Herpetology

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

11. Feeding

Part III. What do they do?

12. Spatial ecology

13. Communication

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.