Vol. 31 No. 1 (2024): Reptiles & Amphibians

What are we saving? The amphibians and reptiles of the rice paddies in the Balasore District, Odisha, India

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Antipredator displays of the Cuban Groundlizard (Pholidoscelis auberi) on Little San Salvador Island (Half Moon Cay), The Bahamas, and a review of similar behavior in other lizards

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Microplastics in invasive geckos (Hemidactylus mabouia and H. angulatus): first evidence in Cuba and the Caribbean, and transfer pathways of concern

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Passive-activated camera trap used to detect a medium-sized reptile: A case study of the Jamaican Iguana, Cyclura collei

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Morphology, biology, and distribution of Ichthyophis kodaguensis (Amphibia:Gymnophiona), a rare caecilian from the Western Ghats, India

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Establishing a baseline trend and diversity of snake rescues in the Kali Tiger Reserve, Karnataka.

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Morphological variation of the European Pond Turtle, Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus 1758), on the island of Menorca

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Population changes in Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) vary spatially in Chitwan National Park, Nepal

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Environmental heterogeneity and lizard assemblages in riparian areas in Cyprus

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Conservation of two freshwater turtle species in the Guru Gorakhnath Community Reserve in Western Haryana, India

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Salinity preferences of Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) headstarts: A laboratory study

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Updated geographic distributions for Texas reptiles

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Nesting crawls and associated behaviors of turtles in the genus Batagur along the Chambal River, India

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Demographic traits of an Eastern Gartersnake, Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis, population in two different habitats

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First checklist of Herpetofauna in Mt. Arayat National Park and vicinity, Pampanga Province, Luzon Island, The Philippines

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Intraspecific variation in Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger) embryonic development

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Preliminary observations of skeletal UV fluorescence in fresh and preserved snakes

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Potential distribution of the Long-tailed Rattlesnake, Crotalus stejnegeri Dunn 1919 (Squamata: Viperidae): A rare and under-sampled species

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Big pythons, big gape, and big prey

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New locality and elevational range extension of the Montane Lichen Anole, Norops fungosus Myers 1971 (Squamata: Dactyloidae), in central Costa Rica: Conservation actions for a near-threatened species

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Himalayan Toad (Duttaphrynus himalayanus) tadpoles feeding on a mammalian carcass in the Western Himalayas of India

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Apparent disappearance of two species of urban-adapted skinks, Tiliqua scincoides and Eulamprus quoyii, from a suburban area of Sydney, Australia

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First verifiable maximum size for the Two-striped Gartersnake,Thamnophis hammondii

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A Banded Kukri (Oligodon arnensis) (Squamata: Colubridae) with an unusual pattern from Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Notes on the diet of the Cuban Giant Blue Anole, Anolis equestris cyaneus (Squamata: Dactyloidae)

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Feeding on Pteropus scapulatus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) by Varanus varius (Squamata: Varanidae) in Australia

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Use of roads by Rainbow Mud Snakes (Enhydris enhydris) during parturition

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Predation on a Brazilian Teal, Amazonetta brasiliensis (Gmelin 1789), and a White-faced Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus 1766), by a Green Anaconda, Eunectes murinus (Linnaeus 1758)

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Notes on prey of the Common Sandboa, Eryx conicus (Schneider 1801), in Valsad, Gujarat, India

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Maximum longevity of the Middle Eastern Short-fingered Gecko, Stenodactylus doriae (Blanford 1874)

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An observation of mating behavior in the Horrible Spiny Lizard, Sceloporus horridus Wiegmann 1834

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First record of the Assam Painted Frog, Uperodon assamensis (Das, Sengupta, Ahmed, and Dutta 2004) (Anura: Microhylidae), from Manas  National Park, Assam

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Interesting ophiophagy observed in Common Krait, Bungarus caeruleus (Schneider 1801)

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New locality record of Castoe’s Coralsnake (Calliophis castoe) from Rajapur, Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra, India

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Artificial incubation of eggs of the Eastern Montpellier Snake (Malpolon insignitus) and physical abnormalities in hatchlings

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Mushroom sprouting out of a living frog

