The Herpetological Bulletin

The Herpetological Bulletin is a quarterly publication in English. It includes full-length papers, natural history notes, book reviews, and other items of general herpetological interest. Emphasis is placed on natural history and conservation as well as captive care that includes breeding, husbandry, veterinary, and behavioural aspects.

Issue Number 139 - Spring 2017 Issue Number 139 - Spring 2017

01. Zoological Society of London: contributions towards advancing the field of herpetology through conservation, research, captive management and education.

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Benjamin Tapley, Jon Bielby, Monika Böhm , Lola Brookes, Tyrone capel, Joe Smiley Capon-Doyle, Shu Chen, Alex Cliffe, Lisa Clifforde, Olivia Couchman, Andrew A. Cunningham, Yedra Feltrer, Amanda Ferguson, Edmund Flach,Martin Franklin, Trenton W.J. Garner, Iri Gill, Claudia L. Gray, Rikki Gumbs, Amanda Guthrie, Jenny Jaffe, Stephanie Jayson, Luke Harding, Mike Hudson, Daniel Kane, Jo Korn, Becki lawson, Heather Macintosh, Nic Masters, thomas maunders,Fieke Molenaar, Christopher J Michaels, Trevor moxey, Cassandra Murray, Nisha Owen, Paul Pearce-Kelly, Matthew Rendle, Tony Sainsbury, Chris Segeant, Francesca Servini, Sophie Sparrow, Taina Strike, Sarah Thomas & Samuel Turvey.

02. Captive husbandry and breeding of Gonyosoma boulengeri

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Daniel Kane, Iri Gill, Luke Harding, Joe Capon, Martin Franklin, Francesca Servini, Benjamin Tapley & Christopher J. Michaels

03. Observed localities for three endangered, endemic Mexican ambystomatids (Ambystoma altamirani, A. leorae, and A. rivulare) from central Mexico

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Guillermo Woolrich-Piña, Geoffrey R. Smith, Julio A. Lemos-Espinal, Aline Berenice Estrella Zamora & Raymundo Montoya Ayala

04. Repeated use of roadside tunnels of the European mole (Talpa europea) as a communal nesting area by grass snakes, Natrix natrix: are there thermal benefits?

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Roger Meek

05. Natural history observations of a dwarf ‘green’ gecko, Lygodactylus conraui in Rivers State (Southern Nigeria)

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Nioking Amadi, Godfrey C. Akani, Nwabueze Ebere, Gbeneme Asumene, Fabio petrozzi, Edem A. Eniang & Luca Luiselli

06. Genetic confirmation of the occurrence and notes on the ecology of the yellow-bellied toad, Bombina variegata (L., 1758) (Amphibia: Bombinatoridae) in the European part of Turkey

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Mert Karis, Michael Veith, Bayram Göçmen, Mehmet Anıl Oğuz, Doğa Ncansener & Burak Kurt

07. Geographical distribution and conservation biology of the Mesopotamian spiny-tailed lizard Saara loricata in Bushehr Province, southern Iran

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Farzaneh Nazari-serenjeh & Farhang Torki

08. Teira dugesii (Sauria: Lacertidae) – high aggregation

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Saniel Koleska, Vladimir Vrabec & Martin Kulma

09. Observation of a Varanus salvator consuming potentially dangerous waste refuse in Karamjal, Bangladesh Sundarbans mangrove forest

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K. M. Mijanur Rahman, Ilgizar Iliazovic Rakhimov & M. Monirul H. Khan

10. Observation of a paedomorphic palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus) in Scotland

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Erik Paterson

11. Predation of Feihyla hansenae (Hansen’s bush frog) eggs by a nursery web spider

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Sinlan Poo, Francesca T. Erickson, Sara A. Mason & Bradley D. Nissen

12. An egg mass of the spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, in an unusual terrestrial location

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Sean M. Hartzell

13. A case of xanthochromism in the common frog (Rana temporaria)

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Steven J. R. Allain & Mark J. Goodman

14. A coconut-eating monitor lizard? On an unusual case of frugivory in the melanistic Sulawesi water monitor (Varanus togianus)

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André Koch & Evy Arida

15. Anophthalmia in adults of two Amazonian treefrogs (Anura: Hylidae)

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Werther P. Ramalho, Fábio Maffei, Vinicius Guerra, Danyella P. Da Silva, Lucicléia R. A. De Matos And Lisandro J. S. Vieira

16. Book Review - Field Guide to the Amphibians & Reptiles of Britain and Europe

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Howard Inns

Issue Number 139 - Spring 2017 - Full Issue

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