Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Herpetological Conservation and Biology is an open-access international journal that publishes original peer-reviewed research, reviews, and perspectives on the ecology, natural history, management, and conservation biology of amphibians and reptiles.

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Volume 18, Issue 3  (December 2023)


 

Research Articles

 

Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) As Microclimate Engineers: Fine-Scale Environmental Heterogeneity Promotes Near-Surface Thermal Options At Burrow Sites

J. Matthew Carroll, Rachel Carroll, Nicholas Bray, and Ashleigh Ray Simons

Reproductive Phenology of the California Red-Legged Frog (Rana draytonii) in the Sierra Nevada of California, USA

Robert L. Grasso, Patricia J. Tatarian, Maura K. Santora, Sarah J. Kupferberg , Jann O. Williams, Carson E. Lillard, Jessie B. Bushell , Rochelle M. Stiles, Andrea J. Adams, and Ninette R. Daniele
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Morphological Abnormalities in the Gopher Frog (Lithobates capito) During a Headstarting Event

Adam J. McFall, Kiersten N. Nelson, E. Tucker Stonecypher, Christian S. Swartzbaugh, Matthew C. Allender, Caitlin E. Burrell, Michael J. Yabsley, and Stacey L. Lance

Anthropogenic Effects on Loggerhead Turtle Nest Success and Predation in the Gulf of Mexico

Aileen Lavelle, Jake Andrew Lasala, Melissa C. Macksey, Michelle S. Koo, and Carol L. Spencer

Insights into Relict Leopard Frog Breeding Biology

Rebeca Rivera, Dana L. Drake, and Jef R. Jaeger

A Morphometric Study of Hemidactylus turcicus Populations on the Istanbul Islands of Türkiye with Predictions of Potential Distributions

Nilgün Kaya, Oya Özuluğ, Mehmet Z. Yıldız, Harun İnci, Ahmet A. Erözden, Doğan Çetin, Özgün D. Yürekli, and İrem Şarlak
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Differential Canid Predation of Translocated Juvenile Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) Using Chemical Signature Differences

Derek B. Hall, Bruce A. Kimball, Jennifer M. Germano, Eric M. Gese, and Jeanette A. Perry

Home Range and Movement Patterns of the Central Chiapas Mud Turtle (Kinosternon abaxillare)

Eduardo Reyes-Grajales and Rodrigo Macip-Ríos

Sexual Dimorphism and Reproductive Biology of a Sikkim Endemic Grass Lizard Takydromus sikkimensis (Squamata: Lacertidae) in the Eastern Himalaya, India

Ananta Rai, Rabina Mothey, and Basundhara Chettri
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Diet of Apalone spinifera emoryi (Texas Spiny Softshell) and Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared Slider) in the Pecos River, Texas, USA

Sarah Bullard, Lawrence G. Bassett, Ivana Mali, and Michael R.J. Forstner

Rogue Turtles with Exotic Leeches: the Northwestern Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata) as a Host for the Common North American Turtle Leech (Placobdella parasitica)

Jason M. Reilly, Don T. Ashton, James P. Holley, Max C. McClarnon, William E. Moser, and Anna J. Phillips

A Composite Method to Quantitatively Survey Fossorial Herpetofaunal Communities in Sandy Substrate

Philip R. Jordaan, John Measey, and Xander Combrink

Internesting Habitat Preference and Updated Clutch Frequency Values for Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) Nesting in Kyparissia Bay, Greece

ALan F. Rees, Nancy Papathanasopoulou, Panagiotis Papoulias, Galini Samlidou, Panagiota Theodorou, and Dimitris Margaritoulis

Nesting Ecology of Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata) at an Anthropogenic Site in Massachusetts, USA

John C. Garrison, Lisabeth L. Willey, and Michael T. Jones

A Review of Predation by Boa constrictor (Squamata: Boidae): What, When, and Where

Robert W. Henderson

Patterns of Habitat Use and Behaviors by Gray Ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus alleghaniensis) Occupying an Abandoned Building

Frank R. Hensley and Clark I. Hensley
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