The British Herpetological Society

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 6, June 1970

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  • Notes on a collection and observations of amphibians and reptiles from S.W. Turkey. By M. R. K. Lambert pp. 129
  • Notes on four lizard species from the Peloponnese, Greece: Algyroides moreoticus (Bibron and Bory), Anguis fragilis peloponnesiacus Stepanek, Ophiomorus punctatissimus (Bibron and Bory), and Ophisaurus apodus (Pallas). By Richard J. Clark and Erica D. Clark pp. 135
  • New uses for an old method used in ophidian sex determination. By Max A. Nickerson pp. 138
  • The activity pattern of Causus rhombeatus (Lichtenstein) (Viperidae) in Ghana. By Dennis Leston pp. 139
  • Some snakes from the forest zone of Ghana. By Dennis Leston pp. 141
  • Notes on the toad (Bufo bufo) at Castor Hanglands. By R. V. Collier pp. 144
  • Studies on the biology of two selected lizards of Tirupati. By M. V. Subba Rao pp. 151
  • Epidermal ulcers in frogs. By E. Elkan pp. 154
  • Embalming frogs. By E. Elkan pp. 155
  • A brief note on the Asiatic newt, Triturus pyrrhogaster. By K. Blackwell pp. 157
  • Book Reviews pp. 158
  • Letter to the Editor. Colour phases of slow worm pp. 160
  • Announcement pp. 160

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