Melbourne FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 2003. Large octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs.

WAS $170. This is a comprehensive, detailed reference work on the nine genera and their species in the family Viperidae, and a valuable reference describing the frontier of knowledge of viper taxonomy. Each species account is based on thorough review of the world literature and includes information on ecology, biology, physiology, toxinology, distribution, behaviour and husbandry. The text is supplemented by 71 colour plates and includes an extensive bibliography.