CURRENT ISSUES

IRAN

Issue 6, Volume 5, Number 1 (2011-2012): Iran

1) A new species of Ophiomorus, and Carinatogecko; 2) a new record of Eremias montanus, distribution of Hemidactylus geckos; 3) ectoparasitic ticks on Trachylepis and Eumeces; 4) sexual dimorphism and natural history of Trapelus ruderatus ruderatus; 5) new record of the Western leopard gecko (Eublepharis angramainyu); 6) analysis of sexual dimorphism in the Persian long-tailed desert lizard (Mesalina watsonana). 

SRI LANKA

Issue 7, Volume 5, Number 2 (2011-2012): Sri Lanka

1) The herpetofauna of a small and unprotected patch of tropical rainforest in Morningside, Sri Lanka; 2) predator-induced plasticity in tadpoles of Polypedates cruciger; 3) morphology and ecology of Microhyla rubra tadpoles; 4) Calotes nigrilabris a threatened highland agamid lizard in Sri Lanka; 5) range extension for Duttaphrynus kotagamai and a preliminary checklist of herpetofauna from the Uda Mäliboda Trail in Samanala Nature Reserve; 6) herpetofaunal diversity and distribution in Kalugala proposed forest reserve, Western province of Sri Lanka; 7) territorial and site fidelity behavior of Lyriocephalus scutatus in Sri Lanka

CONSERVATION BREEDING PROGRAMS

Issue 8, Volume 5. Number 3 (2011-2012) 

1) Zoo based amphibian research and Conservation Breeding Programs (CBPs); 2)Husbandry, captive breeding, larval development and stages of the Malayan horned frog Megophrys nasuta (Schlegel, 1858);  3) Ex situ management, reproduction, and early life stages of the Harlequin toad Atelopus flavescens.; 4. Captive breeding and behaviour of the flag-footed frog Staurois sp.; 5) Building capacity to implement conservation breeding programs for frogs in Madagascar.

Also see - Neurergus newts Issue - Conservation biology, husbandry, and captive breeding of the endemic Anatolia newt, Neurergus strauchii.

GIANT SALAMANDERS

Issue 9, Volume 5, Number 4 (2011-2012)

1) Survey techniques for giant salamanders (Cryptobranchidae) and other aquatic Caudata; 2) The giant salamanders (Cryptobranchidae): Part A. palaeontology, phylogeny, genetics, and morphology

VARANUS LIZARDS

Issue 10, Volume 6, Number 1 (2012-2013)

1) Conservation of Varanus Lizards in the face of climate change and other threats.

  GLOBAL ISSUE No 1

Issue 11, Volume 6, Number 2 (2012-2013) 

1) Ten years of herpetological surveys in the Suez Canal zone revealed that Natrix tessellata was most common in fresh water irrigation canals. It is recorded herein for the first time in Port Said and Suez provinces and discovered in Sinai. 

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

Issue 12, Volume 6, Number 3 (2012-2013)

We are currently accepting submissions for this Issue. Topics include amphibian and reptile biodiversity in developed areas, Relationships between In situ and Ex situ programs, The role of media and Internet, Landscape design and biodiversity conservation.

NEUREGUS NEWTS

Issue 12, Volume 6, Number 4 (2012-2013)

The Anatolia newt (Neurergus strauchii)

1) Sexual size dimorphism in Neurergus kaiseri (Caudata: Salamandridae) in south-western Zagros Mountains, Iran.; 2) Conservation biology, husbandry, and captive breeding of the endemic Anatolia newt, Neurergus strauchii Steindachner (1887) (Amphibia: Caudata: Salamandridae).