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 5, Number 3, December 1974
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- Parasites from reptiles in Kenya with notes on their significance and control. By J. E. Cooper pp. 431
- Lizards and snakes from the Northern district of Papua, New Guinea. By P. M. Room pp. 438
- The use of carotenes to induce changes in the pigmentation of Bombina orientalis and Bombina variegata. By P. A. W. Bennett, B. Makin, and R. Donovan pp. 447
- Internal ciliates of tortoises. By C. H. Ernst and J. N. Nichols pp. 450
- Comments on the reproduction of Pope's pit viper (Trimeresurus popeorum Smith). By M. A. Nickerson pp. 451
- A double-headed grass snake, Natrix natrix helveticus found at Ladock, Truro, Cornwall. By T. Davies pp. 452
- Obituary. Oliver Hook - Naturalist pp. 454
- Letters to the Editor pp. 455
- Book Reviews pp. 456