Anthony P. Russell is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary. Aaron M. Bauer is a professor in the Department of Biology at Villanova University, Pennsylvania.

"...this is an important book that helps direct attention to boreal herpetology. Given the currently high public interest in a possible global decline of amphibians, this book is particularly timely." -- Herpetological Review

• PrefaceAcknowledgements1. Introduction2. Characterization of Amphibians and Reptiles3. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta: A Brief Introduction4. How to Observe Amphibians and Reptiles5. A Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of AlbertaA Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of AlbertaKey to the Adult Amphibians and Reptiles of AlbertaKey to the Larval Amphibians and Reptiles of AlbertaKey to the Eggs of the Amphibians of AlbertaSpecies AccountsAmbystoma macrodactylumAmbystoma tigrinumSpea bombifronsBufo boreasBufo cognatusBufo hemiophrysPseudacris maculataRana luteiventrisRana pipiensRana sylvaticaChrysemys pictaPhrynosoma hernandesiHeterodon nasicusPituophis cateniferThamnophis elegansThamnophis radix Thamnophis sirtalis Crotalus viridisSpecies Possibly Occurring in AlbertaAscaphus trueiChelydra serpentinaCharina bottaeColuber constrictor6. Zoogeography of the Alberta Herpetofauna7. Amphibian and Reptile Natural History 8. Coping with the Cold 9. The Challenge of Aridity 10. Defence and Venoms 11. Amphibians, Reptiles, and People BibliographyGeneral References and Guides to the Amphibians and Reptiles of North AmericaReferences Pertienent to the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles in AlbertaGlossaryIndex

Anthony P. Russell is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary. Aaron M. Bauer is a professor in the Department of Biology at Villanova University, Pennsylvania.

"...this is an important book that helps direct attention to boreal herpetology. Given the currently high public interest in a possible global decline of amphibians, this book is particularly timely." -- Herpetological Review

• PrefaceAcknowledgements1. Introduction2. Characterization of Amphibians and Reptiles3. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta: A Brief Introduction4. How to Observe Amphibians and Reptiles5. A Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of AlbertaA Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of AlbertaKey to the Adult Amphibians and Reptiles of AlbertaKey to the Larval Amphibians and Reptiles of AlbertaKey to the Eggs of the Amphibians of AlbertaSpecies AccountsAmbystoma macrodactylumAmbystoma tigrinumSpea bombifronsBufo boreasBufo cognatusBufo hemiophrysPseudacris maculataRana luteiventrisRana pipiensRana sylvaticaChrysemys pictaPhrynosoma hernandesiHeterodon nasicusPituophis cateniferThamnophis elegansThamnophis radix Thamnophis sirtalis Crotalus viridisSpecies Possibly Occurring in AlbertaAscaphus trueiChelydra serpentinaCharina bottaeColuber constrictor6. Zoogeography of the Alberta Herpetofauna7. Amphibian and Reptile Natural History 8. Coping with the Cold 9. The Challenge of Aridity 10. Defence and Venoms 11. Amphibians, Reptiles, and People BibliographyGeneral References and Guides to the Amphibians and Reptiles of North AmericaReferences Pertienent to the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles in AlbertaGlossaryIndex

Anthony P. Russell is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary. Aaron M. Bauer is a professor in the Department of Biology at Villanova University, Pennsylvania.

"...this is an important book that helps direct attention to boreal herpetology. Given the currently high public interest in a possible global decline of amphibians, this book is particularly timely." -- Herpetological Review

• PrefaceAcknowledgements1. Introduction2. Characterization of Amphibians and Reptiles3. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta: A Brief Introduction4. How to Observe Amphibians and Reptiles5. A Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of AlbertaA Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of AlbertaKey to the Adult Amphibians and Reptiles of AlbertaKey to the Larval Amphibians and Reptiles of AlbertaKey to the Eggs of the Amphibians of AlbertaSpecies AccountsAmbystoma macrodactylumAmbystoma tigrinumSpea bombifronsBufo boreasBufo cognatusBufo hemiophrysPseudacris maculataRana luteiventrisRana pipiensRana sylvaticaChrysemys pictaPhrynosoma hernandesiHeterodon nasicusPituophis cateniferThamnophis elegansThamnophis radix Thamnophis sirtalis Crotalus viridisSpecies Possibly Occurring in AlbertaAscaphus trueiChelydra serpentinaCharina bottaeColuber constrictor6. Zoogeography of the Alberta Herpetofauna7. Amphibian and Reptile Natural History 8. Coping with the Cold 9. The Challenge of Aridity 10. Defence and Venoms 11. Amphibians, Reptiles, and People BibliographyGeneral References and Guides to the Amphibians and Reptiles of North AmericaReferences Pertienent to the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles in AlbertaGlossaryIndex