Vol. 18 (2025)

Field body temperatures and microclimatic influences in Hermann’s Tortoise, Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789, from Thrace

Low genetic diversity and relatively strong population genetic structure of Przewalski's Wondergecko, Teratoscincus przewalskii Strauch, 1887, in the Mongolian Gobi Desert

Nueva información sobre la distribución y biología de la Culebra de Cola Corta Jaspeada, Tantillita brevissima (Taylor, 1937) en México y Guatemala

First record of Trimerodytes praemaxillaris (Angel, 1929) from Xaisomboun Province, Laos, with additional comments on morphology, natural history, and the type locality

The herpetofauna of the Echinades Island Complex, Ionian Islands, Greece, with notes on the ecological peculiarities of its lizard species

Decoding the overlap: diagnostic acoustics to distinguish the endangered Magnificent Broodfrog, Pseudophryne covacevichae Ingram & Corben, 1994, from the common Montane Toadlet, Uperoleia altissima Davies et al., 1993 in northern Queensland, Australia

The use of fluorescent powdered pigments as a tracking technique for hatchling turtles in Belize

Preliminary data on saltwater crocodiles, Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801, and an updated assessment of threats in the Nilwala River, Matara, Sri Lanka

Unusual defensive behaviour combination recorded in Bufotes viridis (Laurenti, 1768)

New country records of the Laotian Wolfsnake, Lycodon laoensis Günther, 1864, in Myanmar, discovered via citizen science

Predation of a Barker Frog, Physalaemus cuvieri Fitzinger, 1826, by a Giant Water Bug, genus Belostoma, in a Cerrado pond Minas Gerais, Brazil

Potential predation by a carabid beetle (Catadromus sp.) larva on an adult Spotted Marsh Frog, Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Günther, 1858, in western Victoria, Australia

Tail movements as an anti-predatory behaviour in Hynobius okiensis Sato, 1940

Early maturation and high growth rates in an Eastern Treefrog, Hyla orientalis Bedriaga, 1890, population after the species’ expansion in Kaliningrad Oblast (East Baltic Sea region)

First record of Paratelmatobius segallai Santos et al., 2019 in the state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, based on molecular and morphological evidence

Contribution to the knowledge of the gecko Tenuidactylus longipes (Nikolsky, 1896) in northeastern Iran

Bright marks, dark fate: records of predation on Coleodactylus meridionalis Boulenger, 1888 from a movement ecology study in a forest area in southern Bahia, Brazil

Tail trifurcation in Hemidactylus aff. malcolmsmithi in southern Mississippi, USA

A new record of the Endangered Zolio's Shield-backed Ground Lizard, Philochortus zolii Scortecci, 1934, from Algeria, with genetic insights and a geographic distribution review

New records of the Golden Spectacled Tegu, Gymnophthalmus speciosus (Hallowell, 1861), in Veracruz, Mexico

Use of a handheld metal detector to evaluate metal ingestion in the Alligator Snapping Turtle, Macrochelys temminckii (Troost, 1835)

Predation of the Madagascar Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko, Paroedura vazimba Nussbaum & Raxworthy, 2000, by the Madagascar Bullfrog, Laliostoma labrosum (Cope, 1868), in Ankarafantsika, northwestern Madagascar

Minimum hydroperiod for metamorphosis in the California Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma californiense Gray, 1853

Third case of tail bifurcation in Cope’s Mabuya, Notomabuya frenata (Cope, 1863), in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

First photographic evidence of oceanic swimming behaviour in littoral Snake-eyed Skinks, genus Cryptoblepharus, in the Western Indian Ocean

Biofluorescence in the Madeiran Wall Lizard, Teira dugesii (Milne-Edwards, 1829)

Insights from short-term post-fire monitoring of a population of Hermann’s Tortoise, Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789, in Calabria, southern Italy

Limb and digit malformations in the Alpine Newt, Mesotriton alpestris (Laurenti, 1768), in the United Kingdom

The wonder of rain: records of Plateau Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma velasci Dugès, 1888, in Salinas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

First report of juvenile fish (genus Geophagus) in the diet of the neotropical caecilian Potomotyphlus kaupii (Berthold, 1859)

Expanding the known range: Spalerosophis diadema diadema (Schlegel, 1837) in the temperate western Himalayan region, India

Head hiding behaviour in the Eastern Montpellier Snake, Malpolon insignitus fuscus (Fleischmann, 1831)

Interaction between two Japanese Ratsnakes, Elaphe climacophora (Boie, 1826), at the nest of a Eurasian Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes

New records of the Vanzolini’s Spiny-chest Frog, Alsodes vanzolinii (Donoso-Barros, 1974), from south-central Chile

Amplexus between frogs in different families: a microhylid Nilphamarai Narrow-mouthed Frog, Microhyla nilphamariensis Howlader et al., 2015, grasps a Terai Cricket Frog, Minervarya teraiensis (Dubois, 1984), in Nepal

First report of consumption of the Italian Three-toed Skink, Chalcides chalcides (Linnaeus, 1758), by a European Pine Marten in Lazio, Italy

Give me five: a case of polymelia in the Common Midwife Toad, Alytes obstetricans (Laurenti, 1768), in Central Spain

First record of Kellogg’s Coralsnake, Sinomicrurus kelloggi (Pope, 1928), from Nghe An Province, Vietnam

A noteworthy observation of Corallus caninus (Linnaeus, 1758) within the Corallus batesii (Gray, 1860) range in the Central Brazilian Amazonia

Prolonged copulation and possible mating plug formation in the Ryukyu Greensnake, Ptyas semicarinata (Hallowell, 1861), on Okinawa Island

Ocular anomaly in the Plateau Toad, Anaxyrus compactilis (Wiegmann, 1833), from Jalisco State, West-Central Mexico

Post-hatching maternal attendance in wild Burmese Pythons in southern Florida

First report of piebaldism for the Crowned False Boa, Pseudoboa coronata Schneider, 1801, from the lowlands of Bolivia

New prey record for Baird's Patchnose Snake, Salvadora bairdi Jan, 1860

Shedding excess: small tape patches as a lower-impact transmitter attachment method for snakes

Predation of a White-banded Treefrog, Boana albomarginata (Spix, 1824), by a Parrot Snake, Leptophis liocercus (Wied, 1824), in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Bahia, northeastern Brazil

Novel observations of arachnid predation on the Mountain Skink, Chalcides montanus Werner, 1931, and the Algerian Sand Gecko, Tropiocolotes algericus Loveridge, 1947, in Morocco

New data on introduced geckos of the Mediodactylus kotschyi complex in Hungary

Domestic water buffaloes: an unexpected basking support for two sympatric freshwater turtles, Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) and Mauremys rivulata (Valenciennes, 1833) in Türkiye

Male-male combat in free-ranging Falcón Indigo Snakes, Drymarchon caudomaculatus Wüster et al., 2001, in Guajira, Colombia

Molecular identification of the ant Pheidole nodus in the diet of Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803) in Taiwan

How the tables may turn: opportunistic scavenging by tadpoles of Discoglossus galganoi Capula et al., 1985 and Epidalea calamita (Laurenti, 1768) on the carcass of a Viperine Watersnake, Natrix maura (Linnaeus, 1758) in northern Portugal

Don't bother me, I'm venomous: first report of envenoming by an Aesculapian False Coralsnake, Erythrolamprus aesculapii (Linnaeus, 1758), in the Bolivian Yungas

New records of the Ocellated Skink, Chalcides ocellatus (Forskål, 1775), reveal possible human-mediated translocation to Syros Island, Greece

Initial survey of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis around Bouamir Research Station, Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon