Last updated 5 May 2008.

Periodical Index - Boas and Pythons

A guide to boid-related articles appearing in herpetogical periodicals over the past few years

Key

D=Draco Quarterly herpetological magazine from the German Natur und Tier Verlag that usually focuses on a theme, eg agamid lizards or desert herpetofauna
E = Elaphe German publication from the DGHT: focuses on captive husbandry and reproduction of reptiles and amphibians.
IR = International Reptilian European magazine, published in UK. It may alternatively be known as the Reptilian, but we have kept the IR abbreviation to distinguish it from Reptilia and Reptiles.
R = Reptilia European magazine, published in Spain
OR = Ophidia Review Daughter publication of International Reptilian, first (and possibly last) publication autumn 2000.
PR = Pet Reptile European magazine, published in UK. Slightly more "entry level" but contains some good articles
RH = Reptile Hobbyist US magazine published by TFH
Rs = Reptiles US magazine that bought out or otherwise merged with Vivarium. I have not seen it for sale at any herp outlets I know in the UK, although I believe it is obtainable.
R&A = Reptile & Amphibian Magazine Now sadly defunct, although back copies may be available at herp exhibitions, etc
R&AH = Reptile & Amphibian Hobbyist Formed out of the merger of Reptile Hobbyist and Reptile & Amphibian Magazine. Last issue November 2001.
S = Salamandra German magazine published by the DGHT (German Herptological Association) in English and German. So far we have not added any articles from the magazine. The DGHT also publishes magazines for each of their specialist groups, eg Radiata (tortoises), Lacerta (lacertid lizards), etc. From 2005 Salamandra will be published in both English and German.
Si = Situla French-language herpetological magazine, also covering invertebrates
Ta = Terarista Czech herpetological magazine, published by the Terrarium Society of Prague in Czech with good English summaries
V = Vivarium Magazine associated with Advanced Herpetological Library and Philippe de Vosjoli. Now sadly defunct, having merged with Reptiles (US publication).



Species Article Magazine Issue Author
Acrantophis dumerillii Boas of Madagascar RH 1:5 ?
Acrantophis madagascariensis Boas of Madagascar RH 1:5 ?
Antaresia childreni, Children's Python The Reptiles of Kakadu National Park Rs 4:2 Karl Switak
Apodura papuana, Papuan Python Introduction to a little-known giant IR 5:5 Dr Jon Edwards
Australian, New Guinean and Indonesian Python, various spp. Captive Care R&A 3-4/92 ?
Boidae, Pythons and Boas [Boids]

Python & Boa Overview R&A 11-12/89 ?
One of a kind V 2:6 Dave Barker
Captive Breeding & Husbandry R&A 5-6/91 ?
Boinae Giant Snakes of the Family ~ R 9 P Schu
Boa constrictor, Boa Constrictors

Breeding Common ~ R&A 7-8/95 ?
Subspecies in ~: some cautionary words RH 3:11 Jerry G Walls
Bold Confidence and White V 9:1 David Barker
New look V 9:1 Philippe de Vosjoli
Captive Care and Reproduction of an Insular Subspecies, ~ imperator IR 3:10 Gereint Mortimer BSC
A Snake with many Face: ~ Variability and Subspecies Differentiation R 38 F Bruse and H Werning
Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Snakes of the Osa Peninsula R 48 Alejandro Solórzano
Boa constrictor, Red-Tailed Boa

Constipation in ~ [Herp Mail] RH 3:7 ?
Red-Tailed Boa Constrictors Rs 4:4 Bill Love
Boa constrictor imperator, Colombian Boa Breeding the ~ R&AH 7:3 Mark & Maureen Kennedy
Boa constrictor imperator, Common Boa Introduction to keeping boas and pythons PR 42 Kevin Stevens
Boa constrictor imperator, Emperor Boa Constipation in ~ [Herp Mail] RH 3:7 ?
Boa constrictor imperator, Hog Island Boas

The Enigmatic ~ IR 5:2 Dr Jon Edwards
Mailbag Special Feature IR 5:5 Mark O'Shea
Your questions and answers PR 41 Kevin Stevens
Introduction to keeping boas and pythons PR 42 Kevin Stevens
Boa constrictor occidentalis, Argentine Boa

  R&AH 5:3 Allen R Both
Introduction to keeping boas and pythons PR 42 Kevin Stevens
Boa constrictor orophias, St Lucia Boa Serpents of St Lucia V 3:3 Steven B Reichling
Boa constrictor ortonii, Red-Tailed Boa Introduction to keeping boas and pythons PR 42 Kevin Stevens
Insular and Dwarf Boas, various spp. Life History, Care R&A 5-6/90 ?
Salmon Boa (hybrid Boa constrictor imperator x Columbian Boa constrictor IR 5:6 Rich Ihle
Bothrochilus liasis boa, Ringed Python Husbandry of ~s at the Houston Zoological Gardens V 4:3 Hugh Blake
Calabaria reinhardtii, African/Calabar Burrowing Python

Captive Care R&A 3-4/94 ?
Calabar Pythons [Ask The Breeder] Rs 5:8 Ernie Wagner
~ R&AH 6:6 Rick Staub
Candoia aspera, Viper Boa

  RH 3:12 Al Winstel
~, The Short-Tailed Ground Boa R 33 Salvador Colvée and Edgar Weffer
Candoia carinata, Solomon Ground/Island Boa

Life Cycle, Care R&A 5-6/92 ?
Anorexia in a ~: Medical/Technical R&A 9-10/93 ?
Solomons Ground Boas: Behaviour and Captive Care RH 2:11 Mary Edith Moore
Casarea dussumieri, Round Island Boa Hanging on for dear life (pt 2) PR 45 Ron Toft
Charina bottae, Rubber Boa

Rosy & Rubber Boas, Dwarf Python R&A 1-2/91 ?
American Boas, Charina and Lichinura spp. R&A 9-10/93 ?
Charina and Lichinura spp., American Boas   R&A 9-10/93 ?
Corallus annulatus, Annulated Boa Captive Reproduction & Husbandry V 8:1 Marc Spataro
Corallus caninus, Emerald Tree Boa

Captive Care and Propagation IR 5:4 Gereint Mortimer
Emerald Tree Boas [Ask The Breeder] Rs 4:2 Ernie Wagner
  R 9 P Schu
Just the Basics: ~s RH 2:11 Vincent Buccigrossi
An introduction to Tree Boas R&AH 5:9 Tom Mazorlig
Captive Care and Breeding of the ~ V 7:3 Okan Guney
Ontogenetic Colour Change V 3:4 Jim Merli
Maintenance en captivité & reproduction du boa canin ~ (Linné, 1758) [Captive maintenance & redding of the Emerald Tree Boa ~ (Linné, 1758) ] Si 1 Thierry Boulaire
Corallus enydris enydris, Amazon Tree Boa

Amazing Colours V 1:3 Al Winstel
Herpetoculture V 1:4 Al Winstel
Corallus hortulana, Cook's Tree Boa Captive Care R&A 9-10/92 ?
Corallus ruschenbergeri, Northern Treeboa Snakes of the Osa Peninsula R 48 Alejandro Solórzano
Epicrates cenchria ssp, Rainbow Boas Introducing ~ RH 3:7 Tom Mazorlig
Introduction to keeping boas and pythons PR 42 Kevin Stevens
  V 5:2 Dave Fogel
Epicrates maurus, Brown Rainbow Boa Biologie de la reproduction de ~ GRAY, 1849 [Reproductive biology of ~GRAY, 1849] Si 3 Gilbert Matz
Epicrates striatus Herpetologische Beobachtungen aus der Halbinsel Barohona, Dominikanische Republik [Herpetological observations from the Barohona Peninsula, Dominican Republic] E 16:1 Lutz Geißler
Eumectes barbouri, Anaconda R&A Quicks [invalidity of taxonomic status] RH 3:7 ?
Eunectes murinus, Green Anaconda

