Foreword

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Crocodilians
7. Introduction 14
8. Family Alligatoridae 17
9. Family Crocodylidae 20
10. Turtles
11. Introduction 24
12. Marine Turtles
13. Family Cheloniidae 28
14. Family Dermochelyidae 40
15. Freshwater Turtles
16. Family Chelydridae 44
17. Family Emydidae 48
18. Family Geoemydidae 54
19. Family Kinosternidae 62
20. Lizards and Snakes
21. Introduction 70
22. Lizards
23. Introduction 72
24. Infraorder Diploglossa
25. Family Anguidae 78
26. Family Diploglossidae 84
27. Infraorder Gekkota
28. Family Eublepharidae 99
29. Family Gekkonidae 102
30. Family Phyllodactylidae 113
31. Family Sphaerodactylidae 119
32. Infraorder Iguania
33. Family Corytophanidae 135
34. Family Dactyloidae 147
35. Family Iguanidae 230
36. Family Phrynosomatidae 238
37. Family Polychrotidae 245
38. Infraorder Scincomorpha
39. Family Scincidae 250
40. Family Gymnophthalmidae 262
41. Family Teiidae 275
42. Family Xantusiidae 288
43. Snakes
44. Introduction 294
45. Family Anomalepididae 300
46. Family Leptotyphlopidae 307
47. Family Typhlopidae 310
48. Family Boidae 313
49. Family Loxocemidae 323
50. Family Ungaliophiidae 326
51. Family Colubridae 329
52. Family Dipsadidae 416
53. Family Natricidae 542
54. Family Elapidae 547
55. Family Viperidae 565
56. Glossary 607
57. Bibliography 611
58. Photo Credits 617
59. Index 619
60. Notes 627