Snakes of a continental island : History and patterns of discovery of the snake fauna of Borneo to the start of the Anthropocene.

Its biological diversity “hidden in plain sight” (Poe 1844), the gigantic tropical island of Borneo (Figure 1.1) was known to ancient seafarers as “Land Below the Wind” (Keith 1940), yet not worthy of conquest or exploration (this was before the realization of the value of timber or petroleum). The...

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Main Author: Indraneil, Das
Other Authors: Harvey, B. Lillywhite
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
English
Published: Oxford University Press 2023
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43399/3/Snakes.pdf
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