Reptile and Amphibian

Javier G. Nevarez, DVM, PhD, DACZM, DECZM (Herpetology), is a Professor of Zoological Medicine at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

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Section I: Introduction


1.1 Introduction to Reptile Medicine


1.2 Reptile Anatomy and Physiology


1.3 UVB lighting principles for captive reptiles


1.4 Anatomy and physiology of amphibians


1.5 UVB lighting principles for captive amphibians


Section II: Chelonians


2.1 Abscesses


2.2 Adenovirus


2.3 Anemia


2.4 Anorexia


2.5 Aural abscesses


2.6 Balantidium


2.7 Buphthalmos


2.8 Cardiac disease


2.9 Cloacal prolapse


2.10 Conjunctivitis


2.11 Cryptosporidiosis


2.12 Diarrhea


2.13 Dystocia


2.14 Egg yolk coelomitis


2.15 Eimeria


2.16 Entamoeba


2.17 Exophthalmia


2.18 Follicular stasis


2.19 Gout


2.20 Hepatic lipidosis


2.21 Herpesviruses


2.22 Hexamita


2.23 Hyperglycemia


2.24 Hypervitaminosis A


2.25 Hypoglycemia


2.26 Hypovitaminosis A


2.27 Hypovitaminosis B


2.28 Iridoviruses


2.29 Isospora


2.30 Leukemia


2.31 Lower respiratory tract diseases


2.32 Lymphoma


2.33 Mycobacteriosis


2.34 Mycoplasmosis


2.35 Myiasis


2.36 Nannizziopsis mycoses


2.37 Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism


2.38 Nyctotherus


2.39 Other Hyalohyphomycoses


2.40 Oxyurids


2.41 Papillomavirus


2.42 Pentastomes


2.43 Phaeohyphomycoses


2.44 Phallus prolapse


2.45 Pseudogout


2.46 Regurgitation


2.47 Renal secondary hyperparathyroidism


2.48 Salmonellosis


2.49 Saprolegniasis


2.50 SCUD


2.51 Shell fractures


2.52 Squamous cell carcinoma


2.53 Stomatitis


2.54 Thermal burns


2.55 Ticks


2.56 Upper respiratory tract diseases


2.57 Urolithiasis


2.58 Vomiting


2.59 Weight loss


2.60 Yeast infections


Section III: Lizards


3.1 Abscesses


3.2 Adenovirus


3.3 Anemia


3.4 Anorexia


3.5 Balantidium


3.6 Buphthalmos


3.7 Cardiac disease


3.8 Carotid aneurysm


3.9 Chamaeleomyces infection


3.10 Cloacal prolapse


3.11 Conjunctivitis


3.12 Cryptosporidium


3.13 Diarrhea


3.14 Dysecdysis


3.15 Dystocia


3.16 Egg yolk coelomitis


3.17 Eimeria


3.18 Entamoeba


3.19 Exophthalmia


3.20 Follicular stasis


3.21 Gastric neuroendocrine carcinomas


3.22 Giardia


3.23 Gout


3.24 Hemipene prolapse


3.25 Hepatic lipidosis


3.26 Hyperglycemia


3.27 Hypervitaminosis A


3.28 Hypoglycemia


3.29 Hypovitaminosis A


3.30 Hypovitaminosis B


3.31 Iridoviruses


3.32 Isospora


3.33 Leukemia


3.34 Lower respiratory tract diseases


3.35 Lymphoma


3.36 Microsporidiosis


3.37 Mites


3.38 Mycobacteriosis


3.39 Nannizziopsis mycoses


3.40 Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism


3.41 Nyctotherus


3.42 Other Hyalohyphomycoses


3.43 Oxyurids


3.44 Papillomavirus


3.45 Paranannizziopsis mycoses tuatara


3.46 Pentastomids


3.47 Phaeohyphomycoses


3.48 Pseudogout


3.49 Regurgitation


