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Established in 1936, Herpetologica is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal serving herpetologists, biologists, ecologists, conservationists, researchers and the scientific community. The journal contains... Read More About the Journal...

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Latest Articles

A New Species of Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Sierra Madre del Sur, Mexico

Antonio Esaú Valdenegro-Brito, Anibal H. Díaz de la Vega-Pérez, Uri Omar García-Vázquez

Recent Developments in Species Delimitation and Taxonomy Considered in the Context of the Unified Species Concept

Kevin de Queiroz

Microhabitat Use by Disjunct Common Five-Lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) Populations at Their Northwestern Range Extent

Lisa Gelvin-Innvaer, Jeffrey B. LeClere, Mike Worland, Carol D. Hall

Sleeping Behavior in Anolis limifrons and Comparison to Closely Related Species

Steven Poe, Irvin Arroyo-Torres

Editor

Sarah Woodley

Impact Factor: 2.4

ISSN: 0018-0831

eISSN: 1938-5099

Current Issue

Volume 81,

Issue 1

March 2025

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Most Cited Articles

POTENTIAL CAUSES FOR AMPHIBIAN DECLINES IN PUERTO RICO

Patricia A. Burrowes, Rafael L. Joglar, David E. Green

PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN IGUANIDAE INFERRED USING MOLECULAR AND MORPHOLOGICAL DATA AND A PHYLOGENETIC TAXONOMY OF IGUANIAN LIZARDS

James A. Schulte, II, John Pablo Valladares, Allan Larson

AMPHIBIAN ROAD MORTALITY IN RESPONSE TO NIGHTLY VARIATIONS IN TRAFFIC INTENSITY

Marc J. Mazerolle

ESTIMATING AGE OF TURTLES FROM GROWTH RINGS: A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE TECHNIQUE

Dawn S. Wilson, Christopher R. Tracy, C. Richard Tracy

Features & Information

Authors

We publish original papers covering the study of amphibians and reptiles. Theoretical and primarily quantitative manuscripts are particularly encouraged, with manuscripts organized around concept-driven hypotheses. To submit a manuscript, please visit the journal’s PeerTrack site.

Editorial Team

Learn more about our team: Editor, Assistant Editor, Associate Editors, and Editorial Board.

Reviewers

We invite qualified individuals to provide comprehensive peer reviews of submitted manuscripts. The Herpetologists' League recognizes that reviewers are invaluable to the publication process by ensuring not only the accuracy of the manuscript, but the credibility and reputation of the journals.