Snakes of Central and Western Africa Jean-Philippe Chippaux and Kate Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chippaux, Jean-Philippe, author.

Jackson, Kate, 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Snakes--Africa, West--Identification.

Snakes.

Snakes--Africa, Central--Identification.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (442 pages)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2019

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"This book is the first and only comprehensive guide to the snakes of Central and Western Africa. In North America, field guides are taken for granted, but for much of the world these guides don't exist. In many high biodiversity areas of the third world, even the specialist is stumped by many specimens. Jean-Philippe Chippaux and Kate Jackson have a combined half-century of experience studying these snakes in the field. Covering identification, evolution, behavior, and occurrence, Snakes of Central and Western Africa also features maps, photos, and drawings for each species to aid in identification. Each year 20,000 people die from snake bites in Africa, and this problem can only worsen with the increasing human presence in these habitats. While poverty, transportation, and the availability of medical care are all problems that must be addressed, a sound knowledge of the species is the necessary first step. An essential read, which, ultimately, can save lives"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Identification of African snakes

Evolution of African snakes

Biogeography of African snakes

Snakebite in sub-Saharan Africa

Families Typhlopidae and Leptotyphlopidae

Families Boidae and Pythonidae

Family Viperidae

Family Elapidae

Family Lamprophiidae: subfamilies Atractaspidinae and Aparallactinae

Family Lamprophiidae: subfamilies Lamprophiinae, Pseudoxyrhophiinae, Pseudaspidinae

Family Lamprophiidae: Subfamilies Psammophiinae and Prosymninae

Family Colubridae: Subfamily Natricinae

Family Colubridae: Subfamilies Colubrinae, Grayiinae.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4214-2720-6

OCLC:

1101625541