The book " A Photographic Field Guide to the Amphibians & Reptiles of the Lowland Monsoon Forests of Southern Vietnam" will be a useful publication, providing basic information for investigation and protection of amphibians and reptiles, and contributing to wildlife conservation in Vietnam, as well as in Southeast Asia in general.The publication is recommended to professionals and amateurs alike; indeed to all those who love nature.This book is a good example of successful international scientific collaboration between herpetologists from different countries working together , on the exploration of a Southeast Asian tropical country with enormous biological diversity. (Reptilia)