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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- Thermal balance in the tortoise and its relevance to dinosaur extinction. By J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson and D. K. Butt pp. 641
- Nitrogenous constituents in the urinary deposits of the lizard, Calotes versicolor. By T. G. Baby and S. R. R. Reddy pp. 649
- The distribution of Bufo vertebralis hoeschi in the Namib Desert Part, South West Africa. By A. Channing and C. T. Stuart pp. 655
- Foam nesting in leptodactylids: a possible function. By S. Gorzula pp. 657
- Changes in population density of the eyed lizard, Lacerta lepida, at three localities in
- Portugal between 1969 and 1975. By A. Allen pp. 661
- Observations on the feeding behaviour and movements of the snakes Oxybelis aeneus and O. fulgidus. By R. W. Henderson and M. A. Nickerson pp. 663
- A method to identify individual young gharial (Gavialis gangeticus). By L. A. K. Singh and H. R. Bustard pp. 669
- Locomotory behaviour during basking, and spoor formation in the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus). By L. A. K. Singh and H. R. Bustard pp. 673
- Raising hatchlings of the leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea. By E. J. Phillips pp. 677
- On the form Triturus alpestris lacusnigri (Seliskar and Pehani, 1935). By Z. Rocek pp. 679
- Notes on the herpetology of the Costa Blanca in spring. By J. W. Patterson and P. M. C. Davis pp. 685
- Amphibians and reptiles collected in the Orinoco delta. By S. Gorzula and C. L. Arocha-Pinango pp. 687