Biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate and is driven by human activity: contamination, greenhouse gases and extreme temperatures. But how exactly do these factors affect the reproduction and ...

Reptiles are air-breathing vertebrates covered in special skin made up of scales, bony plates, or a combination of both. They include crocodiles, snakes, lizards, turtles, and tor- toises. All ...

The reproductive biology of reptiles encompasses a wider range of strategies than is often assumed in general accounts of the group. Alongside species that deposit shelled eggs in terrestrial nests or ...

Pt. I. Evolutionary history -- Tetrapod relationships and evolutionary systematics -- Anatomy of amphibians and reptiles -- Evolution of ancient and modern amphibians and reptiles -- pt. II.

In a finding that upends decades of scientific theory on reptile reproduction, researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered that female boa constrictors can squeeze out babies ...

Lizards that produce live young are significantly more likely to be driven to extinction through climate change than those that lay eggs, new research suggests. The study, involving Nottingham Trent ...

"First published in the United States in 2001 ... reprinted with corrections in 2002." Authors' introduction -- How this book works -- What is an amphibian? -- What is a reptile? -- Amphibian ...