As scientific analysis of testable hypotheses has replaced the speculative approach to study of bone disease in recent and fossil amphibians and reptiles, the field has advanced from simply reporting observations to analyzing their implications.

1. Introduction.- 2. Glossary.- 3. Pathology classification.- 4. Summary of Osseous Pathology in Amphibians and Reptiles.- 5. Annotated Bibliography A-C.- 6. Annotated Bibliography D-G.- 7. Annotated Bibliography H-L.- 8. Annotated Bibliography M-N.- 9. Annotated Bibliography O-R.- 10. Annotated Bibliography S.- 11.  Annotated Bibliography T-Z.- 12. Articles frequently cited in discussion of amphibian and/or reptile pathology.- 13. Articles not reviewed.- 14. List of scientific and common names.- Acknowledgements.

Sir William Osler, a famous 19th century physician, observed that diagnosis without knowing the literature is like going to sea without charts.  This book provides the database for identifying the state of the art/knowledge related to herpetological species and diagnoses.  It identifies what has been clearly documented and areas for future investigation, providing guidance to epidemiology  as well as to isolated occurrences.  It identifies herpetological diseases which appear to represent potential models of human disease, as well as human diseases which appear to model those identified in amphibians and reptiles. The interdisciplinary approach of Herpetological Osteopathology: Annotated Bibliography of Amphibians and Reptiles, including both veterinary and human medicine, zoology and paleontology, provides the literary background for understanding diseases of bones and other hard tissues.  The book represents a library for macroscopic osseous manifestations of the spectrum of diseases that have been recognized or suspected in reptiles and amphibians.  Definitions of diseases and abnormalities are provided, followed by an overview of current understanding of the occurrence of pathologies in amphibians and reptiles.  The main body of the book presents the literature from Aristotle to Zwart. The citations are annotated to identify recognized pathology, as well as changes in accepted diagnoses and taxonomic classification. 

ESM material containing full bibliography for easy searching The current effort delineates the information by publication, characterizes the contents of the publication, establishes the validity of the conclusions and provides a unique indexing system for identifying the pertinent literature by common and scientific names It represents an exhaustive literature compilation organized searching by subject, examination of articles for additional apparently pertinent citations and review of journal tables of content. Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras