The British Herpetological Society

The Herpetological Bulletin

The Herpetological Bulletin is a quarterly publication in English. It includes full-length papers, natural history notes, book reviews, and other items of general herpetological interest. Emphasis is placed on natural history and conservation as well as captive care that includes breeding, husbandry, veterinary, and behavioural aspects.

Issue Number 148 - Summer 2019 Issue Number 148 - Summer 2019

pdf 01. Emigration and seasonal migration of the northern viper (Vipera berus) in a chalk grassland reserve

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https://doi.org/10.33256/hb148.110

RICK J. HODGES & CLIFFORD SEABROOK

pdf 02. Mining Flickr: a method for expanding the known distribution of invasive species

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pdf 03. On the verge of extinction in Mexico today: Field observations of Ambystoma ordinarium and Ambystoma flavipiperatum with remarks on their habitat and conservation

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https://doi.org/10.33256/hb148.1521

AXEL HERNANDEZ, JEAN RAFFAËLLI, EMMANUEL JELSCH, VERÓNICA CAROLINA ROSASESPINOZA, ANA LUISA SANTIAGO-PÉREZ & PABLO BEREA NUNEZ

pdf 04. Spitting behaviour in the Chinese cobra Naja atra

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pdf 05. Disruption of reproductive behaviour of black caiman, Melanosuchus niger in the Santo Antônio hydroeletric dam, Madeira River, Brazilian Amazon

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pdf 06. Notes on Wallace’s Racer Wallaceophis gujaratensis (Serpentes, Colubrinae): a recently described species endemic to Gujarat, India

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https://doi.org/10.33256/hb148.2931

RAJU VYAS, DEVVRATSINH MORI, KARTIK UPADHYAY & HARSHIL PATEL

pdf 07. Ultraviolet-A ‘blacklight’ fails to serve as a useful survey tool for great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) in ponds

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pdf 08. The advertisement call of Pristimantis erythropleura (Boulenger, 1896) (Craugastoridae) from a population in the central Andes of Colombia

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https://doi.org/10.33256/hb148.3334

SEBASTIÁN DUARTE-MARIN & SANTIAGO ARANGO-OSPINA

pdf 09. A tale of two tails: a rare occurrence of tail bifurcation in the red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus)

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pdf 10. Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) predation on an Augrabies flat lizard (Platysaurus broadleyi)

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https://doi.org/10.33256/hb148.3738

JAMES BAXTER-GILBERT, JULIAN PARSONS, CHARLOTTE BOSTOCK & JULIA L. RILEY

pdf 11. Arboreal behaviour in the Stuart’s burrowing snake Adelphicos veraepacis (Dipsadinae) in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala

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https://doi.org/10.33256/hb148.3940

MARTÍN VITERI & CRISTINA ARRIVILLAGA

pdf 12. Predation of Scinax ruber (Anura: Hylidae) tadpoles by a fishing spider of the genus Thaumisia (Araneae: Pisauridae) in south-east Peru

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https://doi.org/10.33256/hb148.4142

CRISTINA ARRIVILLAGA, JOSEPH OAKLEY & SAMUEL EBINER

pdf 13. Kyphosis in a free-living Marisora brachypoda (Squamata: Scincidae) from Utila Island, Honduras

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https://doi.org/10.33256/hb148.4344

CRISTINA ARRIVILLAGA & TOM W. BROWN

pdf 14. Observations on the diving behaviour and defensive strategies of the endemic, semi-aquatic lizard Potamites erythrocularis (Squamata: Gymnophtalmidae)

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https://doi.org/10.33256/hb148.4546

CRISTINA ARRIVILLAGA & BERIT QUINKERT

pdf 15. The common toad (Bufo bufo) - dark coloration

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pdf Issue Number 148 - Summer 2019 - Full Issue

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pdf Supplementary Materials for 4. Spitting behaviour in the Chinese cobra Naja atra

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