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 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
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Sleeping Sites of Green Anoles: the Case of an Introduced Population in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan

Koichiro Inomori, Osamu Sakai, and Noriko Iwai
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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