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Scorpions
of Medical Importance.
Hugh
L. Keegan (1998) 140 p. Edition Fitzgerald.
Univ. Press. Mississipi. ISBN 0952408317 |
A
very beautiful book with boards of drawings
on the dangerous scorpions or fairly dangerous.
Information concerning morphology, the biology
and the distribution of these dangerous species,
but any information on the breeding. One
will be useful oneself rather delivers oneself
to identify some scorpions. |
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Catalog
of the Scorpions of the World. (1758-1998)
Victor
Fet, Sissom W.R., Lowe G. & M.E. Braunwalder
(2000) 690 p. New York Entomological Society.
ISBN 0-913-42424-2 |
This
book contains only the list of the species
and under species of scorpions known until
1998. Of course with the recent changes on
certain families which changes name or species
which changes family, it's not
very up to date. But this is an essential
book for knowing all old names about a species
since its discovery. One finds in, also
the names of the countries where the species
is found. No photograph and no information
about the breeding. |
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Fauna
of India Scorpions vol. III
B.
K. Tikader & D. B. Bastawade (1983)
671 p. Zoogical Survey of India, Calcutta. |
A
good book, very useful because one finds
there the majority of the scorpions living
in the Indies. Each species is described
there, and illustrated by very complete boards.
The boards indicating the positions of the
trichobothria on the manus of the scorpions,
will be welcomes for those which want
to be sure about an identification of a particular
specimen. No photograph in this book, just
some drawings, but in my opinion, this
book must be at home of each scorpions fan...
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Fauna
Palestina. Arachnida I : Scorpiones.
Levy
G. & P. Amitai (1980) 134 p. Israel
Academy of Science and Humanities. ISBN
965-208-013-6/2 |
A
very well done book, with descriptions and
some boards on each scorpion living in Israel,
Palestine and in the Sinai. One finds there
few photographs (only 4), but the quality
of the boards and descriptions of the species
make
of this book the ideal to identify a specimen
coming from the area. One finds there also
the description of the places where certain
specimens were find, which can be very
useful in breeding to recreate a good environment
in terrarium. |
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The
biology of scorpions
Polis
G. A. (1990) 587 p. Stanford University.
Press., California. ISBN 0-8047-1249-2 |
The
bible on the scorpions. This book brings
all (or almost) the answers to the questions
which one puts on the scorpions. Anatomy,
the behavior, paleontology, mythology,
classification and the reproduction of our
dear animals, you will find there each time
informations as well surprising as useful.
All chapters give photographs, drawings and
illustrations, accompanying informations
given. In short, this book has one defect...
It's out of order and it does not appear
to have some reprinting considered. The
price can
also be a little surprise ... Impossible
to be able to buy it nine, with a little
chance one can be find in seccond hand. |
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Scorpions,
keeping & breeding them in captivity.
Ann
Web (1998) 66 p.T.F.H. Publications, Inc.
ISBN 0-7938-2066-9 |
A
book primarily intended for the beginners.
The photographs illustrating this book are
absolutely splendid. Some information on
certain species (especially northern and
southern American species), on their medium
of origin, very little information on the
anatomy
makes
that this book is fairly interressant. One
will be able, without too much problem, to
do without this book or to replace it by
another good more interressant. |
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Scorpions
of Southern Africa.
Jonathan
Leeming (2003) 88 p. Struick Publishers.
ISBN 1-86872-804-8 |
A
small good book on the scorpions of South
Africa. Alas, descriptions of the species
presented are really too small. One would
have liked a little more details. However,
with each species one will note the presence
of a card of distribution, what's quite
useful in some cases. The photographs,
though rather small, are all very beautiful,
as well as the illustrations for the boards
of anatomy. The chapter devoted to the life
of the scorpions in their ecosystem is a
source of information for understanding
well and reproducing these conditions in
breeding. |
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Scorpions
(Arachnida) from Costa Rica.
Oscar
F. Franke & Scott A. Stockwell (1987)
64 p. Special Publications. Texas Tech.
University, 25. ISBN: 0-89672-146-9 |
The
list of the scorpions of Costa Rica with,
for each one, the description of the species,
a picture sight of top of a specimen out
of formol, and some boards on the position
of the trichobothria
on the pedipalps. In short nothing
good exciting, just useful to identify specimens
coming from this land, such as for example
some Centruroides, Tityus or other Chactas. |
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Scorpions,
A Complete Pet Owner's Manual.
Rubio
Manny, (2000) 96 p. Baron's Edition. ISBN
0-7641-1224-4 |
A
good book with, alas of the photographs not
well always captioned. However, this book is
very well made, and the various tables which
are into it, are very useful for the scorpion
breeder, for who's at some informations to
search. Few information on the species, in
fact it's only the family which is presented,
but a large part of the book is devoted to
manufacture, and the installation of terrariums.
What's very beneficial for any breeder. |
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Tarentulas
& Scorpions in captivity.
Russ
Gurley, (2005). ECO Herpetological Publishing &
Distribution. Professional Breeders Series. 102
p. IBSN 978-09713197-9-0 |
A
book for the beginners with 70% about tarentulas
and 30% about scorpions. One finds there 10
of the species most usually find in breeding,
with for each one a small caresheet. The anatomies
parts, moults, puncture and venom are approached
briefly. For the tarentulas, I would not decide,
because it is not my cup of tea. |
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A
systematic revision of the giant hairy-scorpion,
genus Hadrurus (scorpionida, vejovidae).
Stanley
C. Williams, (1970). Occasional
papers of the California Academy of Sciences.
N° 87, 62 p. |
A very good work. Certainly the only book where one finds descriptions of the various species of Hadrurus. Photographs in black and white of the prosoma, metasoma and sights of top and below of the various types of scorpions, as well as the chart of distributions of the various species make of this "book" a very good tool to wrongly determine of Hadrurus very often named arizonensis in certain shops in Europa. |
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