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The Herpetological bookstore, Bibliomania is having a moving sale on over 50,000 herpetological titles.

Later this year, Bibliomania is planning to move to a new warehouse. In order to make the move easier, the store has placed its entire online inventory on sale — 20% off. Currently over 50,000 herpetological titles are available, from small reprints priced as low as $0.50 to rare books priced in the thousands. The only restrictions to the sale are items being offered on consignment are not on sale and the minimum order is $20.00.

The website does not estimate postage very well. Postage will recalculated based on the weight of the items ordered and adjusted (almost always down) before the order is charged. International orders can be shipped using an International Surface Air Lift service which greatly reduces the cost of postage, but does take longer to arrive - 30-45 days on average.

To take advantage of this sale visit: http://www.HerplitSales.com

Use Coupon Code 20SALE during checkout to receive the discount.

Schildkröten im Fokus volume 10 issue 1

Contents:

Bidmon, Hans-Jürgen. 2013. Zusammenfassungen wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten. Schildkröten im Fokus. 10 (1): 19-24.

Bidmon, Hans-Jürgen. 2013. Schildkröten in den Dünen entlang des Ropotamo: Ein Lebensraum geprägt von ausgiebigem Morgentau zwischen Sand und Eichenlaub. Schildkröten im Fokus. 10 (1): 25-34. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Trommer, Wenke. 2013. Haltung der Maurischen Landschildkröte, Testudo graeca ibera. Schildkröten im Fokus. 10 (1): 3-18. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Vinke, Thomas and Sabine Vinke. 2013. Testudo–Haltung als Initialzündung für die Forschung. Schildkröten im Fokus. 10 (1): 35. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Russian Journal of Herpetology volume 19 issue 4

Contents:

Al-Shammari, Ahmed M. 2012. Additional records of lizards in Ha'il Province, Saudia Arabia. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 19 (4): 287-291. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Litvinchuk, S. N., J. M. Rosanov, N. A. Schepina, V. I. Kazakov, D. V. Skorinov and L. J. Borkin. 2012. The first case of natural triploidy in the Mongolian Toad, Bufo raddei. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 19 (4): 333-336. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Mozaffari, Omid and Esmaeil Saeidi Moghari. 2012. Sexual dimorphism in Bufo eichwaldi's snout shape with description of its usage in male-male competition. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 19 (4): 349-351. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Nazarov, Roman A., Dmitry A. Bondarenko and Mehdi Radjabizadeh. 2012. A new species of Thin-toed Geckos Cyrtopodion sensu lato (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Hormozgan Province, south Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 19 (4): 292-298. Cyrtopodion hormozganum sp. nov.

Pauwels, Oliver S. G. and Richard Wahlgren. 2012. Book review: The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 19 (4): 352-355. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Quah, Evan S. H., Choo Tse Chien, Mohd Abdul Muin and Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah. 2012. Color changes during courtship and mating of the Green Crested Lizard, Bronchocela cristella (Kuhl, 1820) (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae) with a discussion of its behavioral and evolutionary significance. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 19 (4): 303-306. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Rajabizadeh, Mahdi, Josef F. Schmidtler, Nikolai Orlov and Gholamreza Soleimani. 2012. Review of taxonomy and distribution of the Eirenis medus group (Chernov, 1940) (Ophidia: Colibridae) with description of a new species of the genus Eirenis from Kerman Province, southeastern Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 19 (4): 307-313. Eirenis (Pediophis) kermanensis sp. nov. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Severtsova, Elena A., David R. Aguillon-Gutierrez and Alexsey S. Severtsov. 2012. Frequent anomalies in larvae of Common and Moor Frogs in Moscow are in the suburbs of Moscow, Russia. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 19 (4): 337-348. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Subramanean, J. and M. Vikram Reddy. 2012. Diurnal variation in densities of three species of lizards — Sitana ponticeriana, Calotes versicolor, and Eutropis bibronii in relation to temperature and relative humidity across different seasons on Cormandel Coast near Chennai (India). Russian Journal of Herpetology. 19 (4): 277-283. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Torki, Farhang. 2012. Notes on sexual dimorphism of Carinatogecko heteropholis (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) (Minton, Anderson et Anderson, 1970). Russian Journal of Herpetology. 19 (4): 284-286. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Tuniyev, S. B., A. Avci, B. S. Tuniyev, A. L. Agasian and L. A. Agasain. 2012. Description of a new species of Shiel-head Vipers — Pelias olguni sp. nov. from Basin of Upper Flow of the Kura River in Turkey. Russian Journal of Herpetology. 19 (4): 314-332. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Vyas, Raju, Viral Prajapati and Dikansh Parmar. 2012. The case of incomplete albinism in Indian Red Sand Boa Eryx johnii johnii (Russell, 1801) (Reptilia: Serpentes: Boidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology. 19 (4): 299-302. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Journal of Herpetology volume 46 issue 4

