Amphibia-Reptilia

Article	Citations
SHE Grant is Herpetology for 2024	15
Herpetology Notes – Editorial Report 2022	12
Impact of human intervention on herpetofauna communities: comparing strictly conserved vs grazing areas within Copo National Park, Argentina	10
Minutes of the 21st Ordinary General Meeting of SEH, held in Belgrade, Serbia, on 7 September 2022	10
Patterns and drivers of abundance and diversity of reptiles and amphibians in the protected area of Mount Chelmos	10
Cryptic but direct costs of an epidemic caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the endangered Sardinian newt Euproctus platycephalus (Amphibia, Caudata)	9
Evolutionary history drives the geographical distribution of dorsal patterns in the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis)	9
Environmental constraints affect underground reproduction of the common toad (Bufo bufo)	9
Gene expression of secretory proteins in the nuptial pads of three Lithobates species (Anura: Ranidae)	8
Macroecological correlates of taxonomic uncertainty in New World coralsnakes	8
The tail of the two: a study of twin embryos in Darevskia lizards	8
Alien amphibian introductions via the plant trade: a breeding population of the Catalonian midwife toad (Alytes almogavarii) in Central Spain	7
Factors contributing to the range expansion and population increase of a native generalist species	6
Are island lizards more catholic? A comparison of diet preferences and food neophilia of mainland and island lizards	6
To tag ornot to tag: comparative performance of tagging and photo-identification in a long-term mark-recapture of Juvenile Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas)	6
Preliminary Agenda of the Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) of SEH to be held at the 23rd European Congress of Herpetology, 8–12 September, Bonn, Germany	6
American crocodile nesting in sediment-nourished habitats on Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA	5
Free access to scientific papers: towards an improvement of Open Access policies in opening archives	5
Characterization of the breeding habitat used by amphibians in northern Morocco	5
Well-known species, unexpected results: high genetic diversity in declining Vipera ursinii in central, eastern and southeastern Europe	5
Quantification of underwater calling and foraging activities in the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis	5
Morphology and differential counts of blood cells as important health indicators in the olm, Proteus anguinus	4
Announcement of proposal of changes for the Statutes and Bylaws	4
Unravelling the cryptic diversity and evolution of the dwarf swamp frog Pseudopaludicola mystacalis (Anura, Leptodactylidae) in open habitats of South America	4
New phylogeographic insights for the Saurodactylus brosseti species complex: range extensions and additional contact zones among evolutionary lineages	4

The diurnal advertisement and response call of Pulchrana glandulosa (Anura: Ranidae) (Boulenger, 1882), from Langkawi Island, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia	4
Exploring the speciation continuum of slow worms: location and extent of the Anguis fragilis/veronensis hybrid zone in southeastern France	4
Captive breeding unveils hybridisation between aquatic and terrestrial reproductive modes and a reversal reproductive shift within Salamandra salamandra gallaica	4
SEH Grant in Herpetology for 2026	4
Nest-sharing behavior of captive Broad-snouted caimans (Caiman latirostris): cooperation or exploitation?	4
Movement behaviour of the common frog (Rana temporaria) in an anthropized mountain landscape: integrated step selection analysis of GPS tracking data	4
Will climatic changes affect the Vietnamese crocodile lizard? Seasonal variation in microclimate and activity pattern of Shinisaurus crocodilurus vietnamensis	4
Erratum	3
The relevance of Evolutionary Significant Units for the conservation of island-restricted reptiles: Tarentola boettgeri bischoffi as a case study	3
Contents Index to Volume 43	3
Body condition index of Bombina variegata variegata (Linneus,1758) in different habitats	3
Morphological and genetic evidence of hybridisation between Mauremys mutica (Cantor, 1842) and Mauremys leprosa (Schweigger, 1812) in northeast Spain	3
The conservation paradox of an introduced population of a threatened species: spadefoot toads in the coastal dunes of the Netherlands	3
On the aquatic phenology of sympatric crested and marbled newts (genus Triturus)	3
Morphological trends and genetic divergence in anacondas, genus Eunectes Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes: Boidae)	3
