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 10, June 1972
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- Reproduction in the Ground lizard, Sitana ponticeriana and the Garden lizard, Calotes nemicola. By M. V. Subba Rao and B. S. Rajabai pp. 245
- The locomotory activity of the Rainbow lizard, Agama agama (L.). By S. Afolabi Toye pp. 252
- A third collection of reptiles made in Turkey. By R. J. Clark pp. 258
- Rearing hatchlings of Chelonia mydas. By Joy O. I. Spoczynska pp. 263
- An attack by a Solpugid on an Iguanid lizard hatchling. By B. H. Banta and P. J. Marer pp. 266
- The Asiatic Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus in Manzanilla, Mexico. By R. G. Webb pp. 267
- Shift in a population of Northern Vipers. By C. Simms pp. 268
- Letters to the Editor pp. 271
- Book Reviews pp. 273