General Useful Articles

Implications of social dominance and multiple paternity for the Genetic Diversity of a Captive-bred Reptile Population (Tuatara)

Abstract. Captive breeding is an integral part of many species recovery plans. Knowledge of the genetic mating system is essential for effective management...

A Dubois Account of Breeding Varanus Olivaceus in Captivity at the Paradise Reptile Zoo in Mindoro, Philippines

Abstract. Varanus olivaceus is one of the most valuable monitor lizards in wildlife trade and considered vulnerable throughout its range. A published r...

The Crocodile Museum at Zoologico Regional Migues Alvarez del Toro (ZooMAT), Mexico: How to Exhibit a Bullfrod’ Put into Reality?

Staff at the Zoológico Regional Miguel Álvarez del Toro (ZooMAT), Mexico, have acquired over several decades extensive background knowledge about vario...

Amphibian and Reptilian Diversity Research, Consevation and Breeding Projects in Vietnam (p. 117)

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the easternmost country on the Indochinese peninsula of South‑East Asia, bordered by China, Laos, Cambodia and the...

Climate Change and Temperature Dependant Sex Determination in Reptiles

Abstract. Despite increasing concern over the possible impact of global temperature change, there is little empiricalevidence of direct temperature eff...

Herpetofauna Pet-keeping by Secondary School Students: Causes for Concern

Abstract. This study of the patterns of the keeping of herpetofauna animals and associated animal welfare issues among secondary school pupils in the U...

Caatinga Ethnoherpetology: Relationships between Herpetofauna and People in a Semiarid Region of Northeastern Brazil

Abstract. We investigated the interactions between humans and herpetofauna in the semiarid region of Paraíba State, Brazil. Data were obtained by means...

The In-situ and Ex-situ Conservation Measures for the Endemic Lizards, Eremias Arguta Transcaucasica

Eremias arguta transcaucsica an endangered subspecies occurring in very low numbers only in Armenia, away from the species main range. Listed in the IU...

Possibilities to Differentiate Wild Born from Captive Bred Reptiles

Abstract. A large number of reptiles have been imported to Europe during the last years. Governmental officers are very often challenged by the questio...

Methodologies for Differentiating between Wild and Captive-bred Snakes

This report was completed with the help of funding from the CITES Secretariat. We gratefully acknowledge the donors for funding this project.We thank a...

Ecology and Conservation of Pool-breeding Amphibians

Our concern over the decline of amphibian populations and species extinctions has raised many questions about the causes and potential solutions (e.g.,...

Conservation Genetics and Genomics of Amphibians and Reptiles

In this review, the authors highlight some of the most important ways that genetic analyses have brought new insights to the conservation of amphibians an...

An Overview of Pet Reptile Species and Proper Handling

Some reptiles are encountered frequently in the pet trade, and should be readily identified by veterinarians. The following lists the orders of pet reptile. ...

Saving Species, One Individual at a Time. Zoo Veterinarians Between Welfare and Conservation

Who Killed Marius? On February 9, 2014, two-year old giraffe “Marius” was killed at the Copenhagen Zoo. Marius was not sick or old. He was killed because he wa...