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 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