Natural History Notes features shorter-style articles documenting observations made of amphibians and reptiles mostly in the field. Articles should be concise and may consist of as little as two or three paragraphs, although ideally will be between 600 and 800 words. Preferred contributions should represent an observation made of a free-living animal with little human intrusion, and describe a specific aspect of natural history. Information based on a captive observation should be declared as such in the text and the precise geographical origin of the specimen stated. With few exceptions, an individual ‘Note’ should concern only one species, and authors are requested to choose a keyword or short phrase that best describes the nature of their observation (e.g., Diet, Reproduction). The use of photographs is encouraged but should replace words rather than embellish them. Contributions are accepted on the premise that they represent an original and previously unreported observation, and may be edited prior to acceptance. Standard format for this section is as follows:

High resolution scanned images (TIFF or JPEG files on CD or 100mb zip disk) are the preferred format for submission of illustrations, although good quality slides, colour and monochrome prints are also acceptable. It is possible also to reproduce line drawings, graphs, and charts if executed clearly in black ink or printed with a high quality computer printer; these should be submitted in a form suitable for electronic imaging with the orientation of the image indicated on the back. All illustrations should be entirely relevant to the text and numbered sequentially with Arabic numbers (i.e. Table 1; Figure 1). Authors are advised where possible to submit copies of illustrations rather than originals, as the BHS can regrettably not accept any responsibility in the event of their loss or damage. Slides, artwork, and other original material will be returned following publication.