"Florida is home to a more diverse variety of amphibians and reptiles than any other state due to its wide array of ecosystems--from pine forests to the subtropical Everglades to the tropical Keys--and its large number of established nonnative species. This volume is a comprehen­sive account of the 219 species known to exist in the state. - -UF Press.

Includes glossary.

1. Introduction -- Class Amphibia. 2. Species accounts: Order Caudata (salamanders) ; 3. Species accounts: Order Anura (frogs) -- Class Reptilia. 4. Species accounts: Order Testudines (turtles) ; 5. Species accounts: Order Crocodylia ; 6. Species accounts: Order Squamata, suborder Sauria or Lacertilia (lizards) ; 7. Species accounts: Order Squamata, suborder Serpentes (snakes) -- 8. Potential or problematic species. Introduction : Biodiversity -- Herpetology and Specimen Collection -- History of Florida Herpetology -- Taxonomy -- Environmental Setting -- Status of Species -- Survey and Research Methods -- Source of Locality Records -- Explanation of Species Accounts -- Class Amphibia : Species Accounts: Order Caudata (Salamanders) : Family Ambystomatidae (Mole Salamanders) - Family Amphiumidae (Amphiumas) -- Family Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders) -- Family Proteidae (Mudpuppies or Waterdogs) -- Family Salamandridae (Newts) -- Family Sirenidae (Sirens) -- Species Accounts: Order Anura (Frogs) : Family Bufonidae (True Toads) -- Family Eleutherodactylidae (Rainfrogs or Robber Frogs) -- Family Hylidae (Treefrogs) -- Family Microhylidae (Narrow-mouthed Frogs) -- Family Ranidae (True Frogs) -- Family Scaphiopidae (North American Spadefoots) -- Family Pipidae - Class Reptilia : Species Accounts: Order Testudines (Turtles) : Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles) -- Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) -- Family Chelydridae (Snapping Turtles) -- Family Emydidae (Box and Water Turtles) -- Family Kinosternidae (Mud and Musk Turtles) -- Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) -- Family Trionychidae (Softshells) -- Species Accounts: Order Crocodylia : Family Alligatoridae (Alligators and Caimans) -- Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) - Species Accounts: Order Squamata, Suborder Sauria or Lacertilia (Lizards) : Family Anguidae (Glass and Alligator Lizards) -- Family Gekkonidae (True Geckos) -- Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos) -- Family Sphaerodactylidae (Dwarf Geckos) -- Family Agamidae (Agamas) -- Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons) -- Family Corytophanidae (Casque-headed Lizards) -- Family Dactyloidae (Anoles) -- Family Iguanidae (Iguanas) -- Family Leiocephalidae (Curly-tailed Lizards) -- Family Phrynosomatidae (Spiny and Horned Lizards) -- Family Mabuyidae (Sun Skinks) -- Family Scincidae (Typical Skinks) -- Family Sphenomorphidae (Forest Skinks) -- Family Teiidae (Ameivas, Whiptails, and Tegus) -- Family Varanidae (Monitors) -- Family Rhineuridae (Wide-snouted Wormlizards) - Species Accounts: Order Squamata, Suborder Serpentes (Snakes) : Family Acrochordidae (File Snakes) -- Family Typhlopidae (Blindsnakes) -- Family Boidae (Boas) -- Family Pythonidae (Pythons) -- Family Colubridae (Harmless Egg-laying Snakes) -- Family Dipsadidae (Rear-fanged Snakes) -- Family Natricidae (Harmless Live-bearing Snakes) -- Family Elapidae (Coralsnakes) -- Family Viperidae (Vipers) -- Potential or Problematic Species.