edited by Keith Corbett on behalf of the Conservation Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, also serving as the IUCN/SSC European Reptile and Amphibian Specialist Group
compiled by Ian Burfield and Franz van Bommel on behalf of The BirdLife International European Partnership with contributions from Umberto Gallo-Orsi, Szabolcs Nagy, Canan Orhun, Rob Pople (species accounts) and Roland van Zoest (maps). Project managers Ian Burfield (2003-2004) and Des Callaghan (2002)