John W. Wilkinson is an amphibian biodiversity specialist, lecturer and writer who has spent most of the last twenty years carrying out, organizing or writing about amphibian (and sometimes reptile) surveying, and trying to find ways the information generated can aid in the fight against amphibian declines. He currently works for the UK charity Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and lives in Dawley, Shropshire, near a toad pond.

• 1 Introducing amphibians 1.1 Amphibian diversity 1.2 Order Anura (frogs and toads) 1.3 Order Caudata (newts and salamanders) 1.4 Order Gymnophonia (caecilians)2 Before you start surveying 2.1 Types of survey 2.2 Survey and monitoring programmes 2.3 Survey aims and resources 2.4 Collecting survey data 2.5 Survey permissions and licences 2.6 Health and safety, and biosecurity 2.7 Handling amphibians3 During your survey: amphibian survey methods 3.1 Amphibian surveys in aquatic habitats 3.2 Amphibian surveys in terrestrial habitats 3.3 What other data should you collect?4 After your survey 4.1 Arranging your data for analysis 4.2 Setting out your survey report 4.3 Who needs to see your data and read your report? 4.4 Taking amphibian studies further5 Resources to help you 5.1 Example survey forms 5.3 Guides to amphibian identification and ecology 5.4 Other useful textbooks 5.5 Equipment suppliers 5.6 Amphibian study and conservation organizations and societiesReferences Glossary Index

In my darker moments, I wonder if there is still a role for books in the modern screen-obsessed world. Then one comes across a book like this, where an expert with a lifetime’s experience provides a guide to everything that someone aiming to carry out amphibian survey and monitoring needs to think about. Splendid.

John W. Wilkinson is an amphibian biodiversity specialist, lecturer and writer who has spent most of the last twenty years carrying out, organizing or writing about amphibian (and sometimes reptile) surveying, and trying to find ways the information generated can aid in the fight against amphibian declines. He currently works for the UK charity Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and lives in Dawley, Shropshire, near a toad pond.

• 1 Introducing amphibians 1.1 Amphibian diversity 1.2 Order Anura (frogs and toads) 1.3 Order Caudata (newts and salamanders) 1.4 Order Gymnophonia (caecilians)2 Before you start surveying 2.1 Types of survey 2.2 Survey and monitoring programmes 2.3 Survey aims and resources 2.4 Collecting survey data 2.5 Survey permissions and licences 2.6 Health and safety, and biosecurity 2.7 Handling amphibians3 During your survey: amphibian survey methods 3.1 Amphibian surveys in aquatic habitats 3.2 Amphibian surveys in terrestrial habitats 3.3 What other data should you collect?4 After your survey 4.1 Arranging your data for analysis 4.2 Setting out your survey report 4.3 Who needs to see your data and read your report? 4.4 Taking amphibian studies further5 Resources to help you 5.1 Example survey forms 5.3 Guides to amphibian identification and ecology 5.4 Other useful textbooks 5.5 Equipment suppliers 5.6 Amphibian study and conservation organizations and societiesReferences Glossary Index

In my darker moments, I wonder if there is still a role for books in the modern screen-obsessed world. Then one comes across a book like this, where an expert with a lifetime’s experience provides a guide to everything that someone aiming to carry out amphibian survey and monitoring needs to think about. Splendid.

John W. Wilkinson is an amphibian biodiversity specialist, lecturer and writer who has spent most of the last twenty years carrying out, organizing or writing about amphibian (and sometimes reptile) surveying, and trying to find ways the information generated can aid in the fight against amphibian declines. He currently works for the UK charity Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and lives in Dawley, Shropshire, near a toad pond.

• 1 Introducing amphibians 1.1 Amphibian diversity 1.2 Order Anura (frogs and toads) 1.3 Order Caudata (newts and salamanders) 1.4 Order Gymnophonia (caecilians)2 Before you start surveying 2.1 Types of survey 2.2 Survey and monitoring programmes 2.3 Survey aims and resources 2.4 Collecting survey data 2.5 Survey permissions and licences 2.6 Health and safety, and biosecurity 2.7 Handling amphibians3 During your survey: amphibian survey methods 3.1 Amphibian surveys in aquatic habitats 3.2 Amphibian surveys in terrestrial habitats 3.3 What other data should you collect?4 After your survey 4.1 Arranging your data for analysis 4.2 Setting out your survey report 4.3 Who needs to see your data and read your report? 4.4 Taking amphibian studies further5 Resources to help you 5.1 Example survey forms 5.3 Guides to amphibian identification and ecology 5.4 Other useful textbooks 5.5 Equipment suppliers 5.6 Amphibian study and conservation organizations and societiesReferences Glossary Index

In my darker moments, I wonder if there is still a role for books in the modern screen-obsessed world. Then one comes across a book like this, where an expert with a lifetime’s experience provides a guide to everything that someone aiming to carry out amphibian survey and monitoring needs to think about. Splendid.