Herpetology Notes

Herpetology Notes https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn Herpetology Notes is an online-only and Open Access journal (under CC BY-NC 4.0) published by the Societas Europaea Herpetologica (SEH) alongside its flagship journal, Amphibia-Reptilia. Processing, editing, and typesetting of manuscripts is carried out by an international editorial team. The current rejection rate is around 30%. en-US herpetologynoteseditor@gmail.com (Hinrich Kaiser) herpetologynoteseditor@gmail.com (Hinrich Kaiser) Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:30:15 +0000 OJS 3.3.0.6 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 A rare record of a midge biting Nidirana shyhhuangi Lin et al., 2025 in Taiwan https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/260 JhYu You, Yuan Teng Wang, Ming-Feng Chuang Copyright (c) 2026 Herpetology Notes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/260 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 First case of erythristic Common Frog, Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758, in Latvia https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/249 Alessandro Di Marzio, Rebeka Šķērstiņa , Elza Birbele Copyright (c) 2026 Herpetology Notes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/249 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Postprandial refuge selection strategy in the Montpellier Snake, Malpolon monspessulanus (Hermann, 1804), in a human-altered landscape https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/310 Grégory Deso, Gonzalo del Barrio Copyright (c) 2026 Herpetology Notes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/310 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New and recurrent morphological abnormalities in amphibians from northwest Mexico https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/193 Héctor A. Castro-Bastidas, Carolina Sedano-Camacho, Eduardo G. Santos-García, Perla M. Meza-Inostroza, Marcos Bucio-Pacheco, David R. Aguillón-Gutiérrez Copyright (c) 2026 Herpetology Notes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/193 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Yellow is the new green: abnormal colouration of Pelophylax sp. in Latvia and Lithuania https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/296 Alessandro Di Marzio, Rebeka ´Šķērstiņa, Elza Birbele Copyright (c) 2026 Herpetology Notes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/296 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Predation on the Indian House Gecko, Hemidactylus flaviviridis Rüppell, 1835, by the huntsman spider Heteropoda venatoria in Kolkata, India https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/99 Saheba Khatun, Aniruddha Mitra Copyright (c) 2026 Herpetology Notes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/99 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 First report of flavinistic albinism in Calamaria schmidti Marx & Inger, 1955 https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/283 Oliver Christopher, Gabrielle Poh, Robbin Tan, Catherine Tan, Md Azlan Mairin, Steven Wong, Frederic Griesbaum Copyright (c) 2026 Herpetology Notes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/283 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 First records of axanthism in African Reed Frogs (genus Hyperolius) and an updated checklist of axanthic amphibians https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/252 Gregory Jongsma, Ange-Ghislain Zassi-Boulou, Hocraiche Mercia Ngouala, David C. Blackburn Copyright (c) 2026 Herpetology Notes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/252 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The largest Eastern Newts, Notophthalmus viridescens (Rafinesque, 1820), are found at high elevation in North Carolina https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/248 Hayleigh R. Locke, Maxwell Ramey, Jon M. Davenport, Dustin S. Siegel Copyright (c) 2026 Herpetology Notes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/248 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Arboreal behaviour in Ocellated Lizards, Timon lepidus (Daudin, 1802): can trees play a role in species conservation? https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/298 Przemysław Zdunek, Grégory Deso, Matthieu Berroneau, Julien Renet, Elisa Leplat, Alexandre Roux, Alexandre Braut, Jean Nicolas, Auxence Foreau, Olivier Calvez Copyright (c) 2026 Herpetology Notes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/298 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 First sightings of axanthism in the Lacertidae, observed in the Greek endemic Erhard’s Wall Lizard, Podarcis erhardii (Bedriaga, 1882) https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/182 Rory Mendelow, Kinsey M. Brock Copyright (c) 2026 Herpetology Notes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/182 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Caudal regeneration in introduced and native populations of the Italian Wall Lizard, Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1810), in California, USA, and Taormina, Italy, with reports of tail bifurcation https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/284 Alyssa Head, Maelstrom J. Lee, Amber L. Singh, Kinsey M. Brock Copyright (c) 2026 Herpetology Notes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 https://www.herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/article/view/284 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000