The following is a list of titles and issues included in listings so far on this website.
It should be noted that a number of these titles are no longer published, namely Pet Reptile, Reptile & Amphibian, Reptile Hobbyist, Reptile & Amphibian Hobbyist, and Vivarium, although back issues may be available second-hand, particularly at herpetological shows. (International) Reptilian has likewise not been published for a couple of years, although it may be revived in future. In the English-speaking world, Reptiles is popular in North America and in the UK, while English editions of Reptilia are also bought in the UK. I have little information on local Australian magazines, although Monitor was being published a few years ago.
European publications are produced mainly in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain and the Czech Republic.
A note on the format for issues is in order. The German titles Amphibia, die Eidechse, Elaphe and Iguana are produced two to three times a year and are therefore given in the format of number/year, eg 1/04 is the first publication of the year 2004, 2/04 the second that year, and so forth. Where the issues are given as number:number (eg 1:6), this is usually the format adopted by the magazine itself, and is the volume followed by the number, so 1:6 would be Volume 1, number 6. Reptile and Amphibian Magazine was published every two months, in the format month-month/year, so 1-2/94 would be the edition for January-February 1994.
This index is being updated as we are having to go back to check all the issues that we indexed. Hopefully it should be completed in the near future. I would be very grateful to receive any indexes or details of magazines not included on here, whether defunct or still going.
| Title | Issues | Notes |
| Amphibia | 4/01, 2/02, 1/03, 1-2/04, 7:1 | German publication from the DGHT: focuses on captive husbandry and reproduction of amphibians. May now have been split into two separate magazines. |
| Chelonian Conservation and Biology | 1:1, 1:4, 2:2, 2:3, 2:4, 3:1, 3:3, 3:4, 4:3, 5:1, 5:2, 6:1, 6:2 | Seems to be a quarterly or biannual publication, fairly weighty, going back to about 1994. |
| Chéloniens | 1-7, 9-10 | French-language periodical on tortoises and reptiles |
| Draco | 6, 14 | Quarterly herpetological magazine from the German Natur und Tier Verlag that usually focuses on a theme, eg agamid lizards or desert herpetofauna |
| Elaphe | 1/93, 2/93, 4/95, 1-2/01, 2/02, 3/03, 2-3/04,1/05, 2/05, 3/05 , 3/06, 1/07 , 16:1, 20:2, 17:3 | German publication from the DGHT: focuses on captive husbandry and reproduction of reptiles and amphibians. |
| Die Eidechse | 2/03, 2/06, 2/07 , 19:1-2, 20:2 | German publication from the DGHT dealing with the family Lacertidae. |
| Gekko | 1:1, 1:2, 2:1, 2:2, 3:1, 3:2, 4:1, 4:2, 5:1 | Journal of the Global Gecko Association. |
| Iguana | 2/04, 2/05, 2/07 | German twice-yearly publication from the DGHT dealing with the family Iguanidae and, since the past couple of years, also Agamidae. |
| Iguana (Journal of the International Iguana Society) | Magazine of the International Iguana Society, an important publication involved among other things in conservation of the iguanids, esp. Cyclura species. So far we have not added any articles from this magazine. | |
| International Reptilian | 2:9, 3:7,3:10, 4:9, 5:1, 5:5-6, 5:8, 6:5-7 | 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. |
| Manouria | French-language chelonian magazine | |
| Pet Reptile | 5, 37, 38, 40, 42, 44-45, 10/97, 12/97 | European magazine, published in UK. Slightly more "entry level" but contains some good articles. Wound up in 2001. |
| Practical Reptile Keeping | 3-5 | UK magazine first appearing in 2009, edited by David Alderton. Like most magazines with "Reptile" in the title, also covers amphibians and invertebrates. |
| Radiata | 15:3, 17:1-3, 18:3 | German chelonian publication from the DGHT. |
| Reptilia | 1-2, 4-10, 12-13, 15, 23, 25, 28, 33, 36-38, 40-48, 54-60 | European magazine, published in Spain but produced in English, German and Spanish. |
| Reptile Hobbyist | 1:1-6, 2:1-12, 3:1-12, 4:2 | US magazine published by TFH. Merged with R&A to become R&AH (see below). |
| Reptiles | 4:2-4, 4:8, 5:8, 5:10, 9:12, 10:10,11:9 | US magazine which bought out Vivarium. Despite the title, covers amphibians and invertebrates too. |
| Reptile & Amphibian Magazine | 11-12/89, 1-2/90, 5-6/90, 7-8/90, 9-10/90, 11-12/90, 1-2/91, 3-4/91, 5-6/91, 9-10/91, 11-12/91, 1-2/92, 3-4/92, 5-6/92, 7-8/92, 9-10/92, 11-12/92, 1-2/93, 3-4/93, 7-8/93, 9-10/93, 11-12/93, 1-2/94, 3-4/94, 5-6/94, 9-10/94, 11-12/94, 1-2/95, 3-4/95, 7-8/95, 9-10/95, 11-12/95, 1-2/96, 5-6/96, 7-8/96, 11-12/96 | Now sadly defunct, although back copies may be available at herp exhibitions, etc. For some years this was practically the only herp magazine for most non-scientific folk. |
| Reptile & Amphibian Hobbyist | Vols 4:1-12, 5:1-12, 6:1-12, 7:1-3 | Formed out of the merger of Reptile Hobbyist and Reptile & Amphibian Magazine: last issue November 2001 |
| Salamandra | 41:4, 44:1 | German magazine published by the DGHT (German Herptological Association) in English and German. The DGHT also publishes magazines for each of their specialist groups, eg Radiata (tortoises), Lacerta (lacertid lizards), etc. Since 2005 Salamandra has been published in both English and German. |
| Sauria | 23/4 | |
| Sacalia | Austrian-based German language chelonian magazine, published by the Internationalen Schildkröten Vereinigung (International Chelonian Association) | |
| Schildkröten im Fokus | 1/04 | German-language magazine covering chelonians. Appears 3-4 times per year. First published 2004. |
| Situla | 1, 6-7 | French-language herpetological magazine, also covering invertebrates |
| Terarista | Czech herpetological magazine, published by the Terrarium Society of Prague in Czech with good English summaries | |
| Trionyx | Dutch-language magazine published by the Nederlandse Schildpadden Vereniging [Dutch Turtle Assocation] | |
| Vivarium | 1:4, 2:2, 2:4, 4:1,4:5, 7:3, 7:6, 8:4-6, 9:1 | Magazine associated with Advanced Herpetological Library and Philippe de Vosjoli. Bought out by Reptiles around about the turn of the century. |
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