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Volume 50, Issue 4
1 December 2016
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ISSN 0022-1511
eISSN 1937-2418

THE FUTURE OF PUBLISHING

The Future of Publishing Herpetological Research: Peer Review, “Pre-Publications”, and Openness and Transparency of Data
Richard A. Seigel
View Articletitled, The Future of Publishing Herpetological Research: Peer Review, “Pre-Publications”, and Openness and Transparency of Data
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BEHAVIOR

Vocal Behavior of the Explosively Breeding Neotropical Yellow Toad, Incilius luetkenii
Nick Rehberg-Besler; Stephanie M. Doucet; Daniel J. Mennill
View Articletitled, Vocal Behavior of the Explosively Breeding Neotropical Yellow Toad, <em>Incilius luetkenii</em>
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Spatial Ecology of Sonoran Desert Tortoises (Gopherus morafkai): I. Fidelity in Home Range, Refuge Use and Foraging Behavior
Brian K. Sullivan; Audrey K. Owens; Keith O. Sullivan; Elizabeth A. Sullivan
View Articletitled, Spatial Ecology of Sonoran Desert Tortoises (<em>Gopherus morafkai</em>): I. Fidelity in Home Range, Refuge Use and Foraging Behavior
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Diet and Foraging Behaviors of Timber Rattlesnakes, Crotalus horridus, in Eastern Virginia
Scott M. Goetz; Christopher E. Petersen; Robert K. Rose; John D. Kleopfer; Alan H. Savitzky
View Articletitled, Diet and Foraging Behaviors of Timber Rattlesnakes, <em>Crotalus horridus</em>, in Eastern Virginia
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CONSERVATION

Importance of Shallow Tidal Habitats as Refugia from Trawl Fishing for Sea Snakes
Vinay Udyawer; Mark Read; Mark Hamann; Michelle R. Heupel; Colin A Simpfendorfer
View Articletitled, Importance of Shallow Tidal Habitats as Refugia from Trawl Fishing for Sea Snakes
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Demography of a Small and Isolated Population of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus) Threatened by Vegetative Succession
Brent D. Johnson; James P. Gibbs; Kevin T. Shoemaker; Jonathan B. Cohen
View Articletitled, Demography of a Small and Isolated Population of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes (<em>Sistrurus catenatus</em>) Threatened by Vegetative Succession
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Factors Affecting Occupancy and Abundance of American Alligators at the Northern Extent of Their Range
Beth Gardner; Lindsey A. Garner; David T. Cobb; Christopher E. Moorman
View Articletitled, Factors Affecting Occupancy and Abundance of American Alligators at the Northern Extent of Their Range
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DEVELOPMENT

Multifactorial Sex Determination in Chameleons
Cissy J. Ballen; Richard Shine; Robin M. Andrews; Mats Olsson
View Articletitled, Multifactorial Sex Determination in Chameleons
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Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Caudal Scutes of Belize Morelet's Crocodiles (Crocodylus moreletii)
Brie D. Sherwin; Joseph F. Mudge; Jaclyn E. Cañas-Carrell; Heather A. Lanza; Thomas R. Rainwater; Steven G. Platt; Scott T. McMurry; Todd A. Anderson
View Articletitled, Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Caudal Scutes of Belize Morelet's Crocodiles (<em>Crocodylus moreletii</em>)
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ECOLOGY

Hibernal Habitat Selection by Wood Frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) in a Northern New England Montane Landscape
Luke A. Groff; Aram J. K. Calhoun; Cynthia S. Loftin
View Articletitled, Hibernal Habitat Selection by Wood Frogs (<em>Lithobates sylvaticus</em>) in a Northern New England Montane Landscape
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Using Spatial Capture–Recapture to Elucidate Population Processes and Space-Use in Herpetological Studies
David J. Muñoz; David A. W. Miller; Chris Sutherland; Evan H. Campbell Grant
View Articletitled, Using Spatial Capture–Recapture to Elucidate Population Processes and Space-Use in Herpetological Studies
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Temporal Foraging Patterns of Nonnative Coqui Frogs (Eleutherodactylus coqui) in Hawaii
Arthur C. Wallis; Robyn L. Smith; Karen H. Beard
View Articletitled, Temporal Foraging Patterns of Nonnative Coqui Frogs (<em>Eleutherodactylus coqui</em>) in Hawaii
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Diet and Reproductive States in a High Altitude Neotropical Lizard Species, Liolaemus ramirezae (Iguania: Liolaemidae)
Romina Valeria Semhan; Monique Halloy
View Articletitled, Diet and Reproductive States in a High Altitude Neotropical Lizard Species, <em>Liolaemus ramirezae</em> (Iguania: Liolaemidae)
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Desert Massasauga Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii) in Southeastern Colorado: Life History, Reproduction, and Communal Hibernation
Andrew R. Wastell; Stephen P. Mackessy
View Articletitled, Desert Massasauga Rattlesnakes (<em>Sistrurus catenatus edwardsii</em>) in Southeastern Colorado: Life History, Reproduction, and Communal Hibernation
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MORPHOLOGY

