Today's list contains a number of papers by James A. Peters. I have also included several books, including a few that tend to be difficult to find.
Please let me know if you would like anything from this list.
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Arnold, E. Nicholas. 2002. Reptiles and Amphibians of Europe. Princeton University Press, 288 p. PB. $47.50
Bahnemann, Gunther. 1965. New Guinea Crocodile Poacher. The Adventurers Club, London, 192 p. Clothbound $22.00
Brame, Arden H., Jr. 1964. Distribution of the Oregon slender salamander, Batrachoseps wrighti (Bishop). Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 63 (4): 165-170. This paper is part of the entire issue of journal. $7.00
Branch, Bill. 1988. Bill Branch's field guide to the snakes and other reptiles of southern Africa. R. Curtis Books, Sanibel Island, Fla., USA, 328 p. $18.00
Brattstrom, Bayard H. 1958. New records of Cenozoic amphibians and reptiles from California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 57 (1): 5-13. This paper is part of the entire issue of journal. $7.00
Brattstrom, Bayard H. 1963. Amphibians and reptiles from cave deposits in south-central New Mexico. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 63 (2): 93-103. This paper is part of the entire issue of journal. $7.00
Cann, John. 1986. Snakes Alive! Snake Experts & Antidote Sellers of Australia. Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst, xiv, 176 p. Clothbound with a Dust-jacket. $35.00
Cope, Edward D. 1889. The Batrachia of North America. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. (34): 1-525, 86 plates. HB. $300.00
Cott, Hugh B. 1940 (1966). Adaptive Coloration in Animals. Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, xxxii, 508 p., color frontis, 48 b/w plates. HB. $50.00
Cox, George W. 1999. Alien Species in North America and Hawaii: Impacts on Natural Ecosystems. Island Press, Washington, D. C., 387 p. PB. $45.00
Danforth, Geroge W. 1956. What You Should Know About Snakes. Citadel Press, New York, 96 p. 55 figures. Clothbound with dust-jacket. $14.00
Des Lauriers, James R. 1965. A new Miocene tortoise from southern California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 64 (1): 1-10. This paper is part of the entire issue of journal. $7.00
Duellman, Wiliam E. 1970. The Hylid Frogs of Middle America. Museum of Natural History, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, V.1: xi, 428 p.; V.2: 324 p., 72 plates. Clothbound. $65.00
Duellman, William E. and Linda Trueb. 1986. Biology of Amphibians. McGraw-Hill, New York, xx, 670. HB. $60.00
FitzSimons, Vivian F. 1943. The Lizards of South Africa. Transvaal Museum Memoir. (1): xvi, 1-528, 24. 1 folding map. HB, Some wear to cover, hinges loose, with cloth beginning to tear at hinge. $425.00
Frazer, Deryk. 1989. Reptiles and Amphibians in Britain. Bloomsbury Books, London, 256 p., 16 plates. Clothbound with a dust-jacket. $35.00
Gibbons, Whit. 1983. Their Blood Runs Cold: Adventures with Reptiles and Amphibians. University of Alabama Press, xiii, 164 p. Paperback. $15.00
Gurley, Russ. 2005. Sulcats: African Spurred Tortoises inCaptivity: With Notes on Other Popular Tortoises. ECO Publishing, Lansing, iv, 98 p. Paperback. $8.00
Gurley, Russ. 2005. Turtles in Captivity. ECO Publishing, Lansing, iv, 68 p. Paperback. $6.95
Harré, Rom and Roger Lamb. 1986. The Dictionary of Ethology and Animal Learning. MIT Press, Cambridge, x, 171 p. Paperback. $6.00
Heselhaus, Ralf and Matthias Schmidt. 1995. Caribbean Anoles. TFH, Neptune City, 64 p. Paperback. $5.00
HIlton, William A. 1945. An Aneides Lugubris lugubris from Catalina Island, California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 44 (2): 54-56. This paper is part of the entire issue of journal. $7.00
Irish, Frances J. and George R. Zug. 1982. Biogaphy and Bibliography of James A. Peters. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service. (51): 1-12. $3.00