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Invertebrate predators of Anolis lizards: A new observation and a summary of published reports

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First record of Lesser Black Krait, Bungarus lividus Cantor 1839 from the mountain region of Nepal

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A Hook-Nosed Sea Snake, Hydrophis schistosus (Daudin 1803), killed trying to swallow a fish

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A long-lived leucistic Cope’s Gray Treefrog (Dryophytes chrysoscelis) tadpole from northeastern Tennessee, USA

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First report of anopthalmia in Rivero's Toad, Rhinella humboldti (Gallardo 1965) (Anura:Bufonidae), in Colombia

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Notes on the diet of the Kashmir Rock Agama, Laudakia tuberculata (Gray 1827), in Himachal Pradesh, India

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Predation by a Painted Bronzeback, Dendrelaphis pictus (Gmelin 1789), on a Crab at Garbhanga Reserve Forest, Assam, India

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Interfamilial male-male amplexus between a Malabar Gliding Frog (Rhacophorus malabaricus; Rhacophoridae) and a Bicolored Frog (Clinotarsus curtipes; Ranidae) from the Western Ghats, India

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Ophidiomycosis in a Timber Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus (Linnaeus 1758), with behavioral and thermal observations: A case report from Georgia, USA

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Erratum: First record of the Asian Painted Frog, Kaloula pulchra Gray 1831 (Anura: Microhylidae), from Jharkhand, India

Predation on a Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) by a Barred Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica) in Great Britain

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Reproduction and tail bifurcation in the Wedge-snouted Skink, Chalcides sepsoides

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Predation on an adult Gray Treefrog, Hyla versicolor (Hylidae) (LeConte 1825), by a predaceous diving beetle (Cybister sp. or Dytiscus sp.)

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Notes on copulation in Banded Kraits, Bungarus fasciatus (Schneider 1801)

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Egg entanglement in a Mallorcan Midwife Toad (Alytes muletensis) causes amputation of the metatarsals and phalanges in a captive male

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Anomalies and parasite infestation in the Canyon Tree Frog Dryophytes arenicolor Cope 1866 (Anura: Hylidae) from Mexico

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Effects of hoop-net mouth opening on capture success of Rio Grande Cooters (Pseudemys gorzugi)

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Predation on a gecko (Hemidactylus sp.) by a Common Treefrog (Polypedates maculatus) in Kataragama, Sri Lanka

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First confirmed record of the Brown-spotted Pitviper, Protobothrops mucrosquamatus (Cantor 1839), from Assam, India

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An attack on a Centipede Snake (Tantilla cf. schistosa) by soldier ants (Eciton burchellii) in Honduras

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Notes on the natural history of two species of snakes from Panama: defensive behavior in an Ecuador Sipo, Chironius grandisquamis (Peters 1869), and fluorescence in Hoffmann’s Earthsnake, Geophis hoffmanni (Peters 1859)

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First report of a prolonged bite by a Western Whip Snake, Hierophis viridiflavus carbonarius (Bonaparte 1833) (Serpentes, Colubridae), resulting in pronounced local oedema

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Twinning in a wild breeding population of Gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) in India

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Xanthism in three wild snakes in Colombia

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First winter reproductive record of the Imbituba Lizard, Tropidurus Imbituba Kunz and Borges-Martins 2013, a critically endangered microendemic from Brazil

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Invasion history of the Moorish Gecko, Tarentola mauritanica (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae), in the USA, with new records of an established population in Texas

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Curassow at the street fair: Attempted consumption of Amphisbaena alba (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) by Crax fasciolata (Galliformes: Cracidae)

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Use of artificial habitat by the Imbricate Alligator Lizard, Barisia imbricata (Squamata: Anguidae), in Toluca, State of México, México

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First record of Maskey's Burrowing Frog, Sphaerotheca maskeyi (Schleich and Anders 1998), from Bhutan

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Interspecific communal oviposition by a Colombian Lightbulb Lizard (Riama columbiana) and Eyelash Lizards (Lepidoblepharis duolepis) in Colombia

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Death feigning behavior in the Ring-necked Coffee Snake, Ninia diademata Baird and Girard 1853

