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 4, Number 5, December 1969
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- Water-relations of the young Nile crocodile. By J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson pp. 107
- Diurnal rhythm of activity in the Nile monitor. By J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson pp. 112
- Comments on the Maltese herpetofauna. By M. R. K. Lambert pp. 114
- An unusual specimen of the Neotropical Vine snake Oxybelis aeneus (Wagler), from Zacatecas, Mexico. By Edmund D. Keiser Jr. pp. 116
- Recolonisation of burnt heath by lizards Lacerta vivipara Jacquin. By C. Simms pp. 117
- Tail abnormalities in reptiles resulting from high temperature egg incubation. By H. Robert Bustard pp. 121
- Observations on the structure of the adrenal in Naja naja (Linne) and Natrix piscator (Schneider) (Reptilia: Ophidia). By J. H. Sabnis pp. 124
- Letters to the Editor pp. 127
- Book Review pp. 128