Reptiles of British India

German zoologist Albrecht Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1830 -1914) began his association with the British Museum, London, in 1857 when he was charged with completing the museums catalogues of amphibia, reptiles, and fish. In 1875 he became director of the zoology department of the Natural History Museum. "Reptiles of British India" is one of his main works.