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 6, June 1976
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- The Natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) in the British Isles: A study of past and present status. By Trevor J. C. Beebee pp. 515
- The sand lizard in north-east England. By C. Simms pp. 522
- Notes on necrotic stomatitis in snakes. By A. J. I. Lambiris pp. 526
- The micro-anatomy of the skin of Ophisaurus apodus Pallas (Anguidae, Sauria). By E. Elkan pp. 529
- A contribution to the herpetology of Jammu and Kashmir. By T. S. N. Murthy and B. D. Sharma pp. 533
- Subtunic Leydig cells in the testes of Agama tuberculata (Gray). By P. L. Duda and
- Opender Kaul pp. 539
- A black grass snake. By G. Halfpenny and A. d'A. Bellairs pp. 541
- Conservation and the biologist. By H. Fox pp. 542
- Notes on feverish lizards and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. By E. Elkan pp. 545
- Letter to the Editor pp. 546
- Book Reviews pp. 546