Introduction
How to use this book
What are amphibians and reptiles?
Northeast Africa: the landscape and zoogeography of the
herpetofauna
Observing, gathering data and collecting reptiles
Amphibian and reptile conservation
Some brief notes on amphibian and reptile taxonomy
Identifying amphibians and reptiles
Safety; observing and handling amphibians and reptiles;
snakebite
Amphibia
Reptilia
Acknowledgements
Further reading and resources
Index
The first complete guide to the herpetofauna of northeast Africa
Stephen Spawls is a herpetologist with a particular
interest in the reptiles of East Africa. He was co-author of A
Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa and Dangerous Snakes of
Africa and author of Kenya: A Natural History. Steve has written
many key papers on the reptiles and amphibians of the region.
Tomáš Mazuch is a Czech herpetologist and author of
Amphibians and Reptiles of Somaliland and Eastern Ethiopia.
Abubakr Mohammad is an independent researcher on the natural
heritage of Sudan, and he is the country’s leading expert on its
herpetofauna.
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