ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I am grateful to the following colleagues for letting me use their photographs: Kenny Babilon, Wolfgang Böhme, Marius Burger, Paul Freed, Chris Kelly, Warren Klein, Reto Kuster, Simon Loader, Johan Marais, Michele Menagon, Mark-Olivier Rödel, Steve Spawls, Colin Tilbury, Phillip Wagner and Wolfgang Wurster. Emily Bowles was an able editor, and maintained consistency, style and deadlines. Joe Beraducchi (BMT, Arusha), allowed his rare captives to be photographed. I thank Steve Spawls, whose whose knowledge of the biology and distribution of East African reptiles made this guide so much more accurate.

Front cover photograph: Rufous beaked snake Rhamphiophis rostratus
Back cover photograph: Yellow-spotted tree frog Leptopelis flavomaculatus
Title page photograph: Flap-necked chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis