Last updated 5 May 2008.

Periodical Index - Monitors & Helodermatids

A guide to monitor- and helodermatid 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
R = Reptilia European magazine, published in Spain
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
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



Species Article Magazine Issue Author
Heloderma horridum, Mexican Beaded Lizard

Haltung und Nachzucht von ~ exasperatum (PALLAS, 1776)[Keeping and breeding ~ exasperatum(PALLAS, 1776)] E 2/01 Manfred Reisinger
The Genus Heloderma: Beaded Lizards and Gila Monsters R 47 Thomas Wilms
Successful long-term keeping and breeding of the Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard ~ exasperatum R 47 Manfred Reisinger
Heloderma suspectum, Gila monster

The Pink Tiger of Sonora RH 1:6 ?
Breeding in Captivity IR 5:7 Jerry Cole
The Horrible, Suspicious, Venomous Lizards of the New World R 7 R W Applegate
Reptilia Index of Species R 28 [Unsigned]
Adapting to a Desert Existence Rs 11:9 Wayne Labenda
Gila Monster's Saliva holds medical promise [Reptile News & Trivia: Research] Rs 11:12 "Reptiles Staff"
The Genus Heloderma: Beaded Lizards and Gila Monsters R 47 Thomas Wilms
~: Gila Monster Reproduction R 47 Mark Seward
Varanus acanthurus, Ridge-Tailed Monitor

Monitor Crazy PR 40 Terry Thatcher
Dwarf Monitors R&AH 6:10 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D
Searching for a Rough Diamond: The Rough-Scaled Python, Python (Morelia) carinata [passim] R&AH 6:8 Rob Porter
Varanus albigularis, Black-Throated Monitor

Keeping and Breeding IR 3:2 Christopher Dieter
Les varans africains [African monitors] Si 3 Anthony Chaigneau
Reptile Parks in Tanzania R 48 Emanuele Cimatti
Ökologische Untersuchungen an Reptilien einer Dornbuschsavanne in Zentralnamibia - Unwägbarkeiten der Freilandforschung [Ecological examinations of reptiles of a thorn bush savanna in central Namibia - the uncertainties of field research] E 14:4 Jacqueline Fuchs, Constanze Grohmann, Mark-Oliver Rödel & Johannes Penner
Varanus auffenbergi, Peacock Monitor

Monitor Crazy PR 40 Terry Thatcher
Unterbringung, Pflege und Nachzucht von Varanus (Odatria) auffenbergi SPRACKLAND 1999 [Housing, care and breeding of Varanus (Odatria) auffenbergi SPRACKLAND 1999] E 16:1 Klaus Wesiak
Varanus baritji, Black-Spotted Monitor Dwarf Monitors R&AH 6:10 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D
Varanus bengalensis, Bengal Monitor   IR 5:1 Daniel Bennett
Varanus brevicauda, Short-Tailed Monitor Dwarf Monitors R&AH 6:10 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D
Varanus exanthematicus, Bosc Monitor/Savannah Monitor

Junior Choice IR 5:7 Thomas Fay
3 Common Pet Shop Monitors RH 3:7 Drew Newman
Hefty Herps RH 3:10 Christopher Dieter
How big will my Savannah Monitor grow? [Your Questions and Answers] PR 5 Mark Geach
Case Study: Bosc's Savannah Monitor [death of an animal through ignorance and refusal of owners to purchase correct equipment, as seen by Proteus] PR 5 Peter Heathcote
Notes sur l'incubation des oeufs de varans des savanes ~ BOSC, 1792 [Notes on incubating eggs of the savannah monitor, ~ BOSC, 1792] Si 3 Francis Girard
Les varans africains [African monitors] Si 3 Anthony Chaigneau
Zur Pflege und Nachzucht des westafrikanischen Steppenwarans ~ (BOSC, 1792) [On the care and breeding of the west African Savannah Monitor ~ (BOSC, 1792)] E 3/06 Klaus Wesiak
Varanus gilleni, Pygmy Mulga Monitor Dwarf Monitors R&AH 6:10 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D
Varanus glauerti, Kimberley Rock Monitor

Dwarf Monitors [passim] R&AH 6:10 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D
Searching for a Rough Diamond: The Rough-Scaled Python, Python (Morelia) carinata [passim] R&AH 6:8 Rob Porter
Varanus glebopalma, Black-Palmed Rock Monitor/ Long-Tailed Monitor

Searching for a Rough Diamond: The Rough-Scaled Python, Python (Morelia) carinata [passim] R&AH 6:8 Rob Porter
Dwarf Monitors [passim] R&AH 6:10 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D
Varanus griseus

Lizards of North Eurasia R 38 Natalia Ananjeva and Nikolai Orlov
Les varans africains [African monitors] Si 3 Anthony Chaigneau
Varanus indicus, Mangrove Monitor

Hefty Herps R&AH 6:6 Christopher Dieter
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
Varanus jobiensis, Peach-Throated Monitor The ~ : Notes on Husbandry and Reproductive Behaviour R&AH 7:1 Quetzal Dwyer & Mark K Bayless
Varanus komodoensis, Komodo Dragon

  V 4:6 ?
  RH 2:8 Paul Donovan
Please, don't go to Komodo [R&A Quicks, re possible dangers from ecotourism to V. komodoensis] RH 3:10 ?
~s in France: The future looks promising IR 6:6 Philippe Gerard
Two more Komodos at Reptilandia IR 6:7 ?
Varanus mabitang Freilanduntersuchungen am Mabitang (~), einer stark bedrohten Großwaranart von der Philippinen-Insel Panay [Examinations in the wild of the Mabitang (~), a heavily endangered large monitor species from the Philippine island of Panay]. E 1/05 Maren Gaulke
Varanus milenus 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
Varanus mertensi, Merten's Water Monitor Searching for a Rough Diamond: The Rough-Scaled Python, Python (Morelia) carinata [passim] R&AH 6:8 Rob Porter
Varanus mitchelli, Mitchell's Monitor Dwarf Monitors [passim] R&AH 6:10 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D
Varanus niloticus, Nile Monitor

Life with a ~ RH 1:6 ?
3 Common Pet Shop Monitors RH 3:7 Drew Newman
Taming Nile Monitors [Herpetological Queries] Rs 5:10 Bill Love
Aging ~ [The Cage Papers] R&AH 6:9 ?
~ [R&AH Herp Care Series] R&AH 7:1 Philip Purser
Les varans africains [African monitors] Si 3 Anthony Chaigneau
Reptile Parks in Tanzania R 48 Emanuele Cimatti
First record of the genus Phylodactylus GOLDFUSS, 1820 (Sauria: Gekkonidae) for Mauritania (West Africa) S 44:1 Ignacio de la Riva & José M Padial
Varanus pilbarensis, Pilbara Rock Monitor Dwarf Monitors [passim] R&AH 6:10 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D
Varanus olivaceus, Gray's Monitor

A cause for concern R 5 M Vincent & S Wilson
Herp People: Winston Card R&AH 6:10 Dolly Ellerbrock
Gray's Monitor Lizard on Polillo Island, Philippines R 17 Daniel Bennett
Varanus panoptes, Argus Monitor

Reptiles of Fitzroy Island R 15 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D
The Reptiles of Kakadu National Park Rs 4:2 Karl Switak
Varanus rudicollis, Rough-Neck Monitor The Black ~: Malaysia's Tree Lizard R&AH 6:9 Mark K Bayless
Varanus salvadori, Crocodile Monitor

Croc Monitors as Pets [Herp Mail] R&AH 6:8 Allen R Both
Jurassic Croc (Fun Fact) [Reptile News & Trivia] Rs 9:12 Curtis Gropp
Varanus salvator, Water Monitor

3 Common Pet Shop Monitors RH 3:7 Drew Newman
  IR 3:8 Daniel Bennett
Bindenwarane (~) auf Sri Lanka [Water Monitors (~) on Sri Lanka] E 2/04 Werner Lantermann
Up To Our Ears In Crocs [Article on the Madras Crocodile Bank - article also describes breeding success with water monitors] Rs 4:4 Romulus Whitaker
Wake up to Water Monitors Rs 11:12 Robyn Markland
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
Varanus scalaris, Spotted Tree Monitor Dwarf Monitors R&AH 6:10 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D
Varanus semiremex, Rusty Monitor Dwarf Monitors [passim] R&AH 6:10 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D
Varanus storri, Storr's Monitor Dwarf Monitors R&AH 6:10 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D
Varanus timorensis, Timor Monitor

Monitor Crazy PR 40 Terry Thatcher
Dwarf Monitors [passim] R&AH 6:10 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D
Varanus togianus 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
Varanus tristus tristus, Black-Headed Monitor Dwarf Monitors R&AH 6:10 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D
Varanus tristis orientalis Freckled Monitor

Monitor Crazy PR 40 Terry Thatcher
Dwarf Monitors R&AH 6:10 Robert George Sprackland, Ph.D
Varanus varia, Lace Monitor ~ R&AH 5:9 John Coborn
General Magazine Issue Author
Monitor Crazy PR 40 Terry Thatcher
     


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