Captive Husbandry R&A 11-12/94 ?
Herp Mail [anaconda refuses pre-killed food] R&AH 6:9 Allen R Both
Husbandry of Juveniles in Captivity V 6:1 Peter Strimple
Reptile News & Trivia: Handling Large Constrictors Rs 4:3 Peter Strimple
Green Anaconda [Veterinarian Q&A] Rs 4:4 Douglas Mader MS DVM DABVP
Eryx spp., Sand Boas

Keeping and Breeding ~ RH 1:4 ?
In the Wild and in Captivity V 5:1 Dave Fogel
Sand Boas: Photoreport R 34 Chris Jones
Breeding Eurasian ~. Eryx jaculus, Eryx miliaris and Eryx tataricus R 34 Chris Jones
General Care and Maintenance of ~ R 34 Chris Jones
Eryx colubrinus, Kenyan Sand Boa

Reptile & Amphibian Hobbyist's Herp Care Series R&AH 6:7 Philip Purser
A Beautiful Mini-Constrictor V 7:4 Dave & Tracey Barker
Reptile Parks in Tanzania R 48 Emanuele Cimatti
Eryx colubrinus loveridgei, East African Sand Boa Age at sexual maturity & captive reproduction R&A 1-2/96 David P Tracer
Eryx [Gongylophis] conicus, Rough-Scaled Sand Boa

Captive Care R&A 5-6/93 ?
Winter Herping in South India R 54 Stephen Maloney
Eryx jaculus, Sand Boa

An introduction to Reptiles and Amphibians of the Greek Islands IR 3:7 David Buttle
Hardy and Prolific V 2:4 Steven Simpson and Angela Ellis
Die Reptilien und Amphibien der Kerkennah-Inseln [The reptiles and amphibians of the Kerkennah islands] E 2/02 Uwe Schlüter
Leiolepis albertisii, White-Lipped Python Krajta ~, chov a odchov [~ - breeding and rearing] Ta 7 Z Duda, O Hes & V Vrabec
Liasis fuscus, Water Python The Reptiles of Kakadu National Park Rs 4:2 Karl Switak
Liasis mackloti mackloti, Macklot's Python Anmerkungen zum Thema Schlupfhilfe und Zwangsernährung bei Jungtieren anlässlich des Berichts von SASCHA KNAUF: "Haltung und Nachzucht des Neu-Guinea-Wasserpythons (~) in elaphe 4/2000 S. 16-21[Remarks on the subject of aiding hatching and forced feeding of young animals in the light of the report by SASCHA KNAUF: "Keeping and Breeding the New Guinea Water Python (~) in elaphe 4/2000 pp. 16-21] E 2/01 Marcus Weier
Liasis mackloti savu, Savu Python

Maintenance and Reproduction V 5:6 Dave and Tracey Barker
The New Guinea Carpet Python and ~ V 6:6 Dave and Tracey Barker
Liasis olivaceous, Olive Python The Reptiles of Kakadu National Park Rs 4:2 Karl Switak
Lichanura spp, Rosy Boas Introduction to keeping boas and pythons PR 42 Kevin Stevens
Lichanura trivirgata, Rosy Boas

  R&A 1-2/91 ?
American Boas, Charina and Lichinura spp. R&A 9-10/93 ?
Thorough review, captive care R&A 11-12/96 ?
Current Taxonomy and Captive Breeding V 5:3 David G Spiteri
Popular Arizona Natives in Herpetoculture, Part 1: ~s V 8:5 Petra Spiess
L'élevage du boa rosé ~ ssp COPE, 1861 [Breeding the Rosy Boa ~ COPE, 1861] Si 3 Nicolas Hussard
Loxocemus bicolor, Mexican Burrowing Python

Marvellous Mutants IR 5:4 Frank Schofield
Biology and Distribution of the ~ in Costa Rica R 15 Manuel Merchan & José M Mora
Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Morelia [Python] amethistina, Scrub Pythons

Splitting ~ [The Cage Papers] R&AH 6:9 ?
Pythons of Paradise: Amethystine Pythons Part 3 PR 5 Mark O'Shea
Neuere Erkenntnisse zur Nomenklatur des Amethystpythons (~(SCHNEIDER, 1801)) und des Seram-Pythons (Morelia clastolepis (HARVEY et al 2000)) sowie erstmalige Vorstellung einer weiteren Inselpopulation innerhalb des Morelia-amethistina-Komplexes von der Aru-Inselgruppe. Eine Ergänzung von Roman Bär zum Beitrag von Raffael Stock in Heft 4 (2004) [More recent knowledge on the nomenclature of the Scrub Python (~(SCHNEIDER, 1801) and the Ceram Python (Morelia clastolepis (HARVEY et al 2000)) and initial introduction of an island population within the Morelia-amethistina-complex in the Aru island group. A supplement by Roman Bär to the contribution by Raffael Stock in volume 4 (2004)] E 2/05 Roman Bär
Morelia (Python) carinata, Rough-Scaled Python Searching for a Rough Diamond: The ~ R&AH 6:8 Rob Porter
Morelia oenpelliensis The Reptiles of Kakadu National Park Rs 4:2 Karl Switak
Morelia spilota ssp, Carpet Pythons

  RH 1:1 ?
Herp Mail R&AH 4:9 ?
Introduction to keeping boas and pythons PR 42 Kevin Stevens
Morelia spilota cheynei, Jungle Carpet Pythons   IR 5:7 Jon Yuhasz
Morelia spilota spilota, Diamond Python

Keeping & Breeding ~ R 8 U Amendsen
Snakes of the Olympic City, Part I IR 6:5 Raymond Hoser
Morelia spilota variegata, Carpet Pythons Reptiles of Fitzroy Island R 15 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D
Morelia [Chondropython] viridis, Green Tree Pythons

Life Cycle, Care R&A 9-10/90 ?
  R 7 P Schu
Captive Breeding: Some experiences with the ~ IR 3:7 Frank Schofield
  V 3:5 Hugh Blake
Naturalistic vvivarium design for keeping ~ V 8:6 Jack Therhac and Vivarium Research Group, Inc.
Hatching Chondro Eggs [Ask The Breeder] Rs 4:2 Ernie Wagner
Naturbrut mit 100 Prozent Schlupfrate bei ~ (SCHEGEL, 1872) [Natural incubation with 100% hatching rate in ~ (SCHLEGEL, 1872) E 1/05 Markus Weier
Indonésii po stopách chondropythonú (~) [Tracking Chondropythons in Indonesia] Ta 5 J Trávnícek
The Green Tree Python - solving common husbandry problems R 44 Greg Maxwell
Python anchietae, Angolan Python

Notes on the maintenance and breeding of the ~ R&AH 6:7 Carl J Franklin
Anchieta's Dwarf Python R 18 Emanuele Cimatti
Dwarf Python of Angola and Namibia: Maintenance and Reproduction V 7:1 Dave and Tracey Barker
Python curtus, Blood Pythons

~ and Other Short-Tailed Pythons V 6:3 Dave and Tracey Barker
The Reproductive Husbandry of Blood Pythons Rs 4:2 David G and Tracy M Barker
Python molurus, Asian Rock Pythons Natural History and Captive Care of Asian Rock Pythons R 36 Stefano Barone
Python molurus bivittatus, Burmese Pythons

Mite Problems [Herp Mail] RH 2:9 ?
Breeding Albino Burmese V 1:1 Bob Clark
Python Color and Pattern Morphs Rs 4:3 Bob Clark
Heavy Breather [Veterinarian Q&A] Rs 11:9 Douglas Mader MS DVM DABVP
Burmese Birthday [Reptile News & Trivia] Rs 9:12 Curtis Gropp
Python natalensis, Natal Python

~, the Natal Python R 40 Stefano Barone
Reptile Parks in Tanzania R 48 Emanuele Cimatti
P. regius, Royal [Ball] Python

