Chapter 2 Common Pathology and Diseases Seen in Pet Store Reptiles Drury R. Reavill and Chris Griffin Evaluation of recently obtained reptiles from the growing population of captive-bred or wild-caught…
Chapter 12 Anesthesia Juergen Schumacher and Christoph Mans Safe and effective anesthesia of the reptilian patient is a requirement for procedures including physical examination of large or dangerous species, collection…
Chapter 1 Current Herpetologic Husbandry and Products Stephen L. Barten and Gregory J. Fleming† Husbandry techniques and equipment for captive reptiles and amphibians have advanced at a rapid pace over…
Chapter 27 Conservation Issues Charles J. Innis Veterinary Contributions to Reptile Conservation Veterinarians play an important role in biodiversity conservation.1 Veterinarians with expertise in the medical management of reptiles have…
Chapter 20 Exhibiting Amphibians Chad Peeling Many people underestimate the difficulties in creating successful amphibian exhibits, assuming it is merely a matter of understanding amphibian husbandry. However, exhibiting anything is…
Chapter 21 Infectious Diseases of Amphibians It Isn’t Just Redleg Anymore Allan P. Pessier Some infectious diseases such as chytridiomycosis and Ranavirus infection have been the focus of intensive research…
Chapter 19 A New Era of Amphibian Taxonomy Jennifer B. Pramuk and Joseph R. Mendelson, III The more than 7000 species of amphibians represent a monophyletic group (i.e., sharing a…
Chapter 6 Update on Fungal Infections in Reptiles Jean A. Paré Fungi are ubiquitous on the skin of reptiles1; thus the mere isolation of a fungus from a lesion is…
Chapter 26 Reptiles and Amphibians in Laboratory Animal Medicine Dorcas P. O’Rourke Reptiles and amphibians are found in a wide variety of institutional settings, ranging from corporate biomedical research facilities…
