Antillean Terrapins Publisher Naukova Dumka Publisher Place

Publisher Naukova Dumka Publisher Place Kiev Date Published 1974 Date Published Estimated No Edition First edition Number of Volumes 1 Reprint No Condition Near fine Condition Description A near fine copy

tape from previous framing on top edge

70 full page color plates of molluscs (from color paintings) and color distribution maps

59 text figures (line-drawings)

Antillean Terrapins Publisher Naukova Dumka Publisher PlacePp. (2), 381 415, (2); 1 full page black and white photo plate, 8 full page color plates after E. N. Fisher, del., 4 text figures (line drawings), errata slip is tipped in at page 406. Contemporary blue ribbed cloth with the spine lettered in gilt, 4to. This work describes the small turtles of the West Indian islands in the Caribbean Sea. These turtles live in fresh or brackish water. The name "terrapin" is derived from torope, a word in the Native