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.
Current Issue
Volume 20, Issue 1 (April 2025)
Editorials
Twenty-year Milepost for Herpetological Conservation and Biology
Board of Directors
Departure of Amphibian Section Co-Editor
Board of Directors
Research Articles
Size Structure and Reproduction of a Population of Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizards in Mid-Elevation Bajada Habitat
David J. Germano
Wind Decreases Microhabitat and Body Temperatures in Populations of Endangered Brazilian Sand Lizards
Thiago Maia-Carneiro and Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha
Metabolic Growth Drives Pace-of-Life in Plethodontid Salamanders: Effects in Dusky Salamanders (Desmognathus) and Woodland Salamanders (Plethodon)
Richard C. Bruce
Male Reaction to Female Stimuli in Rhinoclemmys areolata: an Experimental Analysis to Understand Mate Recognition by Males
Francesca Maura Cassola, Yann Henaut, José Rogelio Cedeño-Vázquez, Fausto R. Méndez-de la Cruz, and Benjamin Morales-Vela
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Reevaluation of the Status of Whiptails (Aspidoscelis sp.) Based on Museum Specimens Collected by Benjamin H. Banta (1963–1965)
James M. Walker, Lauren J. Livo, and James. E. Cordes
Skin Microbiota Composition of Scinax x-signatus (Anura: Hylidae) in Anthropized and Natural Areas in Northeast Brazil
Lara Valesca Mendonça da Costa Santos, Alcina Gabriela Maria Medeiros da Fonsêca Santos, Paula Mariana Salgueiro de Souza, Anna Carolina Soares Almeida, and Geraldo Jorge Barbosa de Moura
Space Use and Home Range Size of the Freshwater Turtle Hydromedusa maximiliani (Testudines: Chelidae) in Southeastern Brazil
Shirley Famelli, Bernd Gruber, Arthur Georges, Carolina Ortiz, Franco Leandro Souza, and Jaime Bertoluci
Experimental Evaluation of Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) Detectability in Visual Search Surveys
William F. Heinle, Noelle Beswick, Emily Wapman, and J. Andrew Royle
Aggressive Behavior in Male Tiger Rat Snakes (Spilotes pullatus) During Ritual Combat
Selma Maria de Almeida-Santos, Gabrieli Santos de Araújo, Miguel Flores de Jesus, Marcelo Stefano Bellini Lucas, and Giuseppe Puorto
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Field Evaluation of Adrenal Sufficiency in a Toad-eating Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) with Profound Adrenal Enlargement
Megen Kepas, Helen-bond Plylar, Cody D. Godwin, Emily E. Virgin, Susannah S. French, and Alan H. Savitzky
Distribution and Encounter Rates of Green Salamanders (Aneides aeneus) at the Periphery of Their Range in Northeastern Mississippi, USA
Bailey Watkins, Thomas Mann, and Will Selman
Comparison of Amphibians and Reptiles in Neighboring Biogeographic Provinces to the Sierra Madre Oriental Biogeographic Province of Mexico
Julio A. Lemos-Espinal, and Geoffrey R. Smith
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Effects of Long-term Prey Substitution on Food Preference for an Endemic Insular Pit Viper (Bothrops alcatraz)
João Miguel Alves-Nunes, Adriano Fellone, and Otavio A. V. Marques
Herpetofauna of Catoosa Wildlife Management Area and Species-Area Relationships of Reptiles and Amphibians Across Tennessee, USA
Marissa Strebler, Matthew Grisnik, Mack White, and Ryan J. Hanscom
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Investigating the Illegal Online Trade of Spur-thighed Tortoises on an Iranian Marketplace Website: a Preliminary Survey
Nima Badelu, Pourya Sardari, Alireza Mohammadi, Alvand Mohammadalizadegan, and Alireza Noorbakhsh