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 152 - Summer 2020 Issue Number 152 - Summer 2020

01. Range limitation of the Peaks of Otter salamander (Plethodon hubrichti) due to competition with the eastern red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) in sympatry

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https://doi.org/10.33256/hb152.16

TIMOTHY R. BROPHY & NORMAN REICHENBACH

02. A communal nesting site of the Central American river turtle (Dermatemys mawii) along the New River, Belize

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https://doi.org/10.33256/hb152.710

NICOLE D. JENNINGS, EMILY V. GATI, GERSON A. RAMIREZ, JENNA COLE, BRITTANY MASON, VENETIA BRIGGS-GONZALEZ & FRANK J. MAZZOTTI

03. Husbandry and reproduction of the Saharan spiny-tailed lizard, Uromastyx geyri

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04. Breeding behaviour of Dubois’s leaping frog Indirana duboisi (Anura: Ranixalidae)

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https://doi.org/10.33256/152.1517

MADHUSHRI MUDKE & PAVAN KUMARTHUNGA

05. Substrate preference in the fossorial caecilian Microcaecila unicolor (Amphibia: Gymnophiona, Siphonopidae)

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https://doi.org/10.33256/152.1820

CATHERINE WHATLEY, BENJAMIN TAPLEY, CHRISTOPHER J. MICHAELS, DAVID J. GOWER & MARK WILKINSON

06. Trachemys scripta elegans (Testudines: Emydidae) threatens a wetland of international significance in Iran

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https://doi.org/10.33256/152.2123

OMID MOZAFFARI, POUYA RAHBARI & MOHAMMAD DEHDAR DARGAHI

07. Rediscovery and updated distribution of Lycodon septentrionalis from Mizoram state, north-east India

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https://doi.org/10.33256/152.2425

LAL BIAKZUALA, VANLALHRIMA, BINOY KUMAR BARMAN & HMAR TLAWMTE LALREMSANGA

07a. Supplementary Materials: Rediscovery and updated distribution of Lycodon septentrionalis from Mizoram state, north-east India

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LAL BIAKZUALA, VANLALHRIMA, BINOY KUMAR BARMAN & HMAR TLAWMTE LALREMSANGA

08. Death-feigning as defensive behaviour of eight lizard species of the Amazon rainforest

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https://doi.org/10.33256/152.2627

CARLOS EDUARDO COSTA-CAMPOS & JÉSSICA STEFANY COSTA ANAISSI

09. A caution on handling Trachycephalus venulosus (Anura: Hylidae); toxic effects of skin secretion on human eyes

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10. First record of the aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus) in South Wales

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https://doi.org/10.33256/152.3031

DAVID J. CLEMENS & STEVEN J. R. ALLAIN

11. Coronella austriaca (smooth snake) - mortality after prey ingestion

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https://doi.org/10.33256/152.3233

ALEKSANDRA KOLANEK, MONIKA PASTRYKIEWICZ, WOJCIECH BORAWSKI & STANISŁAW BURY

12. A malformed oriental garden lizard Calotes versicolor from north-east Bangladesh

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https://doi.org/10.33256/152.3435

ASHIS KUMAR DATTA & MD. KAMRUL HASAN

13. Salamander using its prehensile tail - Bolitoglossa cf. nympha (Plethodontidae; sub-genus Nanotriton), Honduras

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14. Aberrant body markings in the Cuban banded dwarf boa, Tropidophis feicki (Squamata: Tropidophiidae)

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https://doi.org/10.33256/152.3839

L. YUSNAVIEL GARCIA-PADRON, JAVIER TORRES & MIGUEL BOLIGAN EXPOSITO

15. First evidence of Fogo Island skink (Chioninia fogoensis) introduction to the island of Madeira

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https://doi.org/10.33256/152.4041

DAVID J. CLEMENS & STEVEN J. R. ALLAIN

16. Piebald Common Frogs Rana temporaria

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https://doi.org/10.33256/152.42

JOHN M.R. BAKER & ROBIN BIDDLE

17. A case of leucism in the slow worm (Anguis fragilis)

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https://doi.org/10.33256/152.43

HOLLY HARKNESS & STEVEN J. R. ALLAIN

18. Predation and ingestion of a viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara) by the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) in England

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https://doi.org/10.33256/152.44

OLIVER THOMAS, STEVEN J. R. ALLAIN & PAUL SAGAR

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