The Amphibians and Reptiles of Arkansas

The product of fifteen years of work by top herpetologists, this book is a comprehensive examination of the amphibians and reptiles of Arkansas, featuring over 136 species and subspecies. With more than five hundred four-color photos, line drawings, and over one hundred maps, this book is the definitive text on the subject.

Henry W. Robison is a professor of biology at Southern Arkansas-University.

A history of Arkansas herpetology and herpetofaunal literature	p. 1
Classification and species checklist for the amphibians and reptiles of Arkansas	p. 9
About species and subspecies	p. 15
Ecoregions of Arkansas	p. 17
Searching for and observing amphibians and reptiles in nature	p. 29
Conservation of Arkansas's amphibians and reptiles	p. 35
Amphibian and reptile species erroneously reported from Arkansas	p. 39
Exotic species	p. 41
Amphibians
Order caudata - salamanders	p. 45
Key to the salamanders of Arkansas (excluding larvae)	p. 47
Family and species accounts - order caudata	p. 56
Key and pictorial guide to ontogenetic stages of live larvae or larviform adults of selected salamanders of Arkansas	p. 113
Order anura - frogs and toads	p. 128
Key to the frogs and toads of Arkansas	p. 129
Family and species accounts - order anura	p. 139
Key and pictorial guide to ontogenetic stages of live larvae of selected anurans of Arkansas	p. 180
Reptiles
Order crocodilia - crocodilians	p. 201
Species account - order crocodilia	p. 201
Order testudines - turtles	p. 204
Key to the turtles of Arkansas	p. 207
Family and species accounts - order testudines	p. 214
Order squamata	p. 244
Suborder sauria - lizards	p. 244
Key to the lizards of Arkansas	p. 245
Family and species accounts - suborder sauria	p. 250
Suborder serpentes - snakes	p. 272
Key to the snakes of Arkansas	p. 275
Family and species accounts - suborder serpentes	p. 291
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The Amphibians and Reptiles of Arkansas

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