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A Guide To The Snakes of Papua New Guinea
A Guide To The Snakes of Papua New Guinea
Betty Lovering and the Russian translation by Peter Rooney (University of Wolverhampton).
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CITES information was provided by Brian Groombridge of the IUCN World Conservation Monitoring Centre in "-
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Information on type specimens was obtained from Dr Rainer GUnther (Museum fUr Naturkunde der Humboldt セ@
Universitat zu Berlin, Germany), Dr C. Smeenk (National Museum Natuurhistorisch, Leiden, Holland) , Dr Franz C3
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Tiedemann (Naturhistorisches MUseum Wien, Austria) and Dr M. Geisthardt (Museum Wiesbaden, Germany).
Standardisations of English common names for certain obscure elapids were arrived at in collaboration with Patrick c
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David (Saint-Brice, France), Ivan Ineich (Paris Museum) and Van Wallach (MCZ), who also provided unpublished -5>..
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Photographs were generously provided by Dr Allen Allison (Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii); Ken Aplin セ@
(Western Australian Museum); Dave Barker (Vida Preciosa, Boerne, Texas); Dr Bill Branch (Port Elizabeth Museum, c
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South Africa); Steve Donnellen (South Australian Museum); Dr Harold Heatwole (North Carolina State University, o
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USA); Hank Jenkins (Australian National Parks Dept.); Dr Micheal McCoy (Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon セ@
Islands); Dr James Menzies (University of PNG); Dr Harold Voris (Chicago Field Museum, Illinois, USA), Prof '2
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David Warrell (Oxford University), John Weigel (Australian Reptile Park) and Daniel Heuclin (France). ;:l
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Finally I should like to thank my employers, the management of the West Midland Safari and Leisure Park,
Worcestershire, England, for allowing me to take substantial periods of unpaid leave in order to conduct my field work A GUIDE TO
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THE SNAKES OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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