Introduced Venomous Snakes -- Peripheral Venomous Snakes -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the Authors. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: A comprehensive illustrated guide to the 86 species and subspecies of snakes and legless lizards living withing the state and adjacent states. |
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Elect. Loc./Access: |
Book review (E-STREAMS) http://www.e-streams.com/es0706/es0706_3348.html |