Kirtisinghe, P. 1957. The Amphibia of Ceylon. Privately Published, Colombo, Frontis, xiv, 112 p. HB, This well illustrated book on the amphibians of Sri Lanka begins with a brief history of studies on amphibians of the island. The bulk of the book consists of systematic accounts of each species with illustrations of adults and tadpoles, where possible. The author studied the amphibians of Sri Lanka in the field, then visited the British Museum to examine more specimens from the island as well as many Indian species to gain a better understanding of the biogeography of the Sri Lankan forms. $250.00
McDowell, Samuel Booker, Jr. and Charles M. Bogert. 1954. The systematic position of Lanthanotus and the affinities of the anguinomorphan lizards. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 105 (1): 1-142, 16 plates, 1 foldout table. Lanthanotus. $125.00
McIlhenny, Edward Avery. 1935. The Alligator's Life History. Christopher Publishing House, Boston, 117 p., 16 plates. Original Cloth. $95.00
McPeak, Ron H. 2000. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California. Sea Challengers, Monterey, CA, iv, 100. PB. $20.95
Medem, Federico. 1981-1983. Los Crocodylia de Sur America Volumen I & II. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, 354 + 4 foldout maps & 270 + 13 foldout maps. Complete set. $300.00
Ménez, André. 2003. The Subtle Beast: Snakes, from Myth to Medicine. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 176 p. Paperback. $35.95
Meshaka, Walter E., Jr. 2001. The Cuban Treefrog in Florida: Life History of a Successful Colonizing Species. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, xxiv, 192 p. HB, Dj. $69.95
Meyer, John R. 1968. The ecological significance of feeding behavior in the Mexican lizard, Anolis barkeri. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 67 (4): 255-262. This paper is part of the entire issue of journal. $7.00
Peters, James A. 1942. Reptiles and amphibians of Cumberland County, Illinois. Copeia. 1942 (3): 182-183. $1.00
Peters, James A. 1946. Records of certain North American salamanders. Copeia. 1946 (2): unnumbered page. $1.00
Peters, James A. 1946. Reptiles and amphibians of Sam A. Baker Park, Wayne County, Missouri. Copeia. 1946 (1): 44. $1.00
Peters, James A. 1948. The box turtle as a host for dipterous parasites. American Midland Naturalist. 40 (2): 472-474. $1.50
Peters, James A. 1948. A new snake of the genus Typhlops from the Solomon Islands. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. (508): 1-3, 1 plate. Typhlops bergi nov. sp. $2.00
Peters, James A. 1948. The northern limit of the range of Laemanctus serratus. Natural History Miscellanea. (27): 1-3. $2.00
Peters, James A. 1949. Book review: Bibliography of animal venoms. Science. 109 (2826): 213-214. $1.00
Peters, James A. 1950. A new snake of the genus Coniophanes from Veracruz, Mexico. Copeia. 1950 (4): 279-280. New species, Mexico, Coniophanes frangivirgatus. $1.00
Peters, James A. 1951. The proper citation for certain species described by Tschudi. Copeia. 1951 (1): 70. $1.00
Peters, James A. 1951. Studies on the lizard Holbrookia texana (Troschel) with descriptions of two new subspecies. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. (537): 1-20. Holbrookia texana scitula subsp. nov.; Holbrookia texana reticulata subsp. nov. $3.50
Peters, James A. 1952. Catalogue of type specimens in the herpetological collections of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. (539): 1-55. $9.00
Peters, James A. 1953. A fossil snake of the genus Heterodon from the Pliocene of Kansas. Journal of Paleontology. 27 (3): 328-331. Heterodon plionasicus sp. nov. $1.50
Peters, James A. 1953. Snakes and lizards from Quintana Roo, México. Lloydia. 16 (3): 227-232. $3.00
Peters, James A. 1954. The amphibians and reptiles of the coast and coastal sierra of Michoacán, Mexico. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. (554): 1-37. Michoacán, Mexico. $5.00
Peters, James A. 1955. Notes on the frog genus Diaglena Cope. Natural History Miscellanea. (143): 1-8. $2.00
Peters, James A. 1955. Preliminary field survey of the ecology, zoogeography, and systematics of the reptiles and amphibians of Ecuador. Year Book of the American Philossophical Society. 1955: 140-142. $1.00
Peters, James A. 1956. An analysis of variation in a South American snake, Catesby's snail-sucker (Dipsas catesbyi Sentzen). American Museum Novitates. (1783): 1-41. $6.00
