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-??).
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- Differential predation by newts on anuran tadpoles. By A. S. Cooke pp. 386
- The effects of pp'-DDT on adult frogs (Rana temporaria). By A. S. Cooke pp. 390
- Tail degeneration in anuran larvae. By H. Fox pp. 397
- Tadpoles and metamorphosed young of the smooth newt (Triturus vulgaris L.) in a pond in Gothenburg, Sweden. By T. Hagstrom pp. 404
- A comparison of lipids from the fat body and tail of the common lizard, Lacerta vivipara. By R. A. Avery, D. R. Shewry, & A. K. Stobart pp. 410
- Influence of photoperiod and light intensity on lizard voluntary temperatures. By I. F. Spellerberg pp. 412
- A note on a tailless embryo of the lizard, Calotes versicolor. By J. K. Mathur & S. C. Goel pp. 420
- Scale regeneration in Thamnophis sirtalis. By N. Terebey pp. 423
- Water relations in the African toad, Bufo mauritanicus Schlegel. By J. C. Cloudsley-
- Thompson pp. 425
- Notes on some Brisbane frogs. By Ellen Hazelwood pp. 427
- Note from the Editor pp. 428
- Letters to the Editor pp. 429
- Book Review pp. 430