Image-based morphometric analysis reveals sexual dimorphism in the threatened yellow-spotted mountain newt (Neurergus derjugini): applications of deep learning and automated pattern recognition	3
The etymology of three enigmatic (sub-)specific names clarified	3
Amphibia-Reptilia – Editorial Report 2021	3
Differential predation pressure on island pit vipers shape their niches and defensive behavior	3
Knowledge gaps and conservation priorities for west African chelonians	3
The courtship, mating and egg-guarding behaviour of Hynobius amjiensis	3
Acoustics of parental and hybridogenetic water frogs (Pelophylax: Amphibia: Ranidae): a tool for monitoring an invasive species	3
Effect of microhabitat exposure and time of day on abundance and microclimatic conditions by age classes in Pseudoeurycea leprosa from a mountain of central Mexico	3
Contrasting genetic diversity in the genus Acanthodactylus (Squamata: Lacertidae) at its eastern distribution edge	2
The reptiles of the Jockey’s Cap Islet, São Tomé & Príncipe, Gulf of Guinea	2
Lizard abundance in forest fragments: effects of patch size, patch shape, thermoregulation, and habitat quality	2
Contrasting genetic diversity and the level of clonality of parental genomes in a water frog population system with the prevalence of Pelophylax esculentus hybrids	2
Fast and furious or frozen in fear? How locomotor speed and force shape antipredator behaviour in dice snakes, Natrix tessellata (Serpentes: Natricidae)	2
Risk-taking salamanders share less space with conspecifics	2
Estimating the population size and density of Italian wall lizards (Podarcis siculus) through photo identification capture-recapture	2
SEH Grant in Herpetology for 2023	2
Molecular phylogeny of the common wall lizard Podarcis muralis (Squamata: Lacertideae) in the southern Balkans	2
Blue pill or red pill? Green, thanks. Behavioural test on coloured light preference in the Calabrian Alpine newt to increase the capture rate	2
Author Index to Volume 45	2
Unravelling the disease ecology of snake fungal disease: high genetic variability and ecological features of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola in Switzerland	1
Body size variation in a lineage of spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca whitei) contrasts with that expected from the species level	1
Population genetics of the endemic Large-crested toad (Incilius cristatus): a declining and critically endangered species	1
Diet variations across remote populations of a widely distributed snake species, the Asp viper (Vipera aspis aspis, Linnaeus, 1758)	1
Age and growth rate estimated by skeletochronology in loggerhead sea turtles from French Mediterranean waters	1
Genetic data to describe the hybrid zone between Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) and Bufo verrucosissimus (Pallas, 1814) in northeastern Türkiye	1
Trophic ecology of the endangered lizard Glaucomastix abaetensis in the restinga formations of the northern coast of Bahia, Brazil	1
Size-assortative mating of Buergeria buergeri (Anura: Rhacophoridae): breeding strategies for balancing fertilisation rate and swimming ability	1
An overview of parental care in the foam-nesting frogs of the genus Leptodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae): current knowledge and future directions	1
Amphibia-Reptilia Editorial Report 2024	1
Rare genetic admixture and unidirectional gene flow between Vipera aspis and Vipera berus at their contact zone in western France	1
Revealing the trophic ecology of Telmatobius philippii tadpole (Anura, Telmatobiidae); complexities from the high Andes of northern Chile	1
The relationship of body colouration to morphological traits in a population of green frogs from Georgia, USA	1
Exploring phenotypic divergence in Prosymna greigerti (Squamata: Prosymnidae)	1
Defensive tail displays in dice snakes (Natrix tessellata) are influenced by colour morph and sex	1
Man-made infrastructures as accidental traps for herpetofauna in eastern Spain: incidence and modelling	1

Fluctuating asymmetry in Hungarian meadow viper (Vipera ursinii rakosiensis) populations compared with three closely related subspecies	1
Problems, progress and prospects in marking sympatric newt species with passive integrated transponders	1
Curricula vitarum of candidates nominated by the Executive Council for election at the 23rd OGM, 8-12 September 2025 in Bonn, Germany	1
Taxonomic assessment of Ololygon gr. argyreornata (Anura, Hylidae) from northern Atlantic Forest reveals a new species from the Pernambuco Endemism Centre, northeastern Brazil	1
