The British Journal of Herpetology
This journal is part of our legacy archive. For historical interest we have made these volumes available as open access downloads.
The British Journal of Herpetology was published between 1948 and 1984 before transforming into The Herpetological Journal, reflecting the much wider geographic and taxonomic breadth of research that was being conducted in the mid-1980s onwards. Initially the British Journal of Herpetology was solely focussed on the publication of research articles and notes on British herpetofauna, but as time progressed, it welcomed manuscripts on species from further afield, as well as those focussing on captive husbandry and laboratory protocols.
As a historic publication, the British Journal of Herpetology is no longer accepting submissions, but went through six volumes, all with twelve issues each during its print run. The editors for these were as follows: Dr Angus d'A. Bellairs (1949-1953), Dr R. Maxwell Savage (1953-1957), Dr Angus d'A. Bellairs (1957-1964), Dr Harold Fox (1965-1976), and Dr M. Peaker (1977-??).
pdf Volume 3, Number 2, June 1962
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- A malignant neoplasm with metastases in the lizard Lacerla sicula cetti By Cara. By R. Lawson pp. 22
- Rearing of frogs for parasitological research. By E. Lees pp. 25
- On the possible existence of a giant frog in New Guinea. By M. J.
Tyler pp. 28 - Notes on the garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis), with particular
reference to growth and breeding. By R. J. Riches pp. 31 - Further instances of acarine parasites on sand lizards (Lacerta agilis).
By R. J. Riches pp. 33 - An infestation of grass snakes near Swansea. By C. Matheson pp. 33
- An outbreak of hydrops in a colony of Xenopus laevis associated
with Streptococcus pyogenes Group A. By T. A. Rees pp. 35 - Notes on the ecology of Lacerta vivipara L. By R. A. Avery pp. 36
- Tree toad studies; 2. Distributional and other studies on Hyla ocularis.
By J. Gorman pp. 38 - Bee Lies attacking lizards. By B. Banta pp. 39
- Failure of lizards to learn a simple task. By J. H. Cookson pp. 40
- Reviews pp. 40