From the Book - Fourth edition.
Part I. What are amphibians and reptiles?
1. Why study herpetology?
2. Phylogenetic systematics and the origins of amphibians and reptiles
3. Systematics and diversity of extant amphibians
4. Systematics and diversity of extant reptiles
5. The biogeography of amphibians and reptiles
Part II. How do they work?
6. Water and temperature relations
7. Energetics and performance
8. Reproduction and life histories of amphibians
9. Reproduction and life histories of reptiles
10. Body support and locomotion
Part III. What do they do?
14. Mating systems and sexual selection
15. Diets, foraging, and interactions with parasites and predators
16. Populations and species assemblages
Part IV. What are their prospects for survival?
17. Conservation and the future of amphibians and reptiles.