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 4, June 1963
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- Notes on the eggs, incubation, and young of some African reptiles. By C. E. Shaw pp. 63
- Captive snakes in Ghana. By J. B. Harper pp. 71
- A speculation on the pallid tadpoles of Xenopus laevis. By R. Maxwell Savage pp. 74
- The marbled gecko (Phyllodactylus porphyraceus) in captivity, with special reference to egg incubation. By R. Bustard pp. 76
- Notes on the breeding behaviour of Rana temporaria. By R. S. Oldham pp. 79
- Dicephalism in the adder (Vipera berus). By K. Curry-Lindahl pp. 81
- Nile crocodiles attacking small boats. By B. R. Burrage pp. 82
- Notes on the distribution and ecology of reptiles and amphibians in the Erewash Valley area of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. By A. Woollacott pp. 83
- On the possibility of an abnormal mating in the tortoise, Testudo graeca ibera. By R. J. Clark pp. 85
- Observations on the mating of the common toad (Bufo bufo). By J. Reed pp. 87
- Toads continuing to migrate for spawning to a now vanished pond. By N. F. McMillan pp. 88
- A microsporidium affecting the common toad Bufo bufo L. By E. Elkan pp. 89
- The marsh frog in England. By J. I. Menzies pp. 89
- Reviews pp. 90