Venomous reptiles of North America /
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| Author / Creator: | Ernst, Carl H. |
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| Imprint: | Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, c1992. |
| Description: | ix, 236 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 27 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1393880 |
Table of 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 contrortrix, Copperhead. Agkistrodon piscivorus, Cottonmouth. Sistrurus catenatus, Massasauga. Sistrurus miliarius, Pigmy rattlesnake. Crotalus adamanteus, Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. Crotalus atrox, Western diamondback 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.
