Vol. 18 (2025)

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

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

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

Morphometrics aid identification of non-native iguanas to improve conservation of native Saba Green Iguanas, Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

Preliminary assessment of movements and habitat use of the Tabasco Mud Turtle, Kinosternon acutum Gray, 1831, in a tropical rainforest in Belize

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

Life history characteristics of the Colombian Wood Turtle, Rhinoclemmys melanosterna (Gray, 1861), in the middle Magdalena River, Colombia

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

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

Range extension and first record of Dendropsophus studerae (Carvalho-e-Silva, Carvalho-e-Silva, and Izecksohn, 2003) in the state of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil

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

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

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

Attempted scavenging and aquatic hunting in the Iberian Asp Viper, Vipera aspis zinnikeri Kramer, 1958

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)

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

Feeding on different life stages of the Common Spadefoot Toad, Pelobates fuscus (Laurenti, 1768), by the Medicinal Leech, Hirudo medicinalis

Efficacy of GPS-based satellite transmitters to monitor movement and nesting of Alligator Snapping Turtles, Macrochelys temminckii (Troost, 1835)

Bioacoustics of the False Toad Pseudobufo subasper Tschudi, 1838 from Southeast Asia

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

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

New insights into the distribution of Scincus and Scincopus (Scincidae) in Northwest Africa, with the first record of the Sandfish Skink, Scincus scincus (Linnaeus, 1758), from Morocco

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

Capture events of Forster's Tree Iguana, Liolaemus forsteri Laurent, 1982, by Aplomado Falcon, Falco femoralis Temminck, 1822, in the high Andes of Bolivia

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hidden breeding behaviour in a still undescribed giant Mantidactylus frog from Betampona Strict Nature Reserve, eastern Madagascar

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

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

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

A new observation of ophiophagy in the Madagascar Black-backed Smooth Snake, Liophidium vaillanti (Mocquard, 1901), in the Kirindy Forest, western Madagascar

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

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

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

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

Updating the snake menu: two cases of ophiophagy by the Western Indigo Snake, Drymarchon corais (Boie, 1827), in a Neotropical rain forest

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

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

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

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

Further herpetofaunal records from Kastos and Kalamos islands, with comments on the occurrence of Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) and Podarcis ionicus (Lehrs, 1902) in the adjacent Meganissi, Ionian Islands, Greece

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

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

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

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

Passive acoustic monitoring protocol reveals new occurrence data for Eleutherodactylus bartonsmithi Schwartz, 1960 in eastern Cuba

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

First record of predation on reptiles by the Sakishima Rice Frog, Fejervarya sakishimensis Matsui et al., 2007, in Japan

On the occurrence of a golden colour variant in the Common Spadefoot Toad, Pelobates fuscus (Laurenti, 1768), in the state of Saxony, Germany

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

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

An unexpected urbanite: first record of a Plateau Toad, Anaxyrus compactilis (Wiegmann, 1833), from a developed site in Tlaxcala, Mexico

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Observations on nocturnal activities of the Dumeril’s Monitor, Varanus dumerilii Schlegel, 1839, in Borneo, Malaysia

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

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

First recorded predation of a Mediterranean Centipede, Scolopendra cingulata Latreille, 1789, by a North African Ocellated Lizard, Timon pater (Lataste, 1880), in Chréa National Park, Algeria

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

Bite, shriek, or intimidate: defensive behaviours of the Apatani Horned Toad, Xenophrys apatani Saikia et al., 2024, and the Bicoloured Frog, Clinotarsus curtipes (Jerdon, 1853), from India

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

Unusual use of water-filled tires by Nyctixalus spinosus (Taylor, 1920) in an agroforestry farm in eastern Mindanao, Philippines