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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Journal of Herpetology Table of Contents Vol. 46, Issue 4 (Dec 2012)


Journal of Herpetology Table of Contents 
Courtesy of BioOne 
Vol. 46, Issue 4 (Dec 2012)

The above issue is now available online from BioOne at:
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Probably also from Zen Scientist 
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JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY


JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY

Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: i-viii.

Reviews


A Practical Guide for the Study of Malformed Amphibians and Their Causes


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 429-441.



Uncovering Salamander Ecology: A Review of Coverboard Design


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 442-450.



A Review of a Rare Type of Anomaly in Amphibians, Tail Duplication and Bifurcation, with Description of Three New Cases in European Species (Triturus dobrogicus, Triturus carnifex, and Hyla arborea)


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 451-455.

Ecology


Spatial Distribution and Activity Patterns in African Barking Geckos: Implications for Mating System and Reproduction


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 456-460.

Behavior


Hot Boys Are Blue: Temperature-Dependent Color Change in Male Eastern Fence Lizards


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 461-465.

Systematics


A New Species of Proceratophrys (Anura: Cycloramphidae) from Midwestern Brazil


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 466-472.



A New Golden Toad (Bufonidae: Incilius) from Northwestern Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 473-479.



A New Species of Large Flying Frog (Rhacophoridae: Rhacophorus) from Lowland Forests in Southern Vietnam


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 480-487.



A New Species of Small Bent-Toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus: Gekkonidae) from the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 488-493.



A New Acontine Skink from Zambia (Scincidae: Acontias Cuvier, 1817)


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 494-502.



Identification and Description of the Tadpole of the Parachuting Frog Rhacophorus catamitus from Southern Sumatra, Indonesia


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 503-506.

Conservation


Urban Ponds, Neglected Noah's Ark for Amphibians


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 507-514.

Ecology


Feeding Ecology of the Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum, Colubridae) in the Western United States


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 515-522.

Behavior


Prey Chemical Discrimination by the Desert Nightsnake (Hypsiglena chlorophaea): A Comparison of Invertebrate and Vertebrate Prey


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 523-526.

Conservation


Elucidating Predator–Prey Interactions Using Aquatic Microcosms: Complex Effects of a Crayfish Predator, Vegetation, and Atrazine on Tadpole Survival and Behavior


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 527-534.

Behavior


Female Preferences Are Not Altered by Early Acoustic Experience in the Neotropical Frog Physalaemus pustulosus


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 535-538.

Ecology


Spatial Ecology and Habitat Use of the Western Foxsnake (Pantherophis vulpinus) on Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge (Missouri)


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 539-548.



Temporal Patterns of Reproductive Activity and Site Attachment of the Brilliant-Thighed Frog Allobates femoralis from Central Amazonia


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 549-554.



Relation between Parasitism, Stress, and Fitness Correlates of the Eastern Foxsnake (Pantherophis gloydi) in Ontario


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 555-561.



Diet Composition and Food Preferences in Adult Common Toads (Bufo bufo) (Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae)


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 562-567.

Systematics


Genetic and Reproductive Evidence of Natural Hybridization between the Sister Species Rhinella atacamensis and Rhinella arunco (Anura, Bufonidae)


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 568-577.

Conservation


Ecology and Conservation of the Turks Island Boa (Epicrates chrysogaster chrysogaster: Squamata: Boidae) on Big Ambergris Cay


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 578-586.

Physiology


Do Higher Temperatures Increase Growth in the Nocturnal Gecko Homonota darwini (Gekkota: Phyllodactylidae)? A Skeletochronological Assessment Analyzed at Temporal and Geographic Scales


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 587-595.

Ecology


Long-Term Use of Hibernacula by Northern Pinesnakes (Pituophis melanoleucus)


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 596-601.



Contrasting Genetic Differentiation of a Poorly Dispersing Lizard in Connected and Fragmented Scrub Habitats


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 602-607.



Vegetation Refuges of a Sand Lizard Assemblage in Temperate Coastal Sand Dunes


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 608-613.

Systematics


Description of the Tadpole of Hylodes magalhaesi (Bokermann, 1964) (Anura: Hylodidae)


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 614-619.

Physiology


Thermal Biology and Temperature Selection in Juvenile Lizards of Co-occurring Native and Introduced Anolis Species


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 620-624.

Conservation


Effects of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus and Four Insecticides on Pacific Treefrogs (Pseudacris regilla)


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 625-631.

Ecology


Seasonal Reproduction in the Rock Gecko Phyllopezus pollicaris from a Rock Field Habitat in Southeastern Brazil


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 632-636.

Physiology


Digestive Performance in the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) with Reference to Temperature Dependence and Bioenergetic Cost of Growth


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 637-642.



Disruption to Recovery Metabolism in the Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis Infected with the Malarial Parasite Plasmodium mexicanum


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 643-647.



The Differential Effect of Tail Autotomy on Sprint Performance between the Sexes in the Lizard Uta stansburiana


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 648-652.



Toxicological and Histological Evaluation of Bothrops itapetiningae Venom


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 653-657.

Conservation


Terrestrial Movement Patterns of the Common Toad (Bufo bufo) in Central Spain Reveal Habitat of Conservation Importance


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 658-664.



Long Distance Migrations, Landscape Use, and Vulnerability to Prescribed Fire of the Gopher Frog (Lithobates capito)


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 665-670.

Ecology


Habitat Choice of Palestine Saw-Scaled Viper (Echis coloratus) in an Extreme Environment


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 671-674.

Conservation


Multiple Stressors and Amphibians: Contributions of Adverse Health Effects and Altered Hydroperiod to Population Decline and Extinction


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 675-681.

Ecology


Habitat Selection by Crawfish Frogs (Lithobates areolatus) in a Large Mixed Grassland/Forest Habitat


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 682-688.



Reproductive Ecology and Human-Caused Mortality in the Japanese Mamushi Snake (Gloydius blomhoffii) on the Northernmost Main Island of Japan


Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 689-695.

JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY


JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY

Journal of Herpetology Dec 2012, Vol. 46, No. 4: 696-706.