Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles

by Laurie J. Vitt, Janalee P. Caldwell

The fourth edition of the textbook Herpetology covers the basic biology of amphibians and reptiles, with updates in nearly every conceptual area. Not only does it serve as a solid foundation for modern herpetology courses, but it is also relevant to courses in ecology, behavior, evolution, systematics, and morphology. Examples taken from amphibians and reptiles throughout the world make this book a useful herpetology textbook in several countries. Naturalists, amateur herpetologists, herpetoculturists, zoo professionals, and many others will find this book readable and full of relevant natural history and distributional information. Amphibians and reptiles have assumed a central role in research because of the diversity of ecological, physiological, morphological, behavioral, and evolutionary patterns they exhibit. This fully revised edition brings the latest research to the reader, ranging over topics in evolution, reproduction, behavior and more, allowing students and professionals to keep current with a quickly moving field.

Genres: Science, Biology, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Nature, Reference

776 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Michelle]

First of I LOVE THIS BOOK. Why? because this book offers a lot of information about amphibians and reptiles hence the title herpatology. Another thing it offers is that it has good illustration of the different amphibians and reptiles. Yes, it has 697 pages but it is an awesome book (in my opinion). I dare you to read it, if your brave enough!

[Emma]

Very detailed textbook on Herpetology. A daunting read, but provides a good overview on the different herps. Some evolutionary content, mostly towards the beginning.

[Megan]

Intense, but very interesting.

[Les Gehman]

This book is an outstanding introduction to herpetology. It does require some basic biology knowledge, but does a good job of covering all the main topics of herpetology. This one's a keeper as a reference.

[Febylasmia]

for my research i want to read this book.

[Michael Venegas]

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