Contents:

Anderson, Matthew L., Cybil N. Cavalieri, Felipe Rodriguez-Romero and Stanley F. Fox. 2012. The differential effect of tail autotomy on sprint performance between the sexes in the lizard Uta standburiana. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 648-652. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Avila, Robson W., Andre Pansonato and Christine Strüssmann. 2012. A new species of Proceratophrys (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from midwestern Brazil. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 466-472. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Beaupre, Steven J. and Frederic Zaidan, III. 2012. Digestive performance in the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) with reference to temperature dependent and bioenergetic cost of growth. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 637-642. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Block, Carolina, Laura E. Vega and Oscar A. Stellatelli. 2012. Vegetation refuges of a sand lizard assemblage in temperate coastal sand dunes. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 608-613. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Burger, Joanna, Robert T. Zappalorti, Michael Gochfeld, Emile DeVito, David Schneider, Matt McCort and Christian Jeitner. 2012. Long-term use of hibernacula by Northern Pinesnakes (Pituophis melanoleucus). Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 596-601. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Correa, Claudio L., Marco A. Méndez, Alberto Veloso and Michel Sallaberry. 2012. Genetic and reproductive evidence of natural hybridization between the sister species Rhinella atacamensis and Rhinella arunco (Anura, Bufonidae). Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 568-577. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Crnobrnja-Isailovic, Jelka, Srecko Curcic, Dragana Stojadinovic, Natasa Tomasevic-Kolarov, Ivan Aleksic and Zeljko Tomanovic. 2012. Diet composition and food preferences in adult Common Toads (Bufo bufo) (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae). Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 562-567. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Daversa, D. R., E. Muths and J. Bosch. 2012. Terrestrial movement patterns of the Common Toad (Bufo bufo) in cenral Spain reveal habitat of conservation importance. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 658-664. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Davis, Melanie J., Jennifer L. Purrenhage and Michelle D. Boone. 2012. Elucidating predator-prey interactions using aquatic microcosms: Complex effects of a crayfish predator, vegetation, and Atrazine on tadpole survival and behavior. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 527-534. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Dawson, Beth and Michael J. Ryan. 2012. Female preferences are not altered by early acoustic experience in the neotropical frog Physalaemus pustulosus. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 535-538. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Garcia-Gonzalez, Claudia and Eva Garcia-Vazquez. 2012. Urban ponds, neglected Noah's Ark for amphibians. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 507-514. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Gomes, Felipe Bittioli R., Diogo B. Provete and Itamar A. Martins. 2012. Description of the tadpole of Hylodes magalhaesi (Bokermann, 1964) (Anura: Hylodidae). Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 614-619. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Hamilton, Bryan Tyler, Rachel Hart and Jack W. Sites, Jr. 2012. Feeding ecology of the Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum, Colubridae) in the western United States. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 515-522. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Heath, Stacy, Aaron W. Schrey, Kyle G. Ashton, Henry R. Mushinsky and Earl D. McCoy. 2012. Contrasting genetic differentiation of a poorly dispersing lizard in connected and fragmented scrub habitats. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 602-607. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Henle, Klaus, Bela Mester, Szabolcs Lengyel and Miklos Puky. 2012. A review of a rare type anomaly in amphibians, tail duplication and bifurcation, with description of three cases in European species (Triturus dobrogicus, Triturus carnifex, and Hyla arboreai). Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 451-455. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Hesed, Kyle Miller. 2012. Uncovering salamander ecology: A review of coverboard design. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 442-450. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Hibbitts, Troy J., William E. Cooper, Jr and Martin J. Whiting. 2012. Spatial distribution and activity patterns in African Barking Geckos: Implications for mating system and reproduction. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 456-460. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Humphries, W. Jeffrey and Michael A. Sisson. 2012. Long distance migrations, landscape use, and vulnerability to prescribed fire of the Gopher Frog (Lithobates capito). Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 665-670. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Kaefer, Igor L., Anelise Montanarin, Rosangela S. da Costa and Albertina P. Lima. 2012. Temporal patterns of reproductive activity and site attachment of the Brilliant-Thighed Frog Allobates femoralis from Central America. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 549-554. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Kleinhenz, Peter, Michelle D. Boone and Gary Fellers. 2012. Effects of the amphibian chytrid fungus and four insecticides on Pacific Treefrogs (Pseudacris regilla). Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 625-631. