...Michael J. Murphy ABSTRACT The Pilliga Forest is one of the largest surviving woodland remnants on the New South Wales western slopes in inland eastern Australia. Collation of personal observations by a resident herpetologist working in the Pilliga Forest over a 12-year period identified 18 frog...

...A. W. White Public attention was aroused in 1989 to a world-wide phenomena involving the decline of frog species. Since then herpetologists around the world have begun to document the nature and scope of these declines. In Australia, two frog species ( Rheobatrachus silus and Taudactylus diurnis...

... of population declines in the species complex has been assessed by examination of museum specimens and records, evaluation of reports by experienced herpetologists and by undertaking field surveys, particularly in the Canberra region. Examination of museum material confirmed that three taxa occurred...

... elongatus . The conservation value of these populations is regarded as regionally significant. All three species were detected by hand-searches of the spinifex grass highlighting the need to use experienced herpetologists when conducting reptile surveys in complex microhabitats. Their presence in the study...

... June 2023 This highly entertaining book will amaze all readers, strike delicious terror into the hearts of ophidiophobes (snakeloathers), fascinate scientists, inspire naturalists, and find empathy and understanding among fellow herpetologists. It illustrates what I have long suspected...

... as the reference for the current junior herpetologists would find inspiration from almost taxonomic status of Australian freshwater turtles. Cann every page. Overall, the book is significantly more detailed and Sadlier take issue with the application of allozyme than the previous edition, which was visually...

... vertebrate research ASH 1975. Minutes of the eighth general meeting of the Australian Society of Herpetologists. ASH Newsletter No. 16. Barker, J. and Grigg, G.C. 1977. A Field Guide to Australian Frogs. Rigby Ltd., Adelaide. A Field Guide to Australian Frogs Barker, J., Grigg, G.C...

... of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Lawrence, Kansas. Ontogeny and Systematics of Fishes 24 27 Jerry, D.R., Elphinstone, M.S. and Baverstock, E.R. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships of Australian members of the family Percichthyidae inferred from mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequence data. Molecular...

... is probably best known for his landmark text Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Now in its sixth edition, this major work provides a synthetic overview and species by species account of all described species in the Australian region and keys that allow both budding and experienced herpetologists...

... own techniques for drawing music teacher have in common? A love of frogs. and photographing tadpoles; and from her own The book that inspired and sustained me and many resources and those of colleagues she also assembled another budding South African herpetologist was dentist a comprehensive gallery...

... predation on the distribution and abundance of "declining" frogs (Litoria nannotis, L. rheocola and Nyctimystes dayi) in the Tully Gorge. The Australian Society of Herpetologists, Newsletter 37. 105. Influence of fish predation on the distribution and abundance of "declining" frogs (Litoria nannotis, L...

... and implemented Frog Management Plan prepared and implemented . 6. Monitoring and reporting. Monitoring and reporting. Green and golden bell frog conservation at Sydney Olympic Park 242 October 2008AustralianZoologist volume 34 (3) involved a multidisciplinary team of herpetologists, engineers, planners...

... The results of the combined pitfall and Elliott trapping are summarized in Table 4. Twenty-nine small mammals were trapped, of which 26 were House Mice, Mus mus- culus. Two further species, Planigale tenuirostris and Sminthopsis crassicaudata were collected by the herpetologists in pitfalls on Lake Garnpang...

... and Herpetologists League Combined Meetings: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Near-infra-red reflectance of amphibians and reptiles: spectral sensitivity and brightness discrimination of an avian predator (Accipitridae: Buteo spp.) Main, A. R. and Bentley, P. J., 1964. Water relations of Australian burrowing frogs...

...", the second in the "Smithsonian Answer Book" series (after Sharks), two eminent North American herpetologists set out to answer virtually all the questions that two such herpetologists are likely to have encountered in their long careers. The format of the book is straightforward. Questions are grouped...

... by the Australian Museum (Rowley et al. 2019) are an innovative and useful means of gathering records from such individuals. So long as the call records are vetted by professional herpetologists (as is the case for FrogID), accurate records may be obtained from regions that are otherwise highly unlikely...