Firefly Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians Book

	Preface	8
	Amphibians	10
	Classification and Taxonomy	20
	A Key Amphibian Event	22
	Kaleidoscopic Adaptation	24
	Conscientious Parents	26
	Amphibian Population Decline	30
	Amphibian Conservation	34
	Swimming, Eating, Growing Machines	36
	Caecilians	38
	Salamanders and Newts	42
	Salamander and Newt Families	56
	Courtship and Mating in Salamanders and Newts	60
	Repellent Defenders	62
	Frogs and Toads	64
	Frog and Toad Families	82
	Leaps and Bounds	88
	Decoding the Frog Chorus	92
	From Tadpole to Frog	96
	Reptiles	98
	The Age of Reptiles	106
	Temperature Control in Reptiles	108
	Reptiles at Risk	110
	Play in Reptiles	112
	Pre-ejaculators, Sneakers, and She-males	114
	Temperature and Sex	116
	Turtles and Tortoises	118
	Turtle and Tortoise Families	130
	The Asian Turtle Crisis	134
	Leatherbacks: Birth on the Beach	136
	Lizards	138
	Natural Desert Dwellers	148
	Lizard Families	170
	Worm-lizards	176
	Snakes	178
	Venomous Snakes	188
	The Threat from Snakebites	202
	Snake Families	204
	Harvesting Snake Venom	208
	Tuatara	210
	Crocodilians	212
	Pollution and Hormone Mimics	222
	Unisexuality: The Redundant Male?	224
	Glossary	226
	Bibliography	228
	Index	232
	Picture and artwork credits	240