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Kubisch, Erika, Carla Piantoni, Jorge Williams, Alejandro Scolaro, Carlos A. Navis and Nora R. Ibargüengoytía. 2012. Do higher temperatures increase growth in the nocturnal gecko Homonota darwini (Gekkota: Phyllodactylidae)? A skeletochronological assessment analyzed at temporal and geographic scales. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 587-595. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Langkilde, Tracy and Katherine E. Boronow. 2012. Hot boys are blue: Temperature-dependent color change in male Eastern Fence Lizards. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 461-465. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Lunde, Kevin B. and Pieter T. J. Johnson. 2012. A practical guide for the study of malformed amphibians and their causes. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 429-441. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Mendelson, Joseph R., III, Daniel G. Mulcahy, Sara Snell, Manuel E. Acevedo and Jonathan A. Campbell. 2012. A new Golden Toad (Bufonidae: Incilius) from northwestern Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 473-479. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Oliveira-Junior, Nelson G., Osmar N. Silva, Vanesa C. Oliveira, Simoni C. Dias and Octavio L. Franco. 2012. Toxicological and histological evaluation of Bothrops itapetiningae venom. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 653-657. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Oliver, Paul M. and Stephen J. Richards. 2012. A new species of small Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus: Gekkonidae) from the huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 488-493. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Reynolds, R. Graham and Glenn P. Gerber. 2012. Ecology and conservation of the Turks Island Boa (Epicrates chrysogaster chrysogaster: Sqamata: Boidae) on Big Ambergris Cay. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 578-586. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Righi, Alexandre F., Luciana B. Nascimento and Conrado A. B. Galdino. 2012. Seasonal reproduction in the Rock Gecko Phyllopezus pollicaris from a rock field habitat in southeastern Brazil. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 632-636. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Rowley, Jodi J. L., Dao Thi Anh Tran, Huy Duc Hoang and Doung Thi Thuy Le. 2012. A new species of large flying frog (Rhacophoidae: Rhacophorus) from lowland forests in souurthern Vietnam. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 480-487. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Salice, Christopher J. 2012. Multiple stressors and amphibians: Contributions of adverse health effects and altered hydroperiod to population decline and extinction. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 675-681. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Sasaki, K., S. F. Fox and D. Duvall. 2012. Reproductive ecology and human-caused mortality in the Japanese Mamushi Snake (Gloydius blomhoffii) on the northernmost main island of Japan. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 689-695. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Scholnick, David A., Nathan T. Gilpin and Richard V. Manivanh. 2012. Disruption to recovery metabolism in the Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis infected with the Malarial parasite Plasmodium mexicanum. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 643-647. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Shew, Justin J., Brian D. Greene and Francis E. Durbian. 2012. Spatial ecology and habitat use of the Western Foxsnake (Pantherophis vulpinus) on Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge (Missouri). Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 539-548. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Streicher, Jefrey W., Michael B. Harvey, Coleman M. Sheehy, III, Ben Anders and Eric N. Smith. 2012. Identification and description of the tadpole of the Parachuting Frog Rhacophorus catamitus from southern Sumatra, Idonesia. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 503-506. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Wagner, Philipp, Donald G. Broadley and Aaron M. Bauer. 2012. A new Acontine skink from Zambia (Scincidae: Acontias Cuvier, 1817). Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 494-502. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Walguarnery, Justin W., Rachael M. Goodman and Arthur C. Echternacht. 2012. Thermal biology and temperature selection in juvenile lizards of co-occurring native and introduced Anolis species. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 620-624. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Weaver, Robert E., William H. Clark and Daniel C. McEwen. 2012. Prey chemical discrimination by the Desert Nightsnake (Hypsiglena chlorophaea): A comparison of invertebrate and vertebrate prey. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 523-526. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Williams, Perry J., Joseph R. Robb and Daryl R. Karns. 2012. Habitat selection by Crawfish Frogs (Lithobates areolatus) in a large mixed grassland/forest habitat. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 682-688. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Xuereb, Amanda, Jeffrey R. Row, Ronald J. Brooks, Carrie MacKinnon and Stephen C. Lougheed. 2012. Relation between parasitism, stress, and fitness correlates of the Eastern Foxsnake (Pantherophis gloydi) in Ontario. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 555-561. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Yosef, Reuven, Juan Ramirez Roman and Piotr Zduniak. 2012. Habitat choice of Palestine Saw-Scaled Viper (Echis coloratus) in an extreme environment. Journal of Herpetology. 46 (4): 671-674. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

