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A Hearty Book Recommendation

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We are very pleased to announce we both have our copy of the book, Boas of the West Indies, in hand.  We very much support this as a recommended reading for anyone interested in or wanting to know more about the genus’ Chilabothrus, Boa and Corallus of the West Indies.

It’s a great pleasure to read this combined and condensed view on West Indian boas. We are grateful to find the authors cite us a source on page 233 of their book at the very end. But what’s to say, the best comes always last.  They did, however, neglect to provide the address of our website for those who are unfamiliar with us and our work.  Since you are reading this, it’s all good 🙂

We are appreciative of the authors for the honorable mention.  Thank you!  Again, we strongly recommend our users (as we have done before) get this book.

Recommended Reading

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In 1990 Dr. Richard Ross and Gerald Marzec published 10 years of data in what was to become the first book to provide detailed research on maintaining and breeding pythons and boas.  The West Indian Boas are included in depth-a first for the genus.  A must read for any serious student of Boidae.

Recommended Reading

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Robert W. Henderson dedicated large parts of his professional life to the study of West Indian reptiles with particular focus on the Genus Corallus and herein the species Corallus grenadensis. This fascination, research and accumulated knowledge is the foundation of this synopsis reflecting the status of the current knowledge. The book is more than 400 pages strong and contains more than 300 high quality color photos, most of which never been published before.

Unsurprisingly, Henderson’s love for the species residing on the Windward Islands is shown by the fact that much more information and scientific analysis is provided on these species than on some others. But don’t get me wrong, it’s not a fault of the author, but simply a lack of data and detailed analyses that we suffer from for many of the other taxa. It’s about time to change that. 

This book is a must read for any person interested in the genus Corallus.  Get it directly from the publisher  here  or, if you are in the USA,  here.