First record of leucism in broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) with morphological, clinical and conservation insights in white crocodilians	1
It ain’t easy being orange: lizard colour morphs occupying highly vegetated microhabitats suffer greater ectoparasitism	1
Author Index to Volume 46	1
Buccal swabs for amphibian genomics	1
The yellow and black of Salamandra salamandra across Italy: colour polymorphism analyses	1
In vitro efficacy of the skin peptide Brevinin-1Da against two isolates of the Global Pandemic Lineage of the amphibian chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis	1
The European Board of Herpetological Societies (EBHS)	1
Intra-annual variations of microhabitat use and movements of a critically endangered arboreal day gecko endemic to Reunion Island: implications for conservation	1
Anomalies of the postcranial skeleton of rock lizards (Lacertidae: Darevskia)	1
The invasive marsh frogs advancing into The Netherlands carry a diverse mix of mtDNA	1
Comparative success of two sampling techniques for high-altitude Alpine grassland reptiles under different temporal designs	1
The introduction of three cryptic tree frog species in the Dutch coastal dunes challenges conservation paradigms	1
Geographic peculiarities of structure and hemicloning reproduction of Pelophylax esculentus water frog complex (Anura, Ranidae) populations in the East European Plain within Ukraine	1
Alligatorascension: climbing performance of Alligator mississippiensis	0
Report of the Treasurer 2023	0
A taxon under siege from multiple threats: results of analysis of chytrid fungi on the Calabrian Alpine newt	0
Niche evolution and diversification in Middle Eastern stream salamanders (Paradactylodon): vulnerability to future climate change	0
Sexual size monomorphism of a Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) population in southwestern Missouri, USA	0
Feast or flee? Camera trapping reveals contrasting responses of generalist mammals (Meles meles and Apodemus sylvaticus) to an aposematic amphibian (Salamandra salamandra)	0
An empty stomach is not a good adviser: avoiding toxic Cyanobacteria can compromise tadpole antipredator defenses	0
Hydroperiod of temporary ponds threats amphibian recruitment in Mediterranean environments	0
Groundwater decline has negatively affected the well-preserved amphibian community of Doñana National Park (SW Spain)	0
Belly up or belly down: Effect of body position on snout vent length and total length measurements in American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus)	0
MtDNA barcoding illuminates native diversity and introduction pathways of slow worms in The Netherlands	0
Amphibia-Reptilia – Editorial Report 2022	0
Skeletal morphology and fluctuating asymmetry of the European green toad, Bufotes viridis, in contrasting habitats	0
Comparative morphology of three viper species from Northern Italy: ecological convergence and taxonomical implications of head and hemipenial morphology	0
Density and between-individuals’ refuge distance in two ecologically contrasting populations of the gecko Tarentola delalandii from Tenerife	0
Eastern red-backed salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) avoid chemical cues from snake predators regardless of colour morph or snake individual and size	0
The relationship between temperature, growth rate and body condition of Bufo bufo toadlets prior to their first hibernation	0
Are all islands the same? A comparative thermoregulatory approach in four insular populations	0
Spawning site selection and segregation at the landscape, habitat and microhabitat scales for five syntopic Asian amphibians	0
Love is in the air: additional evidence for a volatile sex-attractant pheromone in snakes	0
Size-related changes and chemical basis of melanin-based body coloration in the amphisbaenian Trogonophis wiegmanni	0
The position, shape and dynamics of the hybrid zone between the Danube and Italian crested newt based on genome-wide data, with a cautionary tale on the discovery of a ‘distinct’ mtDNA lineage	0
New eDNA-based insights for the detection of endemic and endangered Apennine yellow bellied toad (Bombina variegata pachypus) and its pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis	0
Reptiles in danger: Implications of road mortality in wetlands of South America	0
Contents Index to Volume 46	0
Report of the Treasurer 2019, 2020 and 2021	0
Mass-related differences in metabolic rate and fasting endurance explain divergence in seasonal activity of Mediterranean lizards	0
Safety in coils: predation rates of ambush hunting rattlesnakes are extremely low	0