African Herp News issue 58

Contents:

Tarrant, J. 2012. Tapping into frog conservation: A new programme for the Endangered Wildlife Trust. African Herp News(58): 1-3. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Broadley, D. G. 2012. Book review: The Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. African Herp News(58): 4-7. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Broadley, D. G. 2012. Book review: Amphibians of Malawi: An analysis of their richness and community diversity in a chaning landscape. African Herp News(58): 7-9. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Broadley, D. G. 2012. Obituary: Vivian John Wilson. African Herp News(58): 10-12. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Parusnath, S. 2012. Smaug giganteus (A. Smith, 1844) Sungazer. Predation. African Herp News(58): 13-14. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Conradie, W. 2012. Varanus albigularis (Daudin, 1802) Rock Monitor. Diet. African Herp News(58): 15-16. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Jacobsen, N. H. G. and C. Ralston 2012. Geographic Distributions: Afrixalus knysnae (Loveridge, 1954) Knysna Leaf-folding Frog). African Herp News(58): 17-18. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Conradie, W., J. Venter, et al. 2012. Geographic Distributions: Macrelaps microlepidotus (Günther, 1860) Natal Black Snake. African Herp News(58): 19-21. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Conradie, W. 2012. Geographic Distributions: Nucras taeniolata (Smith, 1838) Albany Sandveld Lizard. African Herp News(58): 21-22. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Bates, M. F. 2012. The Seventh World Congress of Herpetology: An African Perspective. African Herp News(58): 23-86. Includes abstracts of the African talks presented at the congress. 

PDF copies of African Herp News are available in the PDF Library to HAA members who subscribe through ZenScientist

Testudo volume 21 issue 4

Contents:

Wegehaupt, W. 2012. Die Ur-Macchia der Primärlebensraum der europäischen Landschildkröten. Testudo (SIGS) 21(4): 5-17. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Becker, H. 2012. Bemerkungen zum Erreichen der Geschlechtsreife einer weiblichen Indischen Dornschildkröte Pyxidea mouhotii mouhotii (Gray, 1862). Testudo (SIGS) 21(4): 18-24. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Wüthrich, F. 2012. Buchtipp: Europäische Schildkröten, Lebensraum und Lebensweise. Testudo (SIGS) 21(4): 25. 

