Herpetology of an antique land: the history of herpetological explorations and knowledge in India and south Asia

The history of herpetological explorations in the Indian subcontinent is traced from Vedic times to present. The profound knowledge that the ancients of India had ca. 3,300 years before present, including the identification and classification of snakes, was remarkable, and probably stems from their...

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Main Author: Das, I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Research Institute 2004
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11930/
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