Comparative Morphometrics in Leptodactyline Frogs (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leptodactylinae): Does Burrowing Behavior Relate to Sexual Dimorphism?
María Laura Ponssa; Regina Gabriela Medina
View Articletitled, Comparative Morphometrics in Leptodactyline Frogs (Anura, Leptodactylidae, Leptodactylinae): Does Burrowing Behavior Relate to Sexual Dimorphism?
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Relationships between Numbers of Vertebrae, Scale Counts, and Body Size, with Implications for Taxonomy in Nightsnakes (Genus: Hypsiglena)
Justin L. Lee; Adrian Thompson; Daniel G. Mulcahy
View Articletitled, Relationships between Numbers of Vertebrae, Scale Counts, and Body Size, with Implications for Taxonomy in Nightsnakes (Genus: <em>Hypsiglena</em>)
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Physiology

Evidence for Control of Cutaneous Oxygen Uptake in the Yellow-Lipped Sea Krait Laticauda colubrina (Schneider, 1799)
Theresa Dabruzzi; Melanie A. Sutton; Nann A. Fangue; Wayne A. Bennett
View Articletitled, Evidence for Control of Cutaneous Oxygen Uptake in the Yellow-Lipped Sea Krait <em>Laticauda colubrina</em> (Schneider, 1799)
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Scanning Snakes to Measure Condition: A Validation of Quantitative Magnetic Resonance
Julia L. Riley; James H. Baxter-Gilbert; Christopher G. Guglielmo; Jacqueline D. Litzgus
View Articletitled, Scanning Snakes to Measure Condition: A Validation of Quantitative Magnetic Resonance
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SYSTEMATICS

Taxonomic Status of the Sumatran Pitviper Trimeresurus (Popeia) toba David, Petri, Vogel & Doria, 2009 (Squamata: Viperidae) and Other Sunda Shelf Species of the Subgenus Popeia
Elijah Wostl; Irvan Sidik; Wahyu Trilaksono; Kyle J. Shaney; Nia Kurniawan; Eric N. Smith
View Articletitled, Taxonomic Status of the Sumatran Pitviper <em>Trimeresurus (Popeia) toba</em> David, Petri, Vogel &amp; Doria, 2009 (Squamata: Viperidae) and Other Sunda Shelf Species of the Subgenus <em>Popeia</em>
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On the Validity of Several Argentinian Species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)
Ricardo Montero
View Articletitled, On the Validity of Several Argentinian Species of <em>Amphisbaena</em> (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae)
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DNA Barcoding of Phymaturus Lizards Reveals Conflicts in Species Delimitation within the patagonicus Clade
Valeria Corbalán; Guillermo Debandi; José Alejandro Scolaro; Agustina A. Ojeda
View Articletitled, DNA Barcoding of <em>Phymaturus</em> Lizards Reveals Conflicts in Species Delimitation within the <em>patagonicus</em> Clade
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Index of Scientific Names
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Index of Authors
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Mesoclemmys gibba
58-04

Image and text by William W. Lamar

The Gibba Toad-headed Turtle (Mesoclemmys gibba) is a wide-ranging South American species in the lowlands of the Orinoco and Amazon Basins. A relatively small-bodied species with carapace length rarely exceeding 35 cm, the nocturnal M. gibba inhabits rainforest streams, hardpan pools of shallow water in gallery forests, and Mauritia palm swamps. Diet consists primarily of small invertebrates and mollusks. Owing in part to their foul-smelling defensive musk, they are not used as food by local populations of people. Photograph taken in Avispas Cocha, Río Tigre, Loreto, Peru.

  • eISSN 1937-2418
  • ISSN 0022-1511
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