The Herpetology of Hispaniola (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Herpetology of Hispaniola This study of the herpetology of Hispaniola has been undertaken for the purpose of advancing the survey of the amphibian and reptile fauna of the Greater Antilles. Of these islands Hispaniola has remained the least known faunistically until the past two decades, during which time thorough collecting in certain regions has multiplied the number of species known to science. Although undoubtedly a great many more species, and perhaps even some genera, remain to be discovered in areas in which little collecting has so far been done, it is hoped that the following keys, descriptions, and figures of the species already known from Hispaniola may prove to be a stimulus to further discoveries. Hispaniola, with the adjoining islets, now divided between the Republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, has been referred to by earlier writers as San Domingo, St. Domingue, Santo Domingo, Hayti, and Haiti. When such names are used without any specific river or town or other geographic feature that might serve to locate them definitely, it is often impossible to say whether it was the intention of the author to refer to the entire island or to either one of its political subdivisions, properly spoken of as the Republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The old name of Hispaniola is now taken to refer to the island as a whole and the adjoining islets Gonave, Tortue, Sept Freres, Saona, Alta Vela, Beata, He a Vache, and the Cayemites. In the locality lists the abbreviation "D. R." refers to the Dominican Republic, and "Haiti" to the Republic of Haiti alone. Equivocal records are given in quotation marks. While the island of Navassa is not included in this survey, figures of the types of the two Navassan reptiles, Typhlops sulcatus and Celestus badius, will be found in the discussion of their apparent allies in Hispaniola. For the loan of specimens my thanks are due to Dr. Thomas Barbour, of the Museum of Comparative Zoology; to Mrs. Helen T. Gaige, of the Museum of Zoology at Ann Arbor; and to K. P. Schmidt, of the Field Museum. I am indebted to Dr. G. K. Noble, of the American Museum of Natural History, for the loan of several paratypes, and to Dr. E. R. Dunn for specimens in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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