The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles

by Michael Watkins, Bo Beolens, Michael Grayson, et al.

Who was Richard Kemp, after whom the Kemp's ridley sea turtle is named? Is Wake's Gecko named after Berkeley's Marvalee Wake? Or perhaps her husband, David? Why do so many snakes and lizards have Werner in their name? This reference book answers these and thousands of other questions about the origins of the vernacular and scientific names of reptiles across the globe.

From Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti, the Florida cottonmouth subspecies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421401355
• ISBN13: 9781421401355
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.1" x 10.1"