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 6, Number 2, June 1980
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- An alternative explanation of the distributions of the rare herptiles in Britain. By D. W. Yalden pp. 37
- Growth and development of tadpoles of the common toad Bufo bufo Linnaeus on different foods. By H. R. A. Scorgie pp. 41
- An assessment of changes in populations of the warty newt (Triturus cristatus) and smooth newt (T. vulgaris) in twenty ponds in Woodwalton Fen National Nature Reserve, 1974-1979. By A. S. Cooke, H. R. A. Scorgie, and M. C. Brown pp. 45
- Genetic variation and differentiation of three common European newts (Triturus) in Yugoslavia. By M. L. Kalezic and D. Hedgecock pp. 49
- Belly colour and foot-webbing in newts of the genus Triturus. By T. J. C. Beebee pp. 59
- Maternal care in the gharial, Gavialis gangeticus (Gmelin). By H. R. Bustard pp. 63
- Pharyngeal respiration in an Australian chelid tortoise. By H. R. Bustard pp. 65
Letters to the editor:
- Albino male Rana temporaria with black nuptial pads. By N. Knight pp. 67
- Extinction of the gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) in Bhutan. By H. R. Bustard pp. 68
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- Book reviews pp. 69