Sex, size and eco-geographic factors affect the feeding ecology of the Iberian adder, Vipera seoanei	0
What do we know about snakes in the department of Tolima, Colombia? A comprehensive review	0
The ontogeny of the femur and tibia during post-hatching development in the tortoise Chelonoidis chilensis (Chelonia: Testudinidae)	0
Contents Index to Volume 45	0
Lack of refuge as a bottleneck for reptiles in intensive woody crops	0
Phylogenetic relationships of the West African mud turtle (Pelusios castaneus) on the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, West Central Africa	0
Ashes still smoking: the influence of fire and land cover on Pantanal ecoregion amphibians	0
Thermoregulation and microhabitat use of Tachymenis peruviana (Dipsadidae) in semi-captivity conditions	0
Local scale population risk determines the adaptive responses of larval salamanders to predator kairomones	0
The microstructure of scales varies in four lizard species	0
Sexual dimorphism and ecomorphology of the Berthold’s bush anole (Polychrus gutturosus) in Costa Rica	0
Variability in personalities at sex, population, and taxon-levels in two European lacertid lizards	0
Report on the 10th World Congress of Herpetology in Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo	0
Sperm characteristics in the yellow-spotted mountain newt, Neurergus derjugini (Salamandridae) through light and electron microscopy	0
Unsuspected pollinator potential? First DNA dietary analysis in Euleptes europaea (Gené, 1839) and confirmation of an omnivorous diet using video surveillance	0
The gator grapnel: pedal anchoring in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)	0
Report of the Treasurer 2024	0
Living on the edge: thermoregulation at the niche margin in the Bedriaga’s rock lizard	0
Headbobing behavior in the high mountain lizard Phymaturus palluma: effects of sex and context	0
Effect of climate change on fossorial species: a case study comparing species of the genus Scincella	0
The Bombina hybrid zone: a review of the legacy and future research directions	0
Comparing activity and space patterns of the European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (L., 1758) in a Venice Lagoon wetland area: implications for conservation planning and management	0
Niche dynamics and climate change sensitivity in western Palearctic Zamenis ratsnakes (Reptilia: Colubridae)	0
Interannual variations in diet and nutritional value of plants consumed by the Souss Valley tortoises, Testudo graeca graeca, in west-central Morocco: are they really selective foragers?	0
A note on evaporative water loss rates in the checkerboard worm lizard (Trogonophis wiegmanni Kaup 1830) from semi-arid environment in Morocco	0
From the mountains to the genes: genetic diversity among populations of endemic lizard, Darevskia schaekeli (Sauria: Lacertidae), in the Alburz Mountains	0
Introduced Mediterranean painted frogs (Discoglossus pictus) are possible supershedders of the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Catalonia (NE Spain)	0
Editorial Report 2024 from the Editor-in-Chief of Herpetology Notes	0
Front matter	0
New records and potential distribution of Bufo luchunnicus (Yang & Rao, 2008) in Vietnam	0
Patterns of variation in dietary composition among four populations of Alpine salamanders (Salamandra atra prenjensis)	0
Amphibia-Reptilia – Editorial Report 2023	0
Book Review	0
COI barcoding provides reliable species identification and pinpoints cryptic diversity in Western Palearctic amphibians	0
Report of the Treasurer 2022	0

Front matter	0
Consistent phenological advancement of Common Toad migration in response to climate change in Flanders, Belgium	0
Congress Report – 21st European Congress of Herpetology	0
Behavioural response of Dryophytes plicatus tadpoles to the cues of non-native rainbow trout and a native snake	0
Minutes of the 23rd Ordinary General Meeting of SEH, held in Bonn on 11th September 2025	0
Tracking the origin and current distribution of wall lizards (Podarcis spp.) in Poland	0
Front matter	0
Saint Patrick, what about legless lizards? Tracing the mitochondrial affiliation and possible origin of Anguis (Squamata: Anguidae) population in Ireland	0
Thermoregulation and activity patterns of three species of snakes with different lifestyles in central Mexico	0
Exploratory analysis of the genetic diversity for two Phyllodactylus species in contrasting environments	0
Thermal biology of Lanthanotus borneensis (Lanthanotidae) in Sarawak, Borneo	0
Spatial pattern and shelter distribution of the ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus) in two distinct Mediterranean habitats	0
In Memoriam Keith Corbett (1940–2025)	0
