Covers the most common snakes, lizards, skinks, chamaeleons, terrapins and amphibians (frogs) of East Africa - covering a total of 260 species. The aim is identification and each species account features a brief text that highlights diagnostic features, a distribution map and a colour photograph.
Author of the Photoguide to Snakes of Southern Africa and Field Guide to Snakes and Reptiles of Southern Africa, Bill Branch is herpetologist at the Port Elizabeth Museum. He has published more than 180 scientific articles, over 70 popular articles and six popular books on reptiles and amphibians, and has served on numerous IUCN groups over the years.