Peters, James A. 1956. Comment by James A Peters: Comment on the proposed validation of "Elaphe: Fitzinger, 1833 (Class Reptilia), as presented by Dr. Robert Mertens. 187-190. $1.50
Peters, James A. and Gustavo Orcés-V. 1956. A third leaf-nosed species of the lizard genus Anolis from South America. Breviora. (62): 1-8. $2.00
Peters, James A. 1957. A new approach to teaching freshman biology. AIBS Bulletin. 7: 14-17. $1.00
Peters, James A. 1957. A new species of the snake genus Sibon from Ecuador. Copeia. 1957 (2): 109-111. Sibon dunni n. sp. $1.00
Peters, James A. 1957. Taxonomic notes on Ecuadorian snakes in the American Museum of Natural History. American Museum Novitates. (1851): 1-13. Anomalepis flavapices sp. nov. $2.50
Peters, James A. 1959. A bibliography and index of Karl P. Schmidt's papers on coral snakes. Copeia. 1959 (3): 192-196. $1.50
Peters, James A. 1960. The snakes of Ecuador: A check list and key. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 122 (9): 491-541. $20.00
Peters, James A. 1960. The Snakes of the subfamily Dipsadinae. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. (114): 1-224. $30.00
Peters, James A. 1960 (1972). The snakes of Ecuador: A check list and key. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 122 (9): 491-541. $20.00
Peters, James A. 1963. Taxonomic notes on Ecuadorian snakes. Beiträge zur Neotropischen Fauna. 3 (1): 57-67. $3.00
Peters, James A. 1964. Dictionary of Herpetology. Hafner, New York, xii, 393 p., 30 plates. Clothbound with a Dust-jacket and section tabs. First edition. $55.00
Peters, James A. 1964. The lizard genus Ameiva in Ecuador. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 63 (3): 113-127. Ameiva orcesi sp. nov. $2.00
Peters, James A. 1964. Supplemental notes on snakes of the subfamily Dipsadinae (Reptilia: Colubridae). Beitr. Neotrop. Fauna. 4: 45-50. $3.00
Peters, James A. 1965. A list of the herpetological publications of the United States National Museum, 1853-1965. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Services. (1): 1-12. $5.00
Peters, James A. 1965. A list of the Institutions offering course work and degree programs in herpetology. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Services, 1965. (4): 1-9. $3.00
Peters, James A. 1965. Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien: Colubridae (Dipsadinae). Das Tierreich. 81: viii + 1-19. Original wrappers. $22.00
Peters, James A. and Robert K. Mullen. 1966. Electrocardiography in Caecilia guentheri (Peters). Physiological Zoology. 39 (3): 193-201. $1.25
Peters, James A. 1967. Book Review: On Venezuelan snakes. La taxonomia y zoogeografia de los ofidios de Venezuela by Janis A. Roze. Copeia. 1967 (2): 496-498. $1.00
Peters, James A. 1967. The generic allocation of the frog Ceratophrys stolzmanni Steindachner, with the description of a new subspecies from Ecuador. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 80: 105-112. $2.00
Peters, James A. 1967. The Lizards of Ecuador, A Checklist and Key. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 119 (3545): 1-49. $13.00
Peters, James A. 1967. The scientific name of the African puff adder. Copeia. 1967 (4): 864-865. $0.50
Peters, James A. 1968. Book review: Phylogenetic systematics. Copeia. 1968 (1): 199-200. $1.00
Peters, James A. 1968. A list of the herpetological publications of the United States National Museum, 1853-1968. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Services. 1-14. $5.00
Peters, James A. 1968. A replacement name for Bothrops lansbergii venezuelensis Roze, 1959 (Viperidae, Serpentes). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 81: 319-322. $1.50
Peters, James A. and Bruce B. Collette. 1968. The role of time-share computing in museum research. Curator. 11 (1): 65-75. $1.00
Peters, James A. 1969. A computer program for calculating degree of biogeographical resemblance between areas. Systematic Zoology. 17 (1): 64-69. $1.00
Peters, James A. 1969. Computer techniques in systematics. Pp. 610-613. In: (eds.) Systematic Biology, Proceedings of an International Conference. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. $0.50