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Mortality of a Common House Gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus (Duméril and Bibron1836) due to multiple Asian Honeybee (Apis cerana) stings in Balasore, Odisha, India

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Licuri (Syagrus coronata) consumption by Salvator merianae in the Caatinga seasonally dry forest: nutritional and ecological implications

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New records of the Yucatecan Dwarf Short-tailed Snake, (Tantillita canula) Cope 1875 (Squamata: Colubridae), in Southern Mexico

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Host-specific ectoparasitic isopod (Nerocila loveni) found on a Little Filesnake (Acrochordus granulatus) on Surwada Beach, Gujarat, India

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Notes on the diet of the Brown Wood Turtle, Rhinoclemmys annulata (Gray 1860), in the humid tropical rainforest of Costa Rica

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A predation attempt by a Samar Cobra, Naja samarensis Peters 1861, on a Banded Bullfrog, Kaloula pulchra Gray 1831, on the Island of Mindanao, Philippines

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Ambush hunting in a Checkered Keelback (Fowlea piscator) on Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Lalbagh Lake, Bengaluru, India

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A stationary defence strategy backfires: a Weasel Skink (Saproscincus mustelinus) becomes prey of  a Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)

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A Bangladesh Skittering Frog, Euphlyctis adolfi (Günther 1860) (Anura: Dicroglossidae), preying on a Common Mormon Butterfly, Papilio polytes

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Double take: Ingestion of two rats by a juvenile Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) in Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, USA

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Predation of a Brahminy Blind Snake, Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin 1803) (Typhloidae), by a Bibron’s Coral Snake, Calliophis bibroni (Jan 1858) (Elapidae), from the Western Ghats, Kerala, India

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Predation attempt by a Wandering Spider, Ancylometes bogotensis (Aranae: Ctenidae), on a Western Basilisk, Basiliscus galeritus (Squamata: Corytophanidae)

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First record of a Yellow-green Catsnake, Boiga flaviviridis Vogel and Ganesh 2013 (Colubridae), from Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India

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Oviposition by an Indian Ratsnake (Ptyas mucosa) in the shell of an Indian Black Turtle (Melanochelys trijuga)

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The post-feeding activity of an Indian Rock Python, Python molurus (Linnaeus 1758), in the Moyar River Valley, southern India

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Unusual clutch size and new prey items for a Western Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis proximus (Say 1823), from Hidalgo, Mexico

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First confirmed record of Spectacled Caiman, Caiman crocodilus Linnaeus 1758, in the Department of Pando, Bolivia

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Leucism in a paedomorphic Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) in a garden pond in Essex, United Kingdom

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An observation of polydactyly associated with tail injury in the Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus Laurenti 1768)

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Squamate reptiles in the diet of the Neotropical Lava Lizard, Tropidurus hispidus (Spix 1825): New records and habitat types

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A new item in the diet of the Black-and-White Tegu, Salvator merianae (Squamata: Teiidae)

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First record of Salazar’s Pitviper, Trimeresurus salazar (Mirza, Bhosale, Phansalkar, Sawant, Gowande, and Patel 2020) from Tripura, India

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A new record of the Sri Lankan Painted Frog, Uperodon taprobanicus, (Parker 1934) (Microhylidae), from Parbhani, Maharashtra, India.

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Delayed emergence of hatchling Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) in northeastern Tennessee, USA

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Predation of a fossorial lizard, Saiphos equalis (Scincidae), by an arboreal spider, Heteropoda jugulans (Sparassidae), in Australia

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Depredation attempt on novel prey by Northern Pinesnake (Pituophis m. melanoleucus)

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Predation of a Cachabi Robber Frog (Pristimantis achatinus) by a Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)

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Largest seizure of Earless Monitor Lizards Lanthanotus borneensis in Kalimantan, Indonesia

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First record of the Beaked Worm Snake, Grypotyphlops acutus (Duméril and Bibron 1844), from the Union territory of Delhi, India

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Predation of “Cochinillas” (Isopoda) by Riama cashcaensis (Squamata: Gymnophtalmidae), Bolívar-Ecuador

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New record of the Bar-necked Keelback Fowlea schnurrenbergeri from Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India

