In this article, we invite you on a journey to the heart of the Ukrainian Carpathians - to Bukovel, that most people know as a popular ski resort, but few real...

The Responsible Herpetoculture Journal (RHJ) was established as a response to the lack of systematic, verified information on modern Herpetoculture and the nee...

by César L. Barrio-Amorós, Editor for Latin America (RHJ), Scientific Director, CRWild(www.crwild.com cbarrioamoros@crwild.com),Costa Rica In the vibrant ta...

by Mike Loranca, Herping Mexico (www.herping.mx), Mexicoemail: delatorreloranca@gmail.com It’s admirable to say you work in conservation—but not everywhere,...

by Karolina Tomaszek, freelance researcher, and Artur Tomaszek, research assistant in the School of Biological Sciences at Hong Kong University, Hong Kong T...

by Scott Eipper, Contributing Editor for Australia, RHJ, Digital Creator, Australia www.wildlifedemonstrations.com Australia supports one of the most endem...

Ambohitantely Special Reserve stands as a critical and isolated habitat, safeguardingthe final large fragment of mid-altitude central highland rainforest in Ma...

Robert Sprackland is a herpetologist interested in zoogeography, taxonomy, andlizards. He has published Giant Lizards (1992), Giant Lizards second edition(2009...

RHJ: What passion came first: herpetology orpainting? When did these passions first meet?TH: I can’t remember a time when I didn’t wantto be an artist. My pass...

First successful captive breeding of Sandfish Skink (Scincus scincus (Linnaeus, 1758)) with data on mating, gravidity, egg deposition, incubation, and hatching...

Keeping conditions and reproduction of the North African spiny-tailed lizard (Uromastyx acanthinurus) are described. Mating took place in March; nine fertilize...

Starting in 1993 as a commercial import-export operation, BION Terrarium Center (BTC) became a reptile breeding and propagation center in 2010, with emphasis o...

Are you a dedicated reptile keeper tired of facing constant challenges from animal rights activists?  Animal rights campaigners (ARCs) around the world...

Reptiles are often overlooked in conservation efforts. Hence, long-term population data is often unavailable, and evidence for effective conservation actions th...

BION Terrarium Center has many years of experience keeping Omani spiny-tailed lizard (Uromastyx thomasi Parker, 1930). According to Thomas M.Wilms (Studbook...

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

BION Terrarium Center has many years of experience in keeping carpet chameleon, or jeweled chameleon (Furcifer lateralis Gray, 1831). Carpet Chameleon, or Je...

BION Terrarium Center has many years of experience in keeping veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus Dumeril & Dumeril, 1851). Veiled chameleons (Chamae...

BION Terrarium Center has many years of experience in keeping Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii (Cuvier, 1824)) This chameleon species was first described...

BION Terrarium Center has many years of experience in keeping rainforest chameleon (Furcifer balteatus Duméril & Bibron, 1851)99 as Furcifer balteatus (Nec...

BION Terrarium Center has many years of experience in keeping Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans). Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) inhabits s...

BION Terrarium Center has many years of experience in keeping Northern flat-tailed gecko (Uroplatus alluaudi Mocquard, 1894). Northern flat-tailed gecko (Uro...

BION Terrarium Center has many years of experience in keeping southern leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sameiti (Bohme & Ibish, 1990)) Uroplatus sameit...

BION Terrarium Center has many years of experience in keeping Günther’s leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus guentheri, Mocquard, 1908). Günther’s leaf-tail Gecko (Uro...

BION Terrarium Center has many years of experience in keeping satanic leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus (Boulenger, 1888)). Satanic leaf-tailed gecko...

BION Terrarium Center has many years of experience in keeping spear-point leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus ebenaui (Boettger, 1879)). Uroplatus ebenaui (Boettger...

BION Terrarium Center has many years of experience in keeping Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus henkeli (Böhme, 1990). Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko (Uropla...

BION Terrarium Center has many years of experience in keeping mossy leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae, Boettger, 1913). Mossy leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus...

BION Terrarium Center has many years of experience in keeping Philippine sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus (Eschscholtz, 1829)). The Philippine sailfin ...

BION Terrarium Center has many years of experience in keeping Costa Rican rainbow stripe (Diploglossus monotropis (Kuhl, 1820)) This reptile is a genus of Ne...