Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Characterization of Amphibians and Reptiles
3. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta: A Brief Introduction
4. How to Observe Amphibians and Reptiles
5. A Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta
A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta
Key to the Adult Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta
Key to the Larval Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta
Key to the Eggs of the Amphibians of Alberta
Species Accounts
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Ambystoma tigrinum
Spea bombifrons
Bufo boreas
Bufo cognatus
Bufo hemiophrys
Pseudacris maculata
Rana luteiventris
Rana pipiens
Rana sylvatica
Chrysemys picta
Phrynosoma hernandesi
Heterodon nasicus
Pituophis catenifer
Thamnophis elegans
Thamnophis radix
Thamnophis sirtalis
Crotalus viridis
Species Possibly Occurring in Alberta
Ascaphus truei
Chelydra serpentina
Charina bottae
Coluber constrictor
6. Zoogeography of the Alberta Herpetofauna
7. Amphibian and Reptile Natural History
8. Coping with the Cold
9. The Challenge of Aridity
10. Defence and Venoms
11. Amphibians, Reptiles, and People
Bibliography
General References and Guides to the Amphibians and Reptiles of North America
References Pertienent to the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles in Alberta
Glossary
Index

About the Author

Anthony P Russell and Aaron M Bauer

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"...this is an important book that helps direct attention to boreal herpetology. Given the currently high public interest in a possible global decline of amphibians, this book is particularly timely." -- Herpetological Review

An important book that helps direct attention to boreal herpetology. Given the currently high public interest in a possible global decline of amphibians, this book is particularly timely. Herpetological Review

Russell and Bauer have provided a first--rate field guide, with broad appeal, that effectively places the extant Albertan herpetofauna into its proper evolutionary, historical and ecological context. The Canadian Field Naturalist

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