Presents the biology of amphibians and reptiles as the product of phylogenetic history and environmental influences acting in both ecological and evolutionary time. Emphasizes how amphibians and reptiles function in the broadest sense. Herpetology.
So, my instructor really went off book about midway through the semester, so I didn't actually read through the whole book. Because of this, I don't feel right giving it a rating. The chapters I did read were really good though. Future editions could be improved by adding pictures in color (as opposed to the black and white in this book).