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SNAKES OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN AFRICA

di CHIPPAUX J. P. JACKSON K.
Editore: JOHN HOPKINS UNIV. PRESS  (2019)

Descrizione

Nobody knows exactly how many snake species live in the biodiversity hotspots of Western and Central Africa. While field guides abound that make mammals, birds, and even insects identifiable for residents, travelers, and scientists, half a continent's herpetological richness has remained shrouded in mystery. In a region where nearly 30,000 people die from snake bites every year, even dire medical necessity has been an insufficient inducement for researchers to take on the daunting task of assembling an authoritative list of extant species, let alone a full descriptive record to aid in identification, the essential first step to administering an effective antivenin. The reptiles of Central Africa, particularly, are the most poorly studied in the world, despite their crucial role in the survival of threatened ecosystems.

Pagg. 448, rilegato.
Codice ISBN: 9781421427195

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