List of currently recognised species Preface to the 7th edition Acknowledgements Introduction Descriptions Zoological names Common names Illustrations The distribution maps - and how to interpret them Patterns of frog and reptile distributions in Australia Compiling species lists Habit Subspecies Making an identification Conservation and protection Location of specimens for photography or for authorised capture Collecting/sampling methods Transporting live specimens Preservation of specimens Captive specimens Introduced (exotic) species Snakebite and its treatment Amphibians Frogs Diagnostic characters in frogs Family Limnodynastidae (Limnodynastid Frogs) Family Myobatrachidae (Southern Frogs) Family Hylidae (Tree Frogs) Family Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed Toads) Family Ranidae ('True' Frogs) Family Bufonidae ('True' Toads) Reptiles Crocodiles Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) Turtles and tortoises Diagnostic characters in turtles Family Cheloniidae (Sea-turtles) Family Dermochelyidae (Leathery Turtle) Family Carettochelydidae (Pitted-shelled Turtle) Family Chelidae (Side-necked Tortoises) Lizards Diagnostic characters in lizards Family Carphodactylidae (Southern Padless Geckos) Family Diplodactylidae (Austral Geckos) Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Family Pygopodidae (Snake-lizards) Family Scincidae (Skinks) Family Agamidae (Dragon Lizards) Family Varanidae (Goannas or Monitor Lizards) Snakes Diagnostic characters in snakes Family Typhlopidae (Blind Snakes) Family Boidae (Pythons) Family Acrochordidae (File Snakes) Family Colubridae (Colubrid Snakes) Family Homalopsidae (Water Snakes) Family Elapidae (Elapid Snakes) Family Elapidae, subfamily Hydrophiinae (Elapid Land Snakes) Family Elapidae, subfamily Hydrophiinae (Elapid Sea Snakes) Family Elapidae, subfamily Laticaudinae (Elapid Sea Kraits) Addenda Glossary Selected references Index of scientific names and general terms Index of common names.