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 8, June 1977
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- The British Herpetological Society, 1947-1977. By J. F. D. Frazer pp. 597
- Amphisbaenia: Definition and phylogeny. By C. Gans pp. 601
- The Amphisbaena of antiquity: Thoughts about the origin of the name. By H. D. Cameron & C. Gans pp. 603
- Amphisbaenia: Heart and arterial arches. By E.T. B. Francis pp. 607
- The biological roles of taxonomic characteristics utilised in amphisbaenian classification. By C. Gans pp. 611
- Some aspects of the biology of Amphisbaena alba L. By J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson pp. 617
- Aspects of the ecology of Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus in the Venezuelan Guayana. By S. Gorzula, C. Salazar, and D. Rendon pp. 623
- Haematology of Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus. By F. J. Ramirez, C. L. Arocha-Piñango, S. Gorzula, and C. Salazar pp. 627
- A coagulation study of Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus. By S. Gorzula and C. L. Arocha-Piñango pp. 629
- Letters to the Editor pp. 635
- Book Reviews pp. 636
- International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature pp. 638