Description |
xii, 239 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 23 cm |
Series |
Contribution no. 147 from the Christensen Research Institute |
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Contribution ... from the Christensen Research Institute ; no. 147
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Contents |
Snakebite first aid -- Wei bilong lukautim Manmeri sapos sinek ibin kaikaim em -- How to apply a pressure bandage -- Foreword / Parry Zeipi -- Aims of the guide -- The snake diversity -- Fact or fiction -- Snake skulls and snakebite -- Conservation of snakes in PNG or 'you no ken kilim sinek' -- Snake bite and its treatment in Papua New Guinea / D.A. Warrell & D.G. Lalloo) -- How to use the species accounts -- Pasin bilong kisim save long dispela buk -- Identification key to the snake families of Papua New Guinea (incorporating legless lizards) -- Checklist of snakes and type specimens -- Snake-like lizards -- Non-venomous snakes -- Mildly venomous rear-fanged snakes -- Front-fanged venomous snakes -- Tables |
Notes |
Title from cover |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 230-237 |
Notes |
Chiefly English, with some text in Pidgin |
Subject |
Snakebites -- Papua New Guinea.
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Snakes -- Papua New Guinea.
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Tok Pisin language -- Texts.
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Author |
Lalloo, David G.
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Warrell, D. A.
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LC no. |
2001320182 |
ISBN |
9810078366 (Singapore) |
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9980916966 (Papua New Guinea) |
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