Bibliotheca Herpetologica

Formerly: International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology

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Volume 7 (2)

Daszkiewicz, Piotr and Aaron M. Bauer. 2008. Antoni Andrzejowski and his contributions to early 19th century knowledge of Ukrainian herpetofauna. Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 7 (2): 14-21. [piotrdas@mnhn.fr]

Delfino, Massimo and Alessandro Ceregato. 2008. Herpetological iconography in 16th century: the Tempera paintins of Ulisse Aldrovandi. Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 7 (2): 4-12. [massimo.delfino@unifi.it]

Lescure, Jean and David A. Patrick. 2008. The birth and infancy of Herpetology. Part 2. From natural to modern classifications. Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 7 (2): 22-32. [lescure@mnhn.fr]

Volume 7 (1)

David, Patrick. 2007. Temple viper, Tropidolaemus wagleri adult male and female depicted by ouwens in 1916. Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 7 (1): 4-6. [pdavid@mnhn.fr]

Klaver, Charles J. J. 2007. On the status and date of publication of the generic name Ptychozoon (Reptilia, Gekkonidae). Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 7 (1): 7-11.

Lescure, Jean and Patrick David. 2007. The birth and infancy of Herpetology. Part 1. from Aristotle to Linnaeus. Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 7 (1): 17-27. [lescure@mnhn.fr]

Murphy, Robert W., Arthur Smith and Andre Ngo. 2007. The versions of Cope's Batrachia and Reptilia of Costa Rica. Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 7 (1): 12-16. [drbob@zoo.utoronto.ca]

Volume 6 (2)

Bauer, Aaron M. and Chuck Schaffer. 2006. The first published illustration of a Pleurodiran Turtle? Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 6 (2): 4-10. [aaron.bauer@villanova.edu]

Bettelheim, Matthew P. and Ertan Taskavak. 2006. The tortoise and the tulip - Testudo graeca ibera and Osman Hamdi's "The Tortoise Trainer". Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 6 (2): 11-15. [blackfish@nasw.org]

Daszkiewicz, Piotr and Aaron M. Bauer. 2006. Specimens from the second collection of Albertus Seba in Poland: the Natural History Cabinet of Anna Jablonowska (1728-1800). Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 6 (2): 16-20. [piotrdas@mnhn.fr]

David, Patrick. 2006. Book Review: L'étymologie des noms d'amphibiens et de reptiles. Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 6 (2): 28-30.

Krecsák, László. 2006. Copyright in the 18th century: Linnaean drawins of Coluber in Museum S;æ R;æ M:tis Adolphi Friderici Regis (1754) reproduced in Bonnaterre's Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique, Ophiologie (1790). Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 6 (2): 21-27. [lkrecsak@gmail.com]

Volume 6 (1)

Bauer, Aaron M. and Rainer Günther. 2006. A syntype of Lacerta serpens Bloch, 1776 (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae): The oldest type specimen in the founding collection of the Zoological Museum of Berlin. Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 6 (1): 17-25. [aaron.bauer@villanova.edu]

Bettelheim, Matthew P. 2006. The contemporary value of historical herpetological illustrations. Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 6 (1): 6-16. [blackfish@nasw.org]

Lee, Julian C. 2006. Book Review: Islands and the Sea: Essays on Herpetological Exploration in the West Indies. Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 6 (1): 26-27. [jlee@miami.edu]

Wahlgren, Richard. 2006. About the cover: Oate's vine snake, Thelotornis capensis oatesii, described by Albert Günther in 1881. Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 6 (1): 4-5.

Volume 5 (2)

Bethelheim, M. P., D. E. Terry and J. Dunaeva. 2005. A selective tranlation of Alexander Strauch's "Chenological Studies, " "Global Distribution," and "Comments" specific to the Wester Pond Turtle (Clemmys marmorata), including a bibliography of his known herpetological works. Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 5 (2):10-27. [blackfish@nasw.org]

Korsós, Z. 2005. In memorian Dr. Olivér György Dely (1927-2003). Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 5 (2):7-9. [Korsos@zoo.nhmus.hu]

Wahlgren, R. and P. David. 2005. distinctive collection of herpetological books on public auction. Bibliotheca Herpetologica. 5 (2):4-6. [pdavid@mnhn.fr]

Volume 5 (1)

Bauer, Aaron and Richard E. Petit. 2004. On the Herpetology of Perry's Arcana and Two Forgotten Reptile Names. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 5(1):9-17. [aaron.bauer@villanova.edu]

Flores Villela, Oscar, Hoabrt M. Smith, David Chiszar and Graciela Zamudio. 2004. Long-Neglected Information on the Discovery of Bipes (Reptilia: Amphisbaenia). International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 5(1):18-22. [ofv@hp.fciencias.unam.mx]

Wahlgren, Richard. 2004. Reflections on the antiquarian market for herpetological literature. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 5(1):4. [Richard.Wahlgren@skanska.se]

Wahlgren, Richard. 2004. "The Rattle-Snake and the Mocking-Bird" in Book of the World (1852). International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 5(1):5-8. [Richard.Wahlgren@skanska.se]

Volume 4 (2)

