The team of authors introduces the study of reptiles and amphibians, extensively revised for this edition and adding much more color. They have enlarged the chapters on cladistics to incorporate recent developments in molecular phylogenetics that have altered ideas about evolutionary relationships. Among their topics are systematics and diversity of extant reptiles, reproduction and life histories of amphibians, body support and locomotion, populations and species assemblages, and conservation and the future of amphibians and reptiles. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)