Synopsis Reptilium (Classic Reprint): Novam Ipsorum, Sistens Generum Methodum, Nec Non Gottingensium Huius Ordinis Animalium Enumerationem - Couverture souple

Meyer, Friedrich Albrecht Anton

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0243237782 ISBN 13 : 9780243237784

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Detailed catalog of reptile groups and their species, with notes on synonyms and defining traits. This edition compiles genus-by-genus descriptions, illustrating how different reptiles are related and identified. It presents orderly groupings, from frogs-like to lizards to crocodilians, using historical references and authoritative naming.

Readers will explore a comprehensive framework for classifying reptiles and closely related animals. The text emphasizes lineage, diagnostic features, and the evolving names used to describe each group. It offers a window into early systematic biology and how scholars organized the natural world.

• Genus-by-genus entries that include Rana, Bufo, Gekko, Chamaeleon, Ameiva, Crocodylus, Cordylus, Draco, Iguana, and more.


• Notes on synonymy and how species were identified or reclassified over time.


• Descriptive sketches of key traits, such as body shape, limb structure, tail form, and tongue features.


• A sense of historical taxonomy and its practical use for field observers and students.

Ideal for readers of natural history, taxonomy, and early modern zoological works who seek a structured overview of reptiles and related species.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: latin
• ISBN 10: 0243237782
• ISBN 13: 9780243237784
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 36
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