Amphibians, Reptiles, and Their Conservation

by Crump, Martha L.

• ISBN13: 9780208025111
• ISBN10: 0208025111
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Linnet Books

Summary

Provides an overview of amphibians and reptiles, discussing common perceptions about these species, phobias, how humans impact their survival, and more.

Author Biography

Marty Crump is an Adjunct Professor of Biology at Northern Arizona University. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas, and has long been intrigued with the frogs of South America, where she did fieldwork for thirty years. Dr. Crump is a coauthor of a college textbook on herpetology and a recipient of the Distinguished Herpetologist Award from The Herpetologists' League. She currently resides in Arizona with her husband, their two children, three dogs, and three leopard geckos.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Too Weird to Be True?	1	(6)
What Are Amphibians and Reptiles?	7	(7)
Meet the Amphibians	14	(15)
Meet the Reptiles I	29	(10)
Meet the Reptiles II	39	(14)
Disappearing Acts	53	(9)
Why Should We Care?	62	(4)
We're Taking Too Many	66	(11)
We Kill Them Indirectly, Too	77	(10)
Who Turned Up the Heat?	87	(7)
Good or Bad? Love or Hate?	94	(5)
We Can Live Together, Can't We?	99	(9)
Research and Education	108	(7)
What Else Can Be Done?	115	(9)
What Can YOU Do to Help?	124	(5)
Glossary	129	(4)
Main Sources Consulted	133	(2)
Further Resources: Amphibians and Reptiles	135	(4)
Further Resources: Conservation	139	(2)
Conservation Organizations	141	(2)
Index	143	(6)
About the Author	149