Handbook
: Indian Snakes/R.C. Sharma.
Handbook
: Indian Snakes/R.C. Sharma.
Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. Historical review. Phylogeny. Zoogeography. Systematic. Aquamata. Serpentes. Family. I: Typhlopidae Gray 1845: Genus: 1. Typhlops Oppel 1811. Family. II: Leptotyphlopidae: Genus: 2. Leptotyphlops Fitzinger 1843. Family. III: Uropeltidae Gray 1845: Genus: 3. Melanophidium Gunther 1864. 4. Platyplectrurus Gunther 1868. 5. Teretrurus Beddome 1886. 6. Plectrurus Dumeril 1851. 7. Uropeltis Cuvier 1829. 8. Rhinophis Hemprich 1820. Family. IV: Xenopeltidae Cope 1864: Genus: 9. Xenopeltis Reinwardt 1827. Family. V: Boidae Gray 1842: Genus: 10. Python Daudin 1803. 11. Eryx Daudin 1803. Family. VI: Acrochordidae Bonaparte 1840: Genus: 12. Chersydrus Cuvier 1817. Family. VII: Colubridae Cope 1893: Genus: 13. Pareas Wagler 1830. 14. Stoliczkaia Jerdon 1870. 15. Elaphe Fitzinger 1833. 16. Ptyas Fitzinger 1843. 17. Zaocys Cope 1860. 18. Argyrogena Werner 1924. 19. Sphalerosophis Jan 1865. 20. Opheodrys Fitzinger 1843. 21. Liopeltis Fitzinger 1843. 22. Coronella Laurenti 1768. 23. Oligodon Boie 1827. 24. Calamaria Boie 1826. 25. Dendrelaphis Boulenger 1890. 26. Chrysopelea Boie 1826. 27. Lycodon Boie 1826. 28. Dinodon Dum. & Bibr. 1853. 29. Dryocalamus Gunther 1858. 30. Sibynophis Fitzinger 1843. 31. Amphiesma Dumeril & Bibron 1854. 32. Xenochrophis Gunther 1864. 33. Rhabdophis Fitzinger 1843. 34. Natrix Laurenti 1768. 35. Pseudoxenodon Boulenger 1890. 36. Macropisthodon Boulenger 1893. 37. Atretium Cope 1861. 38. Trachischium Gunther 1858. 39. Rhabdops Boulenger 1893. 40. Blythia Theobald 1868. 41. Xylophis Beddome 1878. 42. Boiga Fitzinger 1826. 43. Psammophis Fitzinger 1826. 44. Psammodynastes Gunther 1858. 45. Ahaetulla Link 1807. 46. Enhydris Sonn. & Latr. 1802. 47. Cerberus Cuvier 1829. 48. Gerardia Gray 1849. 49. Fordonia Gray 1842. 50. Cantoria Girard 1857. 51. Elachistodon Reinhardt 1863. Family. VIII: Elapidae Boie 1827: Genus: 52. Bungarus Daudin 1803. 53. Callophis Gray 1834. 54. Naja Laurenti 1768. 55. Ophiophagus Gunther 1864. Family. IX: Hydrophiidae Boie 1827: Genus: 56. Laticauda Laurenti 1768. 57. Kerilia Gray 1849. 58. Praescutata Wall 1921. 59. Enhydrina Gray 1849. 60. Hydrophis Latreille 1802. 61. Lapemis Gray 1835. 62. Microcephalophis Lesson 1834. 63. Pelamis Daudin 1803. Family. X: Viperidae Bonaparte 1840: Genus: 64. Vipera Laurenti 1768. 65. Echis Merrem 1820. 66. Agkistrodon Beauvois 1799. 67. Hypnale. 68. Trimeresurus Lacepede 1804. Value of snakes. Bibliography. Glossary. Alphabetical index.
From the preface: "Since the publication of Malcolm Smith’s "The Fauna of British India-Reptilia and Amphibia", in 3 Volumes (1931-1943), the taxonomic research and related knowledge in the subject has increased considerably. This warranted me to rewrite the complete reptile fauna of the Indian Region. I have already completed the work on Testudines, Crocodilians and Lizards in previous two "Handbooks". The present book is the third in the series and deals with the detailed general introduction on snakes, covering briefly all the possible details and description of the characters and the systematic accounts of 68 genera and 239 species and subspecies belonging to 10 families. This work apart from providing an up to-date and complete taxonomic account of all the species and subspecies known from the India, sufficient information on biology, ecology, distribution, zoogeography, habits and habitats, status, conservation and captive breeding of numerous species has also been given in this book. The work is well illustrated with the line drawings of important structures. I hope this book will serve as an important tool to specialists, research students and naturalists in India and abroad interested in the fascinating study of colourful Indian Snakes."
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