Reptile Biodiversity – Standard Methods for Inventory and Monitoring

Berkeley 2012, HC., large format, 412 pages, numerous figures. Includes four parts: Introduction (Studying reptile diversity, Reptile diversity and natural history), Planning a diversity study (Study design and sampling, Associated data, Finding and capturing, Voucher specimen and preparation, Dealing with live reptiles, Marking, Determining age, sex and reproductive condition), Sampling reptile diversity (Techniques for difficult habitats, Statistics, Standard techniques for inventory and monitoring, Parametric analysis, Population size, Exploited species), Conclusions (Where to go from here, Institutions with significant collections, Websites, Bibliography).