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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 157 - Autumn 2021 Issue Number 157 - Autumn 2021

pdf 01. Ecological notes on the Cát Bà gecko Goniurosaurus catbaensis, a species endemic to the limestone karst islands of northern Vietnam

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LUAN MAI SY, VINH QUANG LUU, THONG PHAM VAN, CHIN KOLYAN, BENJAMIN LEPRINCE, PHONG BUI DANG, DANIELE DENDI & LUCA LUISELLI

pdf 01a. Supplementary Materials for 01. Ecological notes on the Cát Bà gecko Goniurosaurus catbaensis, a species endemic to the limestone karst islands of northern Vietnam

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LUAN MAI SY, VINH QUANG LUU, THONG PHAM VAN, CHIN KOLYAN, BENJAMIN LEPRINCE, PHONG BUI DANG, DANIELE DENDI & LUCA LUISELLI

pdf 02. Evidence of cannibalism in a population of western Galápagos racers Pseudalsophis occidentalis (Serpentes: Colubridae)

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LUIS ORTIZ-CATEDRAL, HARRISON SOLLIS, EUAN MONCREIFFE, JOHANNES RAMIREZ, DANNY RUEDA, CHRISTIAN SEVILLA & RICHARD WOLLOCOMBE

pdf 03. New locality records of the Mizo rain snake Smithophis atemporalis with meristic and morphometric data based on specimen collection and a citizen science initiative

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SAMUEL LALRONUNGA, C. LALRINCHHANA, LALNUNHLUA, ISAAC ZOSANGLIANA, K. LALHMANGAIHA, MALSAWMDAWNGLIANA, VANLALVUANA, LALKHAWNGAIHA SAILO, LALMUANPUIA, P.L. LALSAWMLIANA, LALNUNSIAMA VARTE, LALZUITLUANGA, VANLALCHHUANGA, NGURTHANMAWIA, H. LALMUANPUIA, VANLALHRIATZUALA SAILO, LALFAKZUALI KHIANGTE5, NICKY MALSAWMTLUANGA, JAMES R. VANLALZAWMA, J. RAMDINMAWIA, LALZARZOVA, SAIPARI SAILO & ESTHER LALHMINGLIANI

pdf 04. Southern grey shrike as a predator of reptiles on the island of Gran Canaria and a comparison between island and mainland predation rates

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JOSÉ M. CABALLERO, ALFONSO BALMORI-DE LA PUENTE, TERESA CALDERÓN, IVÁN DE LA CALLE & ALFONSO BALMORI

pdf 04a. Supplementary Materials for 04. Southern grey shrike as a predator of reptiles on the island of Gran Canaria and a comparison between island and mainland predation rates

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JOSÉ M. CABALLERO, ALFONSO BALMORI-DE LA PUENTE, TERESA CALDERÓN, IVÁN DE LA CALLE & ALFONSO BALMORI

pdf 05. Dominant and submissive behaviour in the rattlesnake Crotalus durissus under semi-natural conditions

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SILARA FATIMA BATISTA, DIEGO FERREIRA MUNIZ-DA-SILVA & SELMA MARIA ALMEIDA-SANTOS

pdf 06. Successful nest intervention for declining turtle species - the northwestern pond turtle Actinemys marmorata and southwestern pond turtle Actinemys pallida

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SARAH M. FOSTER, STEPHEN GERGENI, KELLY A. DAVIDSON, LUCY STEVENOT & JEFF A. ALVAREZ

pdf 07. Male genital/cloacal prolapse in wild marsh crocodiles Crocodylus palustris, Gujarat, India

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RAJU VYAS & VISHAL MISTRY

pdf 08. New records and a compilation of the defensive behaviours of the colubrid snake Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus

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RONILDO ALVES BENÍCIO

pdf 09. Decision making under risk of predation in the western whip snake Hierophis viridiflavus

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ROGER MEEK & LUCA LUISELLI

pdf 10. Oophagy in the Smooth snake Coronella austriaca – first photographic record of bird egg predation

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BEATE STRØM JOHANSEN & ØYSTEIN FLAATTEN

pdf 11. An unusual sleep posture for the oriental garden lizard Calotes versicolor

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DEBAPRASAD SENGUPTA & PUJA DEB

pdf 12. Male common midwife toad Alytes obstetricans depositing eggs in a flowerpot saucer in a suburban garden?

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MARIO I. SHIMBOV & STEVEN J.R. ALLAIN

pdf 13. First case of severe bloatedness in adult common brown frogs Rana temporaria

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MICHAŁ SZKUDLAREK & BARTŁOMIEJ NAJBAR

pdf 14. Unusual posture of a male northern viper Vipera berus – a more efficient way to bask?

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ANDREA V. POZZI & GUILLEM L. RUSSELL

pdf 15. Caudal autophagy in a sphaerodactyline gecko from the Peruvian Amazon

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LAUREN SCHNELL & LINDSEY SWIERK

pdf 16. Tadpoles of the midwife toad Alytes obstetricans scavenging carrion

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DAVID J. CLEMENS, LLOYD ROSE & STEVEN J. R. ALLAIN

pdf 17. Antipredator behaviours of the glass frog Hyalinobatrachium iaspidiense from eastern Amazonia, Brazil

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FILLIPE PEDROSO-SANTOS & CARLOS EDUARDO COSTA-CAMPOS

pdf Issue Number 157 - Autumn 2021, Full issue

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