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Lost Frogs and Hot Snakes
Part VI

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table of contents
  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. Part I The Thrill of Discovery
    1. 1. The Irreplaceable Role of Nature in Scientific Discovery
    2. 2. The Crawfish Frog’s Jaw
    3. 3. Journey to the Amazonian Rainforest
    4. 4. A Rainy Evening in the Pantanal
    5. 5. Tracking Turtles
    6. 6. Finding the Frog That Sings Like a Bird
    7. 7. Borneo’s Tadpole Heaven
    8. 8. How the Bog Frog Got Its Name
  4. Part II Adventure and Exploration
    1. 9. My First Summit Camp
    2. 10. Down Under
    3. 11. Lessons from the Field: It’s the Journey, Not the Destination
    4. 12. Flying Southward Thirty-Three Degrees to Catch More Frogs
    5. 13. Trip to the Xingu River in the Amazon Forest of Brazil
    6. 14. Wok bilong ol pik
    7. 15. In Search of Wonder: How Curiosity Led Me to Madagascar
  5. Part III Fascination and Love for the Animals
    1. 16. Never Work on a Species That Is Smarter than You Are
    2. 17. The Reality of Giant Geckos
    3. 18. Following the Mole (Salamander) Trail: A Forty-Year Cross-Country Journey
    4. 19. Chance, Myth, and the Mountains of Western China
    5. 20. Dive in the Air beside a Rice Paddy: A Moment to Grab an Eluding Snake
    6. 21. Immersion
    7. 22. Herpetology Moments
    8. 23. Crying in the Rain, in the Middle of the World
    9. 24. Frogs in the Clear-Cut
    10. 25. Once upon a Diamondback: Learning Lessons about the Fragility of Desert Life
    11. 26. SWAT Team to the Rescue
    12. 27. Military Herpetology
  6. Part IV Mishaps and Misadventures
    1. 28. Close Encounters of the Gator Kind
    2. 29. Don’t Tread on Her
    3. 30. A Snake to Die For
    4. 31. Goose on the Road
    5. 32. Lost on the Puna
    6. 33. Lost and Found
    7. 34. The Mob That Almost Hanged Us in Chiapas, Mexico
    8. 35. Adventures while Studying Lizards in the Highlands of Veracruz, Mexico
  7. Part V Dealing with the Unexpected
    1. 36. The Field Herpetologist’s Guide to Interior Australia … with Kids
    2. 37. Troubles in a Tropical Paradise
    3. 38. Island Castaways and the Limits of Optimism
    4. 39. Lessons in Patience: Frog Eggs, Snakes, and Rain
    5. 40. Sounds of Silence on the Continental Divide
  8. Part VI The People We Meet, the Friendships We Forge, the Students We Influence
    1. 41. Why Do I Do What I Do in the Field?
    2. 42. The Captain and the Frog
    3. 43. Exploring the Wild Kingdom with Marlin
    4. 44. Terror, Courage, and the Little Red Snake
    5. 45. Team Snake Meets Equipe Serpent
    6. 46. Ticks, Policemen, and Motherhood: Experiences in the Dry Chaco of Argentina
    7. 47. Adventures in Wonderland
    8. 48. In the Rabeta of the Pajé: An Ethnoherpetological Experience
  9. Parting Thoughts
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. Index

Part VI

The People We Meet, the Friendships We Forge, the Students We Influence

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