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 10, June 1978
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- A Quantitative Study of Metamorphosis in the Natterjack Toad, Bufo calamita. By T. J. C. Beebee and Margaret L. Beebee pp. 689
- Newts in the New Forest. By J. F. D. Frazer pp. 695
- Neutral Red Dye as a Marker for Tadpoles. By A. S. Cooke pp. 701
- Avoidance of Saline Substrates by Juvenile Natterjack Toads, Bufo calamita. By T. G. Piearce pp. 707
- Morphology of the Hemipenis and Cloacal Gland, and Seasonal Changes in the Testis of the Snake, Ahaetulla nasutus. By D. C. Manna and A. K. Sircar pp. 711
- Seasonal Changes in the Histological Structure of the Ultimobranchial Body of the Toad, Bufo viridis. By Dvorah Boschwitz pp. 719
- Reproduction in the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus, in Captivity, with Comments Regarding a Teratoid Birth Anomaly. By J. B. Murphy and J. A. Shadduck pp. 727
- Parasitological Techniques in Herpetology: Relaxation and Fixation of Parasitic Protozoans. By C. Andrews pp. 735
- Burrowing in the Green Toad, Bufo viridis. By S. Gorzula pp. 741
- Breeding of the Snake, Lampropeltis mexicana blairi, in Captivity. By J. H. Greatwood pp. 745
- Letters to the Editor. By Various pp. 747
- Book Reviews. By Various pp. 749
- International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature. By Various pp. 752