Contributions to the Herpetology of the Belgian Congo Based on the Collection of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909-1915
Author: Karl Patterson Schmidt
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Published: 1919
Total Pages: 734
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Karl Patterson Schmidt
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Published: 1919
Total Pages: 734
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Karl Patterson Schmidt
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Published: 1924
Total Pages: 592
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: American Museum of Natural History
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Published: 1927
Total Pages: 854
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Comprises articles on geology, paleontology, mammalogy, ornithology, entomology, and anthropology.
Author: Gladwyn Kingsley Noble
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 842
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Karl Patterson Schmidt
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 812
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Karl Patterson Schmidt
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Published: 1921
Total Pages: 750
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William Weber
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2001-01-01
Total Pages: 620
ISBN-13: 9780300084337
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