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From: Steve Grenard <grenard@herpmed.com>
Subject: Latin/Common Names for 12K Amphibs/Reptiles
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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 1995 14:00:53 GMT
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I have just finished reviewing the new book "A Complete Guide to 
Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World"
by Frank and Ramus.

This 380pg text indexes all 12,000 known species (in US includes 
subsecies) of amphibians and reptiles of the world by their Latin names, 
common English (translated) names and year-date of published discovery.

This book is revealing in that it can serve people interested in Latin 
the opportunity of seeing how scientific names are translated into
English. Admittedly there is not always a direct connotation but most
of the time there is.  I found just perusing the lists to be very
instructive in this regard and I am sure it will help me hone my 
skills in this respect. It is reasonably priced at 19.95.

I established a link on my website to Reptile & Amphibian Magazine
which in turn has a sublisting link to their books (NG Publishing).
You can go to my index page and link your way to ordering info, etc.:

http://www.xmission.com/~gastown/herpmed/

or write co-author Ramus directly for info at: eramus@ricnet.pottsville.
com

We have also established a link to the NHBS in England where overseas
buyers can obtain a copy of this book as well as search their database
of over 40,000 listings. 

Steve Grenard
grenard@herpmed.com

