The British Herpetological Society

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 162 - Winter 2022 Issue Number 162 - Winter 2022

pdf 01. Annual spawn clump losses in a population of the agile frog Rana dalmatina in western France

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ROGER MEEK

pdf 02. Investigating the behaviour and enclosure use of zoo-housed Cuvier’s dwarf caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus

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KEVIN LEIGH GRAY & JAMES EDWARD BRERETON

pdf 02a. Supplementary material for 02. Investigating the behaviour and enclosure use of zoo-housed Cuvier’s dwarf caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus

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KEVIN LEIGH GRAY & JAMES EDWARD BRERETON

pdf 03. An information sign changes the way the public perceives exotic pond sliders Trachemys scripta in the Altrhein of Kehl (Germany)

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CARSTEN SCHRADIN

pdf 04. Eastern green lizard Lacerta viridis predation on adult wall lizard Podarcis muralis - another reason for tail loss in small lacertids?

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MIHAI LEU & SILVIU O. PETROVAN

pdf 05. Amelanism in the Nicaraguan slider turtle Trachemys grayi in Costa Rica

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JOSÉ MANUEL MORA, LUCÍA I. LÓPEZ, GERARDO CHAVES & JOSÉ MIGUEL MORA

pdf 06. New record of the green vine snake Oxybelis fulgidus in the Cerrado of Mato Grosso, central Brazil: A significant shift from forest to savannah?

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ARTHUR DE SENA, FABIANO CORRÊA & FERNANDO MARQUES QUINTELA

pdf 07. Deaths of overwintering Nanorana spp. tadpoles due to desiccation during check dam maintenance in a western Himalayan stream, India

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VIJAYAN JITHIN & ABHIJIT DAS

pdf 08. Dark gaping - presumed independent origin for a remarkable warning signal in four Neotropical snake species

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OTAVIO A.V. MARQUES & IVAN SAZIMA

pdf 09. On the geographic distribution of the caecilians Caecilia goweri and Caecilia occidentalis

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JUAN DAVID FERNÁNDEZ-ROLDÁN & JOHN D. LYNCH

pdf 09a. Supplementary material for 09. On the geographic distribution of the caecilians Caecilia goweri and Caecilia occidentalis

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JUAN DAVID FERNÁNDEZ-ROLDÁN & JOHN D. LYNCH

pdf 10. Egg laying and neonate morphology of the stout sand snake Psammophis longifrons

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HARSHIL PATEL, AADIT PATEL & RAJU VYAS

pdf 10a. Supplementary material for 10. Egg laying and neonate morphology of the stout sand snake Psammophis longifrons

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HARSHIL PATEL, AADIT PATEL & RAJU VYAS

pdf 11. A female Amazon water snake Hydrops martii with an exceptionally large number of secondary follicles

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MATHEUS S. FRANÇA, UÉCSON S.C. DE OLIVEIRA & RODRIGO C. GONZALEZ

pdf 12. First record of male-male combat in the Malagasy giant hognose snake Leioheterodon madagascariensis

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SAMUEL BETTS & JOSHUA MAWER

pdf 13. A case of nocturnal activity in the diurnal southwestern fence lizard Scelopurus cowlesi

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GUILHERME CAEIRO-DIAS

pdf 14. Skin secretions from the velvet swamp snake Erythrolamprus typhlus

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RAFAEL A. CAMAYO & JORGE A. ZÚÑIGA-BAOS

pdf 15. Smooth newts Lissotriton vulgaris observed hibernating in a waterfowl nest

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ATZE VAN DER GOOT, MANON DE VISSER & AUKE FLORIAN HIEMSTRA

pdf 16. Panther chameleons Furcifer pardalis using aerial cables in urban habitats

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GRÉGORY DESO, XAVIER BONNET, MARKUS A. ROESCH, DYLAN LAURET, JEAN-MICHEL PROBST, XAVIER PORCEL, JULIEN RENET & NICOLAS DUBOS

pdf 17. First record of male-male combat and courtship in the brown vine snake Oxybelis aeneus

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GABRIELI SANTOS DE ARAÚJO, RENAN AUGUSTO RAMALHO, OTAVIO AUGUSTO VUOLO MARQUES & SELMA MARIA DE ALMEIDA-SANTOS

pdf 18. The Secret Life of the Adder: The Vanishing Viper

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RICK HODGES

pdf Issue Number 162 - Winter 2022, Full Issue

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