Bauer, A. and K. Adler. 2003. On the dates of publication and correct citation of Olivier's Voyage dans l'Empire Othoman and its herpetological content. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 4(2):7-18. [aaron.bauer@villanova.edu]

Smith, H. M., R. Conant and D. Chiszar. 2003. Berlandier's herpetology of Tamaulipas, Mexico 150 years ago. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 4(2):19-30. [hsmith@spot.colorado.edu]

Wahlgren, R. 2003. Johann Jakob Scheuchzer and the Physica sacra. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 4(2):5-6. [wahlgren@skanska.se]

Volume 4 (1)

Adler, Kraig. 2003. The publishing history of Pitman's "Snakes of Uganda". Newsletter and Bulletin of the International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 4(1):5-14. [kka4@cornell.edu]

Daszkiewicz, Piotr and Aaron M. Bauer. 2003. The confiscation and replacement of herpetological collections by France under the First Republic and Empire, with notes on an historically important collection sent to Vienna in 1815. Newsletter and Bulletin of the International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 4(1):15-27. [piotrdas@mnhn.fr]

Volume 3 (2)

Simmons, John E. 2002. Publication date of Stejneger's Supplement, Directions for preserving small herpetological specimens in formalin. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 3(2):6-7. [jsimmons@ku.edu]

David, Patrick, Alain Dubois and Hobart M. Smith. 2002. A corrective note on the authorship of taxa credited to Lacepède and Bonnaterre in the introduction to the SSAR's reprint of Shaw's General Zoology. Volume III. - Amphibians and Reptiles, with remarks on some of Lacepède's works. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 3(2):16-27. [pdavid@mnhn.fr]

Bauer, Aaron M. 2002. Albertus Seba, Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. The Complete Plates in Colour, 1734-1765. 2001. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 3(2):8-15. [aaron.bauer@villanova.edu]

Volume 3 (1)

Bartholomew, Breck, Richard Wahlgren and Aaron M. Bauer. 2001. Recent literature on the history and bibliography of herpetology: 1. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 3(1):14-23. [breck@herplit.com]

Bauer, Aaron M. 2001. On the correct date of description of Amphisbaena scutigera Hemprich and A. rufa Hemprich. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 3(1):11-13. [aaron.bauer@villanova.edu]

Duellman, William E. 2001. Book review: A History of Herpetology at the American Museum of Natural History. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 3(1):8-9. [Natural History Museum, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA]

Moriarty, John J. 2001. Book review: Slithy Toves: Illustrated Classic Herpetological Books at the University of Kansas in Pictures and Conversations. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 3(1):9-10. [frogs@tc.umn.edu]

Wahlgren, Richard. 2001. Message from the Chairperson. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 3(1):3-6. [Richard.Wahlgren@skanska.se]

Wahlgren, Richard. 2001. About the cover. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 3(1):6-7. [Richard.Wahlgren@skanska.se]

Volume 2 (2)

David, Patrick and Alain Dubois. 2001. A herpetological analysis of Shaw and Nodder's Vivarium Naturae or The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789 - 1813), a 24-volume series on natural history. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 2(2):5-39. [pdavid@mnhn.fr]

Volume 2 (1)

Bartholomew, Breck. 2000. Book review: Finding Order in Nature: The Naturalist tradition from Linnaeus to E.O. Wilson. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 2(1):27. [breck@herplit.com]

Bauer, Aaron M. 2000. The Symbolae Physicae and the herpetology of Hemprich and Ehrenberg's expedition to Egypt and the Middle East. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 2(1):8-16. [abauer@email.villanova.edu]

Das, Indraneil. 2000. Herpetological contributions of Edward Bartlett (ca. 1836-1908), pioneering herpetologist in Borneo. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 2(1):17-19. [idas@mailhost.unimas.my]

Wahlgren, Richard. 2000. Encyclopædia Londonensis (!796-1829) and A genuine and universal System of Natural History, vol. 12 (1809 or 1810) - two little known contributions to the history of herpetology. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 2(1):20-26. [Richard.Wahlgren@skanska.se]

Volume 1 (2)

Adler, Kraig. 1999. Deciphering Latin dates and place names on the title pages of old herpetological books. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 1(2):34-35. [kka4@cornell.edu]

Hollingsworth, Bradford D. and Aaron M. Bauer. 1999. The Klauber Herpetological Library at the San Diego Natural History Museum. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 1(2):27-33; 35. [chuckwalla@earthlink.net]

Wahlgren, Richard. 1999. Herpetology in the Transactions of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. A listing of titles 1739 - 1825, translated into English, with annotations and unabridges translations of selected contributions and a brief history of the Academy. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology. 1(2):7-26. [richard.wahlgren@skanska.se]

Volume 1 (1)

Bauer, Aaron M. 1999. Notes on John White's Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales (1790), a classic of Australian Herpetology. International Society for the History and Biblioigraphy of Herpetology. 1(1):16-19. [abauer@king-kong.vill.edu]

Wahlgren, Richard. 1999. Fine antiquarian books on herpetology in recent catalogues. International Society for the History and Biblioigraphy of Herpetology. 1(1):5-15. [Richard.Wahlgren@skanska.se]

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