Pp. (8), ii, 174; 120+ color photos, 3 black-and-white photos, some maps. Publisher's original red cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket. This work documents the last remaining members of the species, Rafetus swinhoei. This species is found along the Red River and its tributaries in northern Vietnam and in the Yangtze River in China. A related species is found in the basin of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, and Khuzestan Province of Iran. The Vietnamese and Chinese species are on the brink of extinction. No ownership marks and no signs of use.

Rafetus, The Curve of Extinction: The Story of the Giant Softshell Turtle of the Yangtze and Red Rivers

Peter C.H. Pritchard

Living Art Publishing

<p>Pritchard's monograph on the alligator snapping turtle, one of the world's most impressive, dangerous, and celebrated turtles, was first published in 1989. The initial small print run quickley sold out and has become a valuable rare book. This reprint edition duplicates the text of the original, but also includes a major new section outlining progress that has been made on the science and conservation of this species in the last 17 years.</p>

The Alligator Snapping Turtle: Biology and Conservation

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Krieger Publishing Company

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Rafetus, The Curve of Extinction: The Story of the Giant Softshell Turtle of the Yangtze and Red Rivers

The Alligator Snapping Turtle: Biology and Conservation