Venomous Reptiles of the United States, Canada, and Northern Mexico

Crotalus

Carl H. Ernst, Evelyn M. Ernst (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

424 Seiten

2012
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8018-9876-1 (ISBN)

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Carl H. and Evelyn M. Ernst have completely revised their landmark reference "Venomous Reptiles of North America" to present the most comprehensive review of these animals in years. The first volume contains species accounts of the venomous lizards and elapid and viperid snakes found north of Mexico's twenty-fifth parallel. Volume 2 of this definitive work covers the twenty-one species of the genus Crotalus found in the United States, Canada, and, for the first time, those found in northern Mexico. Mixing their own research with careful data description and intriguing stories, Ernst and Ernst present the most accurate and interesting view of North America's rattlesnakes available. They provide general background information on Crotalus, including venom delivery systems, how rattles function, what rattlesnakes eat, and what eats rattlesnakes. Additionally, they offer specific and fascinating details, such as observations of rattlesnakes swimming to offshore islands, accounts of male combat bouts, possible "anting" behavior in Crotalus viridis, and the features of the Santa Catalina Island rattleless rattlesnake.
Each species account includes vivid photographs, range maps, and explanations of the limits to their respective distribution. Presenting the latest research on venomous reptiles in the United States, Canada, and northern Mexico and featuring an extensive bibliography of literature on the subject, this volume contains a wealth of information for anyone with an interest in venom, snakes, or herpetology in general.

Carl H. Ernst, professor emeritus at George Mason University and a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution, is coauthor of Turtles of the United States and Canada, also published by Johns Hopkins . Until her recent retirement, Evelyn M. Ernst taught high school chemistry and biology and was an administrator with the National Science Resources Center. Together they wrote Snakes of the United States and Canada.

Preface
Introduction
List of Abbreviations
Venom
Envenomation by North American Reptiles
Treatment of Envenomation by Reptiles
Conservation of Venomous North American Reptiles
Identification of the Venomous Reptiles of Canada, the United States, and Northern Mexico
Key to the Families of North American Venomous Reptiles
Helodermatidae: Beaded Lizards and Gila Monsters
Heloderma horridum, Beaded Lizard
Heloderma suspectum, Gila Monster
Elapidae: Elapid Snakes
Micruroides euryxanthus, Western Coralsnake
Micrurus distans, West Mexican Coralsnake
Micrurus fulvius, Harlequin Coralsnake
Micrurus tener, Texas Coralsnake
Pelamis platura, Yellow-bellied Seasnake
Viperidae: Viperid Snakes
Agkistrodon bilineatus, Cantil
Agkistrodon contortrix, Copperhead
Agkistrodon piscivorus, Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon taylori, Taylor's Cantil
Sistrurus catenatus, Massasauga
Sistrurus miliarius, Pygmy Rattlesnake
Glossary of Scientific Names
Bibliography
Index to Common and Scientific Names

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.3.2012
Zusatzinfo	46 Illustrations, color; 22 Maps; 104 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Baltimore, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	1043 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
ISBN-10	0-8018-9876-5 / 0801898765
ISBN-13	978-0-8018-9876-1 / 9780801898761
Zustand	Neuware