| 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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