William E. Duellman is a Curator Emeritus, Division of Herpetology, Natural History Museum, and Professor Emeritus, Department of Systematics and Ecology, at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. He is the author of nearly 300 publications, including Hylid Frogs of Middle America, Biology of an Equatorial Herpetofauna in Amazonian Ecuador, and, with his wife Linda Trueb, Biology of Amphibians, also available from Johns Hopkins.

Anyone with an interest in the distribution and/or abundance of amphibians will find something of value in this remarkable collection of essays. Copeia There can be no doubt that Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians is destined to become the standard reference on amphibian zoogeography. It is an impressive book containing a breathtaking wealth of detail, while at the same time encompassing an extraordinarily broad subject area. Herpetological Review Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians provides a gateway to the pertinent literature on amphibian distribution for each geographic region of the globe. It should be on the shelves in the herpetology or biogeography section of any academic or research library. Ecoscience This book is an instant classic reference, rich in data and comparison and contrast, a tribute to the industry of all its authors, but especially of its editor who has been a ever-growing force in amphibian systematics and zoogeography over four decades. Canadian Field-Naturalist 2003

• Preface Chapter 1. Global Distribution of Amphibians: Patterns, Conservation, and Future ChallengesChapter 2. Distribution Patters of Amphibians in the Nearctic Region of North AmericaChapter 3. Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in Middle AmericaChapter 4. Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in the West Indies Chapter 5. Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in South AmericaChapter 6. Distribution of Amphibians in North Africa, Europe, Western Asia, and the Former Soviet UnionChapter 7. Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in Temperate Eastern AsiaChapter 8. Distribution of Amphibians in Southern Asia and Adjacent IslandsChapter 9. Distribution of Amphibians in Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and SeychellesChapter 10. Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in the Australo-Papuan RegionIndex

William E. Duellman is a Curator Emeritus, Division of Herpetology, Natural History Museum, and Professor Emeritus, Department of Systematics and Ecology, at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. He is the author of nearly 300 publications, including Hylid Frogs of Middle America, Biology of an Equatorial Herpetofauna in Amazonian Ecuador, and, with his wife Linda Trueb, Biology of Amphibians, also available from Johns Hopkins.

Anyone with an interest in the distribution and/or abundance of amphibians will find something of value in this remarkable collection of essays. Copeia There can be no doubt that Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians is destined to become the standard reference on amphibian zoogeography. It is an impressive book containing a breathtaking wealth of detail, while at the same time encompassing an extraordinarily broad subject area. Herpetological Review Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians provides a gateway to the pertinent literature on amphibian distribution for each geographic region of the globe. It should be on the shelves in the herpetology or biogeography section of any academic or research library. Ecoscience This book is an instant classic reference, rich in data and comparison and contrast, a tribute to the industry of all its authors, but especially of its editor who has been a ever-growing force in amphibian systematics and zoogeography over four decades. Canadian Field-Naturalist 2003

• Preface Chapter 1. Global Distribution of Amphibians: Patterns, Conservation, and Future ChallengesChapter 2. Distribution Patters of Amphibians in the Nearctic Region of North AmericaChapter 3. Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in Middle AmericaChapter 4. Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in the West Indies Chapter 5. Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in South AmericaChapter 6. Distribution of Amphibians in North Africa, Europe, Western Asia, and the Former Soviet UnionChapter 7. Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in Temperate Eastern AsiaChapter 8. Distribution of Amphibians in Southern Asia and Adjacent IslandsChapter 9. Distribution of Amphibians in Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and SeychellesChapter 10. Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in the Australo-Papuan RegionIndex

William E. Duellman is a Curator Emeritus, Division of Herpetology, Natural History Museum, and Professor Emeritus, Department of Systematics and Ecology, at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. He is the author of nearly 300 publications, including Hylid Frogs of Middle America, Biology of an Equatorial Herpetofauna in Amazonian Ecuador, and, with his wife Linda Trueb, Biology of Amphibians, also available from Johns Hopkins.

Anyone with an interest in the distribution and/or abundance of amphibians will find something of value in this remarkable collection of essays. Copeia There can be no doubt that Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians is destined to become the standard reference on amphibian zoogeography. It is an impressive book containing a breathtaking wealth of detail, while at the same time encompassing an extraordinarily broad subject area. Herpetological Review Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians provides a gateway to the pertinent literature on amphibian distribution for each geographic region of the globe. It should be on the shelves in the herpetology or biogeography section of any academic or research library. Ecoscience This book is an instant classic reference, rich in data and comparison and contrast, a tribute to the industry of all its authors, but especially of its editor who has been a ever-growing force in amphibian systematics and zoogeography over four decades. Canadian Field-Naturalist 2003

• Preface Chapter 1. Global Distribution of Amphibians: Patterns, Conservation, and Future ChallengesChapter 2. Distribution Patters of Amphibians in the Nearctic Region of North AmericaChapter 3. Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in Middle AmericaChapter 4. Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in the West Indies Chapter 5. Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in South AmericaChapter 6. Distribution of Amphibians in North Africa, Europe, Western Asia, and the Former Soviet UnionChapter 7. Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in Temperate Eastern AsiaChapter 8. Distribution of Amphibians in Southern Asia and Adjacent IslandsChapter 9. Distribution of Amphibians in Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and SeychellesChapter 10. Distribution Patterns of Amphibians in the Australo-Papuan RegionIndex