Smith, Hobart Muir

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SMITH, Hobart Muir

SMITH, Hobart Muir. American, b. 1912. Genres: Biology, Zoology, Bibliography. Career: Professor of EPO Biology, University of Colorado, 1968-83, retired; Instructor of Biology, University of Rochester, New York, 1941-45; Associate Professor of Wildlife Mgmt., Texas A & M University, College Station, 1946; Instructor to Professor of Zoology, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1947-68. Publications: Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of Kansas, 1950, 1956; (with E.H. Taylor) An Annotated Checklist and Key to the Reptiles of Mexico Exclusive of the Snakes, 1950; (with H.S. Zim) Reptiles and Amphibians, 1953, 1956; Snakes as Pets 1953, 4th ed., 1977; Lectures in Comparative Anatomy, 1954; (with J.L. Bronson) Pet Turtles, 1954; Pet Turtles, 1955; Evolution of Chordate Structure, 1957, 1960; Laboratory Studies of Chordate Structure, 1957, 7th ed. 1973; A Golden Stamp Book: Snakes, Turtles and Lizards, 1958; (with F.G. Boys) Poisonous Amphibians and Reptiles: Recognition and Bite Treatment, 1959; Glossary of Terms for Comparative Anatomy, 1961; (with T.P. Maslin and R.L. Brown) Summary of the Distribution of the Herpetofauna of Colorado, 1965; (with E.H. Taylor) Herpetology of Mexico, 1966; Turtles, 1967; Early Foundations of Mexican Herpetology: An Annotated and Indexed Bibliography of the Herpetological Publications of Alfredo Duges 1826-1910, 1969; (with J.C. Oldham and S.A. Miller) A Laboratory Perspectus of Snake Anatomy, 1970; (with R.B. Smith) Synopsis of the Herpetofauna of Mexico, 7 vols., 1971-93; (with J.C. Oldham) Laboratory Anatomy of the Iguana, 1974; Amphibians of North America, 1978; Reptiles of North America, 1982; (with D. Chiszar) Species-Group Taxa of the False Coral Snake Genus Pliocercus, 1996. Author of scientific articles in Herpetology, Anatomy, and Evolution. Address: Dept. of EPO Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0334, U.S.A.

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