Mitochondrial data unravels the human-mediated introduction of Mediodactylus kotschyi (Squamata: Gekkonidae) to the Central Balkan Peninsula	0
First record of male-male combat in the Yellow-bellied Puffing Snake Spilotes sulphureus (Wagler, 1824)	0
Erratum	0
The limits of mtDNA analysis for determining the provenance of invasive species: a midwife toad example	0
Age estimation in tortoises: an evaluation of methods for the spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca)	0
An extended mtDNA phylogeography for the alpine newt illuminates the provenance of introduced populations	0
Proportion of forest surrounding breeding habitat predicts newt condition and fluctuating asymmetry	0
Unaddressed hybridization between green (Bufotes viridis) and natterjack toads (Epidalea calamita) can lead to underestimation of genetic heterozygosity and inflated estimates of inbreeding	0
Living in the dark side? Plastic activity in the Bothrops jararaca group (Serpentes, Viperidae)	0
Evaluation of locomotor activity in female Chelonoidis chilensis (Testudinidae, Gray 1870) in response to artificial photoperiod and temperature treatments	0
Author Index to Volume 43	0
Thermal heterogeneity in a Mediterranean pond: perspectives for the thermal biology of amphibian larvae	0
Aposematism vs. scavenging? camera trapping unveils low and seasonal-dependent consumption of toxic salamander carcasses by wild boars	0
Geographic variation in colour and spot patterns in Dwarf Caiman, Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier, 1807) in Brazil	0
Citizen science reveals broad-scale variation of calling activity of the Mediterranean tree frog (Hyla meridionalis) in its westernmost range	0
Ontogenetic and cohort estimates of tadpole survival for the threatened Betic midwife toad (Alytes dickhilleni) in two contrasting small waterbodies	0
An isolated crested newt population in Dutch coastal dunes: distribution relict or introduction?	0
SEH Grants in Herpetology for 2026: Recent changes in altitudinal distribution of amphibians in the Tatra National Park (Southern Poland)	0
The survival challenge of the lizard Phymaturus vociferator in central Chile	0
Congress Report – 22nd European Congress of Herpetology	0
Untangling the morphological and genetic variation of two endemic lizards from the coastal sand dunes of Northeastern Brazil	0
Phylogenetic analysis of the critically endangered Karpathos water frog (Anura, Amphibia): conservation insights from complete mitochondrial genome sequencing	0
Announcement of a proposal of changes in the by-laws of SEH at the Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) during the 21st European Congress of Herpetology, 5-9 September 2022, Belgrade, Serbia	0
Reduced chemosensory sampling effort in island lizards is preserved in a lab-raised F1-generation	0
Artificialwater bodies as amphibian breeding sites: the case of the common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) in central Spain	0
1st circular: SEH 23rd European Congress of Herpetology and OGM, Bonn (Germany)	0
SEH Grants in Herpetology for 2026: From monitoring to targeted conservation: assessing the endemic Milos viper (Macrovipera schweizeri) across its island range	0
Reproductive output in a small Mediterranean lizard, the western three-toed skinks Chalcides striatus	0
More cryptic diversity among spiny lizards of the Sceloporus torquatus complex discovered through a multilocus approach	0
Eggs, hatching and embryos variability in loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta show significant differences among nests coming from two Italian nesting grounds	0
Minding the gap: Discovery of Hemidactylus granosus Heyden, 1827 (Squamata, Gekkonidae) in the southern Arava Valley, Israel	0
Extreme genetic depletion upon postglacial colonization hampers determining the provenance of introduced palmate newt populations	0
Welcoming the World to Bonn: Highlights from SEH Congress 2025	0
Remote sensing and citizen science to characterize the ecological niche of an endemic and endangered Costa Rican poison frog	0
Shell colouration is associated with sex, boldness, and innate immunity in wild adult eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina)	0
Arrival of crocodilians to São Tomé Island, Gulf of Guinea, Western Africa, highlights the role of sea currents to the natural colonization of islands	0
Underwater advertisement call of the threatened Telmatobius rubigo (Anura: Telmatobiidae)	0
From ponds to pondscapes: habitat characteristics influencing the abundance of the threatened yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata)	0