Veterian Key

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 24 Ranavirus Debra Lee Miller Ranaviruses are members of Iridoviridae and are known to cause morbidity and mortality in amphibians, reptiles, and fish. Current research is exploring the mechanism…

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…

Chapter 11 Conditioning and Behavioral Training in Reptiles Gregory J. Fleming† and Michelle L. Skurski Reptiles historically have carried the stigma of being unintelligent, uncharismatic, and easy to care for,…

Chapter 23 Short Tongue Syndrome and Hypovitaminosis A Allan P. Pessier Basic knowledge of amphibian nutrition lags behind that of reptiles and even fish. Awareness of worldwide amphibian population declines…

Chapter 3 Clinical Aspects of Evolution in Reptile Medicine James F.X. Wellehan, Jr. Evolution Evolution is an essential concept in biology. Indeed, when one considers definitions for life, perhaps the…

Chapter 17 Video Telescopic Operating Microscope A Recent Development in Reptile Microsurgery Stephen J. Divers The Demand for Improved Reptile Surgery High owner expectations, coupled with the fact that most…

Chapter 4 Molecular Infectious Disease Diagnostics James F.X. Wellehan, Jr. The development of molecular techniques has resulted in rapid advances in both our understanding of the diversity of infectious agents…

Chapter 7 Therapeutics Paul M. Gibbons Diagnosis The standard of today’s reptile practice calls on clinicians to use an ever-increasing array of diagnostic tools to gather information and obtain a…