Reptiles of the World Tortoises and Turtles, Crocodilians, Lizards, and Snakes of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

Abstract

PRIMARILY intended as a general survey of the reptiles of the world treated in a popular manner, the handsome volume which has just appeared simultaneously in this country and in America, will prove of special value to all who keep these animals in captivity. The name of Mr. Ditmars is a guarantee of accuracy and originality in the treatment of a subject in which he excels over all others. The success with which he has managed for some years the largest collection of living reptiles in existence, viz., that in the New York Zoological Park, is well known. From early boyhood his enthusiasm for reptiles, especially snakes, has led him to study the habits of these reptiles, so repulsive to many, even among educated people, and his house has always been the headquarters of an extensive collection of snakes, large and small, innocuous and venomous.

Reptiles of the World. Tortoises and Turtles, Crocodilians, Lizards, and Snakes of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

By R. L. Ditmars. Pp. xix + 373 + 87 plates. (London: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., 1910.) Price 20s. net.