Jeroen Speybroeck holds a PhD in biology and works at the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) in Belgium. Wouter Beukema is a Dutch herpetologist focusing on biogeography, evolutionary ecology and conservation. Bobby Bok teaches biology to teenagers and dedicates his free time to travelling through Europe in search of amphibians and reptiles. Jan Van Der Voort is a Belgian civil servant whose quest for many years has been to photograph all the species of European amphibians and reptiles. Ilian Velikov is a Bulgarian-born artist living and working in London. Since an early age he has had a keen interest in nature and wildlife, and especially reptiles and amphibians.

This new, well-written, superbly illustrated book sets the new standard ... buy it to take to Europe alongside your bird, butterfly and wildflower guides.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsAbout this bookDiversity of European amphibians and reptiles and their originNatural species composition in EuropeAlien speciesThreats and conservationHow to watch amphibians and reptilesWhere to watch amphibians and reptilesAmphibian eggs and larvaeAmphibian eggsNewt and salamander larvaeFrog and toad larvaeChecklist of European amphibians and reptilesSpecies accountsTrue Toads (Bufonidae)Tree Frogs (Hylidae)True Frogs (Ranidae)Brown Frogs Rana speciesWater Frogs Pelophylax speciesREPTILES (REPTILIA)Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins (Testudines)Tortoises (Testudinidae)Terrapins (Emydidae and Geoemydidae)Sea Turtles (Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae)Lizards (Sauria)Agamas (Agamidae)Chameleons (Chamaeleonidae)Geckos (Gekkonidae, Sphaerodactylidae, Phyllodactylidae)True Lizards (Lacertidae)Green LacertasSmall LacertasSkinks (Scincidae)Slow Worms (Anguidae)Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)Snakes (Serpentes)Blind Snakes (Typhlopidae)Sand Boas (Erycidae)Colubrids (Colubridae)Water Snakes (Natricidae)African Sand Snakes (Psammophiidae)Vipers (Viperidae)GlossarySnakebite emergencySelected references and further readingPhotographic creditsIndex

Jeroen Speybroeck holds a PhD in biology and works at the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) in Belgium. Wouter Beukema is a Dutch herpetologist focusing on biogeography, evolutionary ecology and conservation. Bobby Bok teaches biology to teenagers and dedicates his free time to travelling through Europe in search of amphibians and reptiles. Jan Van Der Voort is a Belgian civil servant whose quest for many years has been to photograph all the species of European amphibians and reptiles. Ilian Velikov is a Bulgarian-born artist living and working in London. Since an early age he has had a keen interest in nature and wildlife, and especially reptiles and amphibians.

This new, well-written, superbly illustrated book sets the new standard ... buy it to take to Europe alongside your bird, butterfly and wildflower guides.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsAbout this bookDiversity of European amphibians and reptiles and their originNatural species composition in EuropeAlien speciesThreats and conservationHow to watch amphibians and reptilesWhere to watch amphibians and reptilesAmphibian eggs and larvaeAmphibian eggsNewt and salamander larvaeFrog and toad larvaeChecklist of European amphibians and reptilesSpecies accountsTrue Toads (Bufonidae)Tree Frogs (Hylidae)True Frogs (Ranidae)Brown Frogs Rana speciesWater Frogs Pelophylax speciesREPTILES (REPTILIA)Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins (Testudines)Tortoises (Testudinidae)Terrapins (Emydidae and Geoemydidae)Sea Turtles (Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae)Lizards (Sauria)Agamas (Agamidae)Chameleons (Chamaeleonidae)Geckos (Gekkonidae, Sphaerodactylidae, Phyllodactylidae)True Lizards (Lacertidae)Green LacertasSmall LacertasSkinks (Scincidae)Slow Worms (Anguidae)Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)Snakes (Serpentes)Blind Snakes (Typhlopidae)Sand Boas (Erycidae)Colubrids (Colubridae)Water Snakes (Natricidae)African Sand Snakes (Psammophiidae)Vipers (Viperidae)GlossarySnakebite emergencySelected references and further readingPhotographic creditsIndex

Jeroen Speybroeck holds a PhD in biology and works at the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) in Belgium. Wouter Beukema is a Dutch herpetologist focusing on biogeography, evolutionary ecology and conservation. Bobby Bok teaches biology to teenagers and dedicates his free time to travelling through Europe in search of amphibians and reptiles. Jan Van Der Voort is a Belgian civil servant whose quest for many years has been to photograph all the species of European amphibians and reptiles. Ilian Velikov is a Bulgarian-born artist living and working in London. Since an early age he has had a keen interest in nature and wildlife, and especially reptiles and amphibians.

This new, well-written, superbly illustrated book sets the new standard ... buy it to take to Europe alongside your bird, butterfly and wildflower guides.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsAbout this bookDiversity of European amphibians and reptiles and their originNatural species composition in EuropeAlien speciesThreats and conservationHow to watch amphibians and reptilesWhere to watch amphibians and reptilesAmphibian eggs and larvaeAmphibian eggsNewt and salamander larvaeFrog and toad larvaeChecklist of European amphibians and reptilesSpecies accountsTrue Toads (Bufonidae)Tree Frogs (Hylidae)True Frogs (Ranidae)Brown Frogs Rana speciesWater Frogs Pelophylax speciesREPTILES (REPTILIA)Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins (Testudines)Tortoises (Testudinidae)Terrapins (Emydidae and Geoemydidae)Sea Turtles (Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae)Lizards (Sauria)Agamas (Agamidae)Chameleons (Chamaeleonidae)Geckos (Gekkonidae, Sphaerodactylidae, Phyllodactylidae)True Lizards (Lacertidae)Green LacertasSmall LacertasSkinks (Scincidae)Slow Worms (Anguidae)Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)Snakes (Serpentes)Blind Snakes (Typhlopidae)Sand Boas (Erycidae)Colubrids (Colubridae)Water Snakes (Natricidae)African Sand Snakes (Psammophiidae)Vipers (Viperidae)GlossarySnakebite emergencySelected references and further readingPhotographic creditsIndex