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Julican C. Lee, University of Miami for Herpetological Review, 2002
"...an impressive volume...intellectually satisfying in its scope and detail... will be a standard herpetological reference for years to come.",

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"...well-suited for an undergraduate-level herpetology course in biology, evolution, or taxonomy...invaluable also as a reference for professional herpetologists."
-SOUTHEASTERN NATURALIST

From the Reviews of the First Edition
"...a must for anyone just starting into the field of herpetology ..."
Canadian Field Naturalist

"Zug's text contains new chapeters with new text references and new color illustrations that will keep this book on the top..."
Dave Hyatt for THE TUSCON HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY (Nov 2003)

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First Sentence:
"Herpetology is the study of amphibians and reptiles, two distinct clades of vertebrates (Table 1.1)." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lingual scales, keratinized mouth parts, nerve ganglia fuse, holochordal vertebrae, pelvic remnants, right branchial chambers, oriented articular surface, thelial process, edentulous premaxillaries, sutured peripherals, prootic ganglion, vertebral traits, procoelous caudal vertebrae, toothless maxillaries, distinct sternum, costiform processes, bicondylar articulation, intercalary cartilage, plastral buttresses, stegochordal vertebrae, filamentous papillae, tertiary grooves, paired ethmoids, acoustic foramen, leatherback seaturtles Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, South America, Classification Reptilia, Content Two, Late Cretaceous, Classification Amphibia, United States, Content One, Content Three, New York, Central America, Distribution Sub-Saharan Africa, West Indies, Distribution Southern, Late Jurassic, Middle Cretaceous, Early Cretaceous, Late Triassic, New Guinea, New World, Content Four, New Zealand, South Carolina, Biology of the Reptilia, Costa Rica New!
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