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  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Reptiles and Amphibians in Britain
  • Distribution and Status
  • Reptile and Amphibian Sites
  • The Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust
  • Conservation Action
  • Finding and Recording
  • How to Identify Reptiles and Amphibians
  • Summary identification charts
  • Adult reptiles
  • Adult amphibians
  • Reptile sloughs
  • Egg and larval stages
  • How to use the species accounts
  • The Species Accounts
  • LIZARDS
  • Slow Worm Anguis fragilis
  • Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara
  • Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis
  • Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis
  • Green Lizard Lacerta bilineata
  • SNAKES
  • Grass Snake Natrix natrix
  • Adder Vipera berus
  • Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca
  • TURTLES, TORTOISES AND TERRAPINS
  • Leatherback Dermochelys coriacea
  • Kemp's Ridley Lepidochelys kempii
  • Loggerhead Caretta caretta
  • Green Turtle Chelonia mydas
  • Hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata
  • FROGS and TOADS
  • Common Frog Rana temporaria
  • Agile Frog Rana dalmatina
  • Pool Frog Pelophylax lessonae
  • Edible Frog Pelophylax kl. esculentus
  • Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus
  • Common Toad Bufo bufo
  • Natterjack Toad Epidalea calamita
  • Midwife Toad Alytes obstetricans
  • NEWTS
  • Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris
  • Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus
  • Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus
  • Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris
  • OTHER NON-NATIVE SPECIES OR ESCAPES
  • Corn Snake Pantherophis guttatus
  • Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus
  • Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta elegans
  • European Pond Tortoise Emys orbicularis
  • European Tree Frog Hyla arborea
  • American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus
  • African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis
  • Italian Crested Newt Triturus carnifex
  • Other reptiles and amphibians that have been recorded living wild in Britain as introductions or escapes
  • Reptiles and Amphibians in the Garden
  • Legal and Threat Status
  • Useful Addresses
  • Further Reading
  • Photographic and Artwork Credits
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index of English and Scientific Names