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 10, June 1984
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- Feeding, gut dynamics, digestion and oxygen consumption in hatchling green turtles (Chelonia mydas L.). By J. Davenport and P. J. Oxford pp. 351
- A review of geographical variation in the African python, Python sebae (Gmelin). By D. G. Broadley pp. 359
- The incidence of spinal deformities in marine turtles, with notes on the prevalence of kyphosis in Indonesian Chelonia mydas. By A. G. J. Rhodin, P. C. H. Pritchard, and R. A. Mittermeier pp. 369
- A comparative study of phototaxis and the response to substrate moisture in newts and salamanders. By R. A. Griffiths pp. 375
- Fecundity of the common toad (Bufo bufo) at a lake in mid-Wales. By S. P. Gittins, R. I. Kennedy, and R. F. Williams pp. 378
- Notes on the combat behaviour of the California kingsnake, Lampropeltis getulus californiae, in captivity. By D. L. Clark, J. C. Gillingham, and A. Rebischke pp. 380
- A note on the captive breeding of the box turtle Cuora amboinensis (Daudin, 1802). By R. A. Inskeep pp. 383
- Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni robertmertensi) on Minorca, Balearic Islands (Short note). By C. J. Raxworthy pp. 385
- Book Review pp. 368
- Editorial Notes pp. 368