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 3 (December 2025)
Research Articles
Emydomyces testavorans Infection and Shell Disease Prevalence in Threatened Northwestern Pond Turtle Populations of the San Francisco Bay Area, USA
Alison White, Tammy Lim, Edward Culver, Matthew Timmer, Jessie Bushell, Adrian Muttlow, Jessica Aymen, Lameace Hussain, Katherine Haman,
Max R. Lambert, Obed Hernández-Gómez
The Response of Brumating Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) to a Severe Flood Event in New Hampshire, USA
Brett Hillman and Annelise Waling
Autoecology of Carvalho’s Surinam Toad (Pipa carvalhoi: Anura, Pipidae) From Northeastern Brazil
Arielson dos Santos Protázio, Vitória Gomes de Melo Santos, Breno Falcão de Carvalho, João Antônio de Araújo Filho, Fagner Ribeiro Delfim, and Daniel Oliveira Mesquita
Diet of Contomastix vacariensis (Squamata: Teiidae) in the Grasslands of the Araucaria Plateau, Southern Brazil
Djan Zanchi-Silva, Martin Schossler, and Laura Verrastro
Tracking Ceratophrys ornata: a Telemetry-based Study on a Vulnerable Amphibian Species and its Conservation Implications
Isis Agostina Dánae Ibáñez, Camila Deutsch, Romina Clara Scardamaglia, David Norberto Bilenca, and María Gabriela Agostini
[Supplemental Information]
Sleeping Sites of Green Anoles: the Case of an Introduced Population in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan
Koichiro Inomori, Osamu Sakai, and Noriko Iwai
[Supplemental Information]
The Effects of Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense) on Ground-dwelling Herpetofauna in Southern USA Bottomland Hardwoods
Gabrielle N. Ripa, James A. Stiles, Christopher J. Anderson, and Robert A. Gitzen
Diversity of Amphibians and Reptiles of the Parque Sesc Serra Azul: A Transition Zone in Midwestern Brazil
José N.A. Gonçalves, Leonardo F.B. Moreira, Tainá F. Dorado-Rodrigues, Natália P. Smaniotto, Matheus O. Neves, Victória L.B. Silva, and Christine Strüssmann
[Supplemental Information]
eDNA Monitoring of a Rare Salamander: the Use of eDNA in Detection of Eurycea junaluska in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA
Ben F. Brammell, Sara A. Brewer, Elizabeth K. Strasko, Madeline M. Cox, Jarrett R. Johnson, and David K. Peyton
[Supplemental Information]
Amphibians and Reptiles of Cerrado Remnants in Central Brazil: Species Diversity and Conservation Notes
Mileny Otani, Alan P. Monteiro, Willian F. Silva, Kaique F. Macedo, Rafaela Vale, And Renato N. Feio
[Supplemental Information]
The Herpetofaunal Diversity of the Munywana Conservancy, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
Philip R. Jordaan, Philip U Els, Simon Naylor, Charli Pretorius, Craig Sholto-Douglas, and Clinton D. Wright
[Supplemental Information]
Local Population Size of the Poorly Known Peruvian Lizard Polychrus jacquelinae
Julian Mews and Claudia Koch
Amphibian Assemblages in Isolated Wetlands are Predicted by Interannual Variation in Fish Occupancy: a Case Study From Florida, USA
Joshua D. Holbrook and Kyle Barrett
Establishing a Baseline: Assessing the Presence of Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola on Snakes in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada
Issac M. Acker, James Baxter-Gilbert, and Julia L. Riley
Exclusion Fencing and Electric Predator Barriers Reduce Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) Road Mortality and Nest Depredation
Ayley L. Shortridge, Daniel P. Quinn, and Davide Zailo