Peters, James A. 1969. Herpetology in Modern China. Copeia. 1969 (1): 214-215. $1.00
Peters, James A., Roberto Donoso-Barros and Braulio Orejas-Miranda. 1970. Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part I Snakes & Part II Lizards and Amphisbaenians. United States National Museum Bulletin. (297): viii, 347 p.; viii, 293 p. Clothbound, 2 vols. bound in 1. $90.00
Peters, James A., Roberto Donoso-Barros and Braulio Orejas-Miranda. 1970. Catalogue of the Neotropical Squamata: Part I Snakes & Part II Lizards and Amphisbaenians. United States National Museum Bulletin. (297): viii, 347 p.; viii, 293 p. Original wrappers. $80.00
Peters, James A. 1970. The computer and the collection-at-large. Curator. 13 (4): 263-266. $0.50
Peters, James A. 1970. Generic position of the South American snake Tropidodipsas perijanensis. Copeia. 1970 (2): 394-395. $0.75
Peters, James A. 1970. A note on the generic names Cyclagras Cope and Lejosophis Jan (Reptilia: Serpentes). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 82 (67): 847-850. $1.00
Peters, James A. and Braulio R. Orejas-Miranda. 1970. Notes on the hemipenis of several taxa in the family Leptotyphlopidae. Herpetologica. 26 (3): 320-324. $1.00
Peters, James A. 1971. Biostatistical Programs in BASIC language for time-shared computers: coordinated with the book "Quantitative Zoology. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. (69): 1-46. $2.00
Peters, James A. 1971. A new approach in the analysis of biogeographic data. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. (107): 1-28. $4.00
Peters, James A. 1972. Book Review: Dean Bibliography of Fishes 1968. Copeia. 1972 (1): 202-203. $1.00
Peters, James A. 1972. Turtle traffic. International Turtle and Tortoise Society. 6 (4): 16-19. $1.50
Peters, James A. 1973. The frog genus Atelopus in Ecuador (Anura: Bufonidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. (145): 1-49. $7.00
Peters, James A. 1973. The time-shared computer as an adjunct to museum exhibits. Museums Journal. 72 (4): 143-145. $1.00
Qualls, C. P. and Richard Shine. 1996. Reconstructing ancestral reaction norms: an example using the evolution of reptilian viviparity. Functional Ecology. 10: 688-697. $2.00
Quay, W. B. 1954. Durable whole mounts of sebaceous glands colored with Oil Blue N. Stain Technology. 29 (6): 281-284. $1.00
Quay, W. B. 1967. Twenty-four-hour rhythms in cerebral and brainstem contents of 5-Hydroxytryptamine in a turtle, Pseudemys scripta elegans. Comparative Biochemical Physiology. 20: 217-221. $1.25
Quay, W. B., Robert C. Stebbins, Tad D. Kelley and Nathan W. Cohen. 1971. Effects of environmental and phsysiological factors on pineal acetylserotonin methyltransferase activity in the lizard Sceloporus occidentalis. Physiological Zoology. 44 (4): 241-248. $1.50
Quinn, Dana and Warren Burggren. 1983. Lactate production, tissue distribution, and elimination following exhaustive exercise in larval and adult bullfrogs Rana catesbeiana. Physiological Zoology. 56 (4): 597-613. $1.25
Quinn, Hugh R. 1983. Two new subspecies of Lampropeltis triangulum from México. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences. 86 (4): 113-135. $4.00
Quinn, James F. and Alan Hastings. 1987. Extinction in subdivided habitats. Conservation Biology. 1 (3): 198-208. $1.50
Quinn, Hugh R., Terry Blasedel and Carrol C. Platz, Jr. 1989. Successful artificial insemination in the checkered garter snake. International Zoo Yearbook. 28: 177-183. $1.50
Savage, Jay M. 1965. A new bromeliad frog of the genus Eleutherodactylus from Costa Rica. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 64 (2): 106-110. This paper is part of the entire issue of journal. $7.00
Stahnke, Herbert L. 1966. Some aspects of scorpion behavior. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 65 (2): 65-80. This paper is part of the entire issue of journal. $7.00
Visser, John. n.d. Dangerous Snakes and Snakebite. Camps Bay, 28 unnumbered pages. Paperback. $7.00
Wake, Marvallee H. 1967. Gill structure in the caecilian genus Gymnopis. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 66 (2): 109-116. This paper is part of the entire issue of journal. $7.00
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