Life History, Captive Care R&A 3-4/90 ?
Medical case histories R&A 3-4/94 ?
Field observations of nest sites in Ghana R&A 7-8/94 ?
Cannibalism in ~: a report R&A 11-12/95 ?
Introduction to keeping boas and pythons PR 42 Kevin Stevens
Acclimation of Wild-Caught Ball Pythons to Captivity R&AH 7:1 Chuck Hicks
Python Color and Pattern Morphs Rs 4:3 Bob Clark
Ball Python Breeding Strategy [Ask The Breeder] Rs 5:8 Ernie Wagner
Is it the Heat or the Humidity? [Veterinarian Q&A] Rs 5:10 Douglas Mader MS DVM DABVP
Farming the ~ IR 6:5 Euan Edwards
Husbandry and Breeding V 5:1 Karl Peterson
One Finicky Easter V 1:1 Various authors
The ~ : A Small, Hardy African Python IR 6:8 Martin Eustace
Nachzucht von ~ (SHAW 1802) bei Bebrütung des Geleges durch das Muttertier [Breeding of ~ (SHAW 1802) with the clutch incubated by the mother] E 1/01 Jürgen Kilian
Bericht über dreifache Zwillingsgeburt bei ~ [Report of three twin births in ~] E 1/01 Wolfgang Gund
The Emperor's New Clothes: New Color and Pattern Variants of the Royal Python R 44 Thomas Kölpin
Strategies for the Long-Term Care of Captive Snakes [individual lived for 45 years in zoo captivity] Rs 11:12 Gerold and Cindy Merker
Maintenance et reproduction ~ SHAW, 1802 [Husbandry and reproduction of ~SHAW, 1802] Si 3 René Valentin, Patricia Delville & J P Paynot
~ : The Royal Python, True King of the Vivarium R 54 John F Taylor
Python reticulatus, (Tiger) Reticulated Python

Tiger, Tiger... V 8:4 Bob Clark
Python Color and Pattern Morphs Rs 4:3 Bob Clark
Zwischenbericht über die Herpetofauna Sulawesis unter besonder Berücksichtigung der Gattung Varanus: phylogeographische Beziehungen zu angrenzenden Gebieten [Interim report on the herpetofauna of Sulawesi with special regard to the genus Varanus: phylogeographic relationships to neighbouring areas] E 15:3 André Koch, Evy Arida & Wolfgang Böhme
Python sebae First record of the genus Phylodactylus GOLDFUSS, 1820 (Sauria: Gekkonidae) for Mauritania (West Africa) S 44:1 Ignacio de la Riva & José M Padial
Sanzinia madagascariensis Boas of Madagascar RH 1:5 ?
Tropidophis spp., Caribbean Dwarf Boas Natural History & Husbandry V 8:3 R Michael Burger
Ungaliophis, Dwarf Boas An Arboreal Burrower V 7:2 R Michael Burger
Ungaliophis panamensis, Southern Bromeliad Boa Snakes of the Osa Peninsula R 48 Alejandro Solórzano
General Magazine Issue Author
Ant problems [Python regius and Boa constrictor in wooden terrariums invaded by ants] Reptilia Responds R 34 ?
Australian Small Pythons The Southern Stars of Australia V 6:4 Dave and Tracey Barker
Boas ~ in the spotlight V 6:2 Dave and Tracey Barker
Boas and Pythons

Big Snake Bites Part I V 7:2 Dave and Tracey Barker
Big Snake Bites Part II V 7:3 Dave and Tracey Barker
Boidae & Colubridae Snake Preferences for Formerly Frozen Mice over Freshly Euthanised Mice V 7:6 Vernon Veer, David Chiszar PhD, and Hobart Smith PhD
British Giant Snake Society Bearded Dragon off food [Your Questions and Answers] PR 5 Kevin Ryan
Inbreeding in Pythons Herpin' Today IR 5:8 "Giant Mary"
Growth rates of juvenile pythons R&A 3-4/96 ?
Mechanics of Python Reproduction V 6:5 Dave and Tracey Barker
Primitive Pets Introduction to keeping boas and pythons PR 42 Kevin Stevens
Python and Boas The African Giants V 6:1 Dave and Tracey Barker
Python swallows needle Medical/Technical R&A 1-2/93 ?
Revision of the Australasian Pythons Taxonomic OR 1 Raymond Hoser
Starting with Tree Boas Herp Mail: Q&A R&AH 7:2 Allen R Both


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