Sauria volume 34 issue 3

Contents:

Barts, M. and W. R. Branch 2012. Karusasaurus polyzonus (Smith). Sauria 34(3): 2. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Chikane, S. and H. S. Bhosale 2012. Die Reptilien von Kaas, nördliche Western Ghats, Maharashtra, Indien, mit Bemerkungen zu Vorzugsbiotopen, Häufigkeiten und Gefährdung. Sauria 34(3): 3-15. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Penner, J. 2012. Buchbesprechung: Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Snakes. Sauria 34(3): 16-18. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Gramentz, D. 2012. Zum Schreckruf eines Schlüpflings von Tomistoma schlegelii (Müller, 1838). Sauria 34(3): 19-24. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Gramentz, D. 2012. Die Zauneidechse (Lacerta agilis Linnaeus, 1758) in Berlin Eine Bestandsafnahme aktueller Fundorte (Teil 1). Sauria 34(3): 27-41. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Barts, M. 2012. Buchbesprechung: Tadpoles of Africa. The Biology and Identification of All Known tadpoles in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sauria 34(3): 42. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Fritz, P. 2012. Haltung und Vermehrung des Limpopo-Gürtelschweifs Cordylus jonesii (Boulenger, 1891) im Terrarium. Sauria 34(3): 43-50. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Sheth, C. and A. Zambre 2012. Ein neuer Nachweis von Boiga gokool (Gray, 1835) (Reptilia: Colubridae) aus dem Westen von Arunachal Pradesh, Indien. Sauria 34(3): 51-54. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Schulz, K.-D. 2012. Lebensdauer von Euprepiophis conspicillatus (Boie, 1826) (Serpentes, Colubridae). Sauria 34(3): 55-56. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Vyas, R. 2012. Albinismus dei zwei Indischen Nattern, Oligodon arnensis und Coelognathus helena. Sauria 34(3): 57-61. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Herpetologica volume 68 numer 4

Contents:

Amburgey, Staci, W. Chris Funk, Meline Murphy and Erin Muths. 2012. Effects of hydroperiod duration on survival, developmental rate, and size at metamorphosis in Boreal Chorus Frog tadpoles (Pseudacris maculata). Herpetologica. 68 (4): 456-467. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Bernhard, Rafael and Richard C. Vogt. 2012. Population structure of the turtle Podocnemis erythrocephala in the Rio Negro Basin, Brazil. Herpetologica. 68 (4): 491-504. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Cooper, William E., Jr. 2012. Risk, escape from ambush, and hiding time in the lizard Sceloporus virgatus. Herpetologica. 68 (4): 505-513. [cooperw.ipfw.edu]

Dabes, Lucianne, Vanessa Maria Gomes Bonfim, Marcelo Felgueiras Napoli and Wilfried Klein. 2012. Water balance and spatial distribution of an anuran community from Brazil. Herpetologica. 68 (4): 443-455. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Embrechts, Eline and Heinz-Ulrich Reyer. 2012. Age and size of hybrid water frogs: the role of genotype and ecology. Herpetologica. 68 (4): 468-481. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Ferro, Juan M., Dardo A. Marti, Claudio J. Bidau, Pablo Suarez, Cleusa Y. Nagamachi, Julio C. Pieczarka and Diego Baldo. 2012. B Chromosomes in the tree frog Hypsiboas albopunctatus (Anura: Hylidae). Herpetologica. 68 (4): 482-490. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Guarnizo, Carlos E., Camilo Escallon, David Cannatella and Adolfo Amezquita. 2012. Congruence between acoustic traits and genealogical history reveals a new species of Dendrosophus (Anura: Hylidae) in the hgh Andes of Colombia. Herpetologica. 68 (4): 523-540. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Hofmann, Sylvia, Peter Fritzsche, Torstein Solhøy, Tsering Dorge and Georg Miehe. 2012. Evidence of sex-biased dispersal in Thermophis baileyi inferred from microsatellite markers. Herpetologica. 68 (4): 514-522. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Kraus, Fred. 2012. A new species of Nyctimystes (Anura: Hylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Herpetologica. 68 (4): 541-550. Nyctimystes cryptochrysos sp. nov. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Woolrich-Piña, Guillermo A. and Geoffrey R. Smith. 2012. A new species of Xenosaurus from the Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico. Herpetologica. 68 (4): 551-559. Xenosaurus tzacualtipantecus sp. nov. [ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ]