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Range extension of the Long-legged Swamp Froglet, Pseudopaludicola murundu (Anura, Leptodactylidae), in the highlands of Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Scavenging of a Tropical House Gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) by carpenter ants in northeastern Brazil

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First record of an albino Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja) from Uttar Pradesh, India

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Twinning in Asian Giant Tortoise (Manouria emys phayrei) embryos

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A recent observation of the northernmost documented population of the Pine Woods Littersnake (Rhadinaea flavilata) on the Outer Banks of North Carolina

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Fused eggs and twinning in the Australian Jacky Dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus)

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Occurrence of the East Indian Leopard, Gecko,Eublepharis hardwickii Gray 1827, in the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary and Saranda Forest in Jharkhand, India

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A Blue/Cyan Bamboo Pitviper (Trimeresurus stejnegeri stejnegeri) in Taiwan

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Diurnal predation on an Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) and a cricket frog (Fejervarya sp.) by a Buff-striped Keelback(Amphiesma stolatum) in Cumilla, Bangladesh

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Communal oviposition by Spectacled Cobras, Naja naja (Linnaeus 1758), in West Bengal, India

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An observation of ophiophagy in the Kenyan Sandboa (Eryx colubrinus)

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Predation attempt by a Venezuelan Snouted Treefrog (Scinax x-signatus) on a Tropical House Geckos (Hemidactylus mabouia) in northeastern Brazil.

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Combat wounds in Dwarf Glassfrogs, Teratohyla spinosa (Centrolenidae)

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First confirmed record of Gore’s Coral Snake, Sinomicrurus gorei (Wall 1908), from Tripura, India

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A new record of the Kallar Torrent Frog, Micrixalus herrei Myers 1942, from the Ranni Forest Division, Kerala, India

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New district record for the Assam Snail Eater Snake, Pareas monticola (Cantor 1839), from Dhalai, Tripura, India

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Cannibalism by a Peninsular Rock Agama Psammophilus dorsalis in Tamil Nadu, India

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First record of the Green Catsnake, Boiga cyanea Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril 1854 (Squamata: Colubridae), from Manipur, India

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Albinism in a Common Fire Salamander, Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus 1758), in Galicia (Spain)

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Python eats python: A Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) preying on a  Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus) in Bangladesh

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Mating in Common House Geckos, Hemidactylus frenatus Dumeril and Bibron 1836 (Squamata, Gekkonidae), in Godda District, Jharkhand, India

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An observation of drinking behavior by a Green Cat Snake, Boiga cyanea (Dumeril, Bibron, and Dumeril 1854)

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Utilization of cattle dung as cover by a Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon) at a high-elevation site in northeastern Tennessee, USA

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Predation on a Velvet Worm, Epiperipatus sp. (Onycophora: Peripatidae), by a Striped Glasstail, Urotheca guentheri (Squamata: Dipsadidae), in Costa Rica

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The Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria (Linnaeus 1758) (Squamata: Boidae), another established non-native snake in Florida

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Regional records and reproductive potential of the non-indigenous Central Asian Tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii Gray 1844 (Testudinidae) in southwestern Florida

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Multiple records of the introduced parthenogenetic Smooth-scaled Tegulet, Gymnophthalmus underwoodi Grant 1958, in Puerto Rico

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Geographic expansion of the Common House Gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus (Squamata, Gekkonidae), in Baja California Sur, Mexico

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New evidence of Red-eared Slider, Trachemys scripta (Wied-Neuwied 1839), reproduction in Galicia (Spain)

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Flooding-induced failure of an invasive Burmese Python nest in southern Florida

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First record of the non-native Mourning Gecko, (Lepidodactylus lugubris) Duméril and Bibron 1836 (Squamata: Gekkonidae), in southern Mexico

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Sylvia’s Leaf Frog (Cruziohyla sylviae) Gray 2018: Husbandry captive breeding, and natural history

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Book Review : Tadpole Hunter

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Book Review: Turtles of the World

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Book Review: Women in Herpetology

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First record of free-range Red-eared Slider, Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied-Neuwied 1839), on Euboea Island Greece

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