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 6, June 1964
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- The excretory system of young amphibian larvae. By H. Fox pp. 138
- Introduced species of amphibians and reptiles in mainland Britain. By J. F. D. Frazer pp. 145
- The skin of lizards and snakes. By P. F. A. Maderson pp. 151
- Rearing young Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca). By J. M. B. King pp. 155
- Notes on the successful crossbreeding of Elaphe laeta with Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri. By D. Richardson pp. 159
- Young adders (Vipera berus) feeding in captivity. By Bernard Gooch pp. 161
- Egg laying and incubation of the striped mountain lizard Pholidobolus montium (Teiidae) with notes on an incubator. By R. Bustard pp. 163
- Un embryon ectopique chez le lézard vivipare (Lacerta vivipara Jacquin). By J.-P. Dufaure pp. 165
- Ability of Testudo elongata Blyth to withstand excessive heat. By R. J. Swindells and F. C. Brown pp. 166
- Observations on the defensive attitude of a southern toad (Bufo terrestris). By J. O. Truitt pp. 167
- Reviews pp. 167