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Advances in herpetoculture /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: International Herpetological Symposium, Inc, International Herpetological Symposium
Other Authors: Strimple, Peter D.
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : International Herpetological Symposium, Inc., [1996]
Series:Special publications of the International Herpetological Symposium, Inc. ; no. 1.
Subjects:
Amphibians.
Reptiles.
Animal Husbandry.
Table of Contents:
  • Frogs and toads
  • A conservation program for the threatened Romer's tree frog (Philautus romeri) / Chris B. Banks
  • A facility for captive propagation of Chiricahua Leopard frogs (Rana chiricahuensis) / Philip J. Fernandez
  • Captive reproduction of the Orange-legged Monkey frog (Phyllomedusa hypocondrialis), and the development of a protocol for phyllomedusine frog reproduction in the laboratory / Danté Fenolio
  • Maintenance and captive breeding of the Solomon Islands Leaf frog (Ceratobatrachus guentheri) / Diane H. Yoshimi, Dana A. Payne, and Frank L. Slavens.
  • Aggregative behavior and sibling recognition in larvae of the Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis) / Stanley R. Mays and Karl H. Peterson
  • Caecilians
  • Keeping Caecilians in captivity / James C. O'Reilly
  • Turtles and tortoises
  • Successful incubation of eggs from Matamatas (Chelus fimbriatus) / Roger Rosscoe and William Holmstrom
  • Husbandry and captive breeding of the Travancore tortoise (Indoestudo travancorica) at the Wildlife Conservation Society / James McDougal and Christina Castellano
  • Lizards.
  • Reproductive husbandry of the Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum) / David T. Grow and Joe Branham
  • Cooperative management of the Striped Legless Lizard (Delma impar): a vulnerable Australian pygopodid / Chris B. Banks
  • Notes on the natural history, captive husbandry, and reproduction of crocodile skinks (Tribolonotus gracilis) at the Dallas Zoo / Matthew J. Russell
  • Notes on the natural history, husbandry, and breeding of Drakensberg Crag lizards (Pseudocordylus melanotus subviridis) / Bert Langerwerf.
  • Notes on the husbandry and reproductive behavior of the Argus Monitor (Varanus gouldii horni) / Quetzal Dwyer and Mark K. Bayless
  • Husbandry and breeding of the Frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) / Peter R. Weis
  • Snakes
  • Pythons in Namibia: distribution, conservation, and captive breeding programs / William R. Branch and Mike Griffin
  • The Lesser Sundas Python (Python timoriensis): taxonomic history, distribution, husbandry, and captive reproduction / David G. Barker and Tracy M. Barker.
  • Captive reproduction of Green Anacondas (Eunectes murinus) / Peter D. Strimple
  • Captive maintenance and breeding of Rhombic Egg-eating snakes (Dasypeltis scabra) / Ziggy S. Jones
  • Are there any nonvenomous snakes? An update on Colubrid Envenoming / Sherman A. Minton
  • Notes on the husbandry and captive breeding of Cape Coral snakes (Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus) / James R. Harrison
  • Natural history, husbandry, and captive reproduction of mountain vipers (Vipera bornmuelleri and Vipera wagneri) / Jeff Ettling
  • General husbandry.
  • Preliminary evaluation of a recycled paper product as a cage substrate / Neil Davie
  • Veterinary perspectives
  • Non-surgical removal of an ingested foreign object from a White-throated Monitor (Varanus albigularis) / Steven E. Hubbard
  • Veterinary management of Old World Chameleons / Scott J. Stahl
  • The parasite dilemma / Mark D. Wilson.