3.50 Renal secondary hyperparathyroidism


3.51 Salmonellosis


3.52 Squamous cell carcinoma


3.53 Stomatitis


3.54 Thermal burns


3.55 Ticks


3.56 Upper respiratory tract diseases


3.57 Urolithiasis


3.58 Vomiting


3.59 Weight loss


3.60 Yeast infections


Section IV: Snakes


4.1 Adenovirus


4.2 Anemia


4.3 Anorexia


4.4 Balantidium


4.5 Buphthalmos


4.6 Cardiac disease


4.7 Chlamydiosis


4.8 Cloacal prolapse


4.9 Cryptosporidium


4.10 Diarrhea


4.11 Dysecdysis


4.12 Dystocia


4.13 Egg yolk coelomitis


4.14 Eimeria


4.15 Entamoeba


4.16 Follicular stasis


4.17 Gout


4.18 Hemipene prolapse


4.19 Hepatic lipidosis


4.20 Hyperglycemia


4.21 Hypoglycemia


4.22 Inclusion body disease


4.23 Iridovirus


4.24 Isospora


4.25 Leukemia


4.26 Lower respiratory tract diseases


4.27 Lymphoma


4.28 Mites


4.29 Mycobacteriosis


4.30 Nyctotherus


4.31 Ophidiomycosis


4.32 Oxyurids


4.33 Papillomavirus


4.34 Paramyxovirus


4.35 Paranannizziopsis mycoses


4.36 Pentastomids


4.37 Phaeohyphomycoses


4.38 Regurgitation


4.39 Salmonellosis


4.40 Squamous cell carcinoma


4.41 Stomatitis


4.42 Thermal burns


4.43 Ticks


4.44 Upper respiratory tract diseases


4.45 Ureteroliths and cloacoliths


4.46 Vomiting


4.47 Weight loss


4.48 Yeast infections


Section V: Crocodilians


5.1 Aflatoxicosis


5.2 Anorexia


5.3 Chlamydiosis


5.4 Cloacal prolapse


5.5 Conjunctivits


5.6 Cryptosporidium


5.7 Dermatitis


5.8 Dermatophilosis


5.9 Dystocia


5.10 Egg yolk coelomitis


5.11 Eimeria


5.12 Follicular stasis


5.13 Hyperglycemia


5.14 Hypoglycemia


5.15 Hypoxia


5.16 Isospora


5.17 Mycoplasmosis


5.18 Nannizziopsis mycoses


5.19 Other Hyalohyphomycoses


5.20 Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism


5.21 Pentastomes


5.22 Phaeohyphomycoses


5.23 Pox virus


5.24 Salmonellosis


5.25 Squamous cell carcinoma


5.26 West nile virus


Section VI: Amphibians


6.1 Abscesses


6.2 Ammonia toxicosis


6.3 Anemia


6.4 Anorexia


6.5 Buphthalmos


6.6 Cardiac disease


6.7 Chlamydiosis


6.8 Chytridiomycosis


6.9 Cryptosporidium


6.10 Dermatosepticemia


6.11 Diarrhea


6.12 Eimeria


6.13 Entamoeba


6.14 Exophthlamia


6.15 Giardia


6.16 Gout


6.17 Hexamita


6.18 Hypervitaminosis A


6.19 Hypovitaminosis A


6.20 Hypovitaminosis B


6.21 Ichthyophonus


6.22 Isospora


6.23 Lower respiratory tract diseases


6.24 Mycobacteriosis


6.25 Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism


6.26 Oxyurids


6.27 Pentastomes


6.28 Prolapse


6.29 Pseudogout


6.30 Ranavirus


6.31 Regurgitation


6.32 Renal secondary hyperparathyroidism


6.33 Rhabdia


6.34 Salmonellosis


6.35 Saprolegniasis


6.36 Short tongue syndrome


6.37 Spindly leg syndrome


6.38 Squamous cell carcinoma


6.39 Stomatitis


6.40 Ticks


6.41 Upper respiratory tract diseases


6.42 Vomiting


6.43 Weight loss


6.44 Xanthomatosis


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