Radiata (English Edition) volume 21 issue 4

Contents:

Auer, Markus. 2012. Cyclemys - A picture puzzle as an identification aid. Radiata (English Edition). 21 (4): 4-23.

Burne, Chris. 2012. Keeping and breeding of the Cambodian Black Bridged Leaf Turtle, Cyclemys atripons Iverson & McCord, 1997 in New Zealand. Radiata (English Edition). 21 (4): 24-29.

Nickl, Sebastian. 2012. Notes on the courtship behaviour of the Asian Leaf Turtles (Cyclemys dentata). Radiata (English Edition). 21 (4): 31-33.

Hennig, Andreas S. 2012. A review of the specialist workshop on the genus Cyclemys held in Gera in March of 2011. Radiata (English Edition). 21 (4): 34-35.

Radiata volume 21 issue 4

Contents:

Auer, Markus. 2012. Cyclemys - eine B(ilderrätsel)estimmungshilfe. Radiata. 21 (4): 4-23.

Burne, Chris. 2012. Haltung und Nachzucht der Kambodschanischen Schönstreifen-Dornschildkröte, Clemys atripons Iverson & McCord, 1997 in Neuseeland. Radiata. 21 (4): 24-29.

Nickl, Sebastian. 2012. Anmerkungen zum Balzverhalten der Malaiischen Dornschildkröte (Clemys denata). Radiata. 21 (4): 31-33.

Hennig, Andreas S. 2012. Rückblick auf den Spezialworkshop zum Thema "Cyclemys" im März 2011 in Gera. Radiata (English Edition). 21 (4): 34-35.

Herpetologica – Turtles and their eggs are food for people in the Brazilian Amazon region, contributing to declining turtle populations. All five species in the family Podocnemididae have been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s “red list”—two as critically endangered, three as vulnerable.

The journal Herpetologica reports on a population study of the Red-headed Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis erythrocephala), the smallest member of this family. However, this study focuses partly on the biology of the turtles, and partly on how to do a good study—including sampling methods and environmental factors that can influence results.

While previous studies have assessed the status of some turtle populations, they have not sufficiently analyzed specific threats that lead to population decline. Some studies, for example, have estimated population numbers by counting nests because the number of nesting females affects the future viability of populations and species. However, such methods do not gather data on population structure, adult sex ratio, and numbers and survivorship of juveniles. These are important data that help us understand how populations respond to threats.

The current study sampled turtles from November 2003 to February 2008 in the Ayuanã River, located on the right margin of the Rio Negro, a major tributary of the Amazon River. Turtles were captured using both trammel nets and free diving in 180 localities. Fifteen sites were intensely sampled. Turtles were weighed and measured, then marked and released. A total of 4,432 turtles was marked; 40 percent were juveniles.

Variation in factors such as location, season, and capture method caused variation in results. These factors should be considered when forming a picture of the overall turtle population:

• Six capture sites characterized by shallow water and short distances to the bank yielded the highest occurrence of juvenile turtles.

• While 0.41 males for every female were reported overall, certain months of the year found large differences. In July and August 2005, as water levels began to fall, males reached their highest proportion, outnumbering females almost 2 to 1.

• The mesh size of the trammel nets varied. Juveniles and males, being smaller than females, could pass through some nets. 

• Free diving favored the capture of males and juveniles. Because this is a common practice among local people to capture turtles for food, females would be less affected.

• Some study areas had scarce human populations, and a greater abundance of turtles were found there. Comparing the population density between sites gives an idea of the impact of human consumption of turtles.

   

   

   

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Source: Allen Press