Reptilia 08 - Grasping frogs

Geckos in the terrarium by Astrid FalkThe book offers a comprehensive introduction to geckos and their species-appropriate keeping in terrariums. It explains what you need to think about before buying a gecko and what preparations should be made. The book describes in detail how the terrarium is technically equipped and set up. The care of the animals, their special features and behaviour, their diet, reproduction and rearing of young animals are described, as well as diseases and husbandry problems with tried and tested suggestions for prevention and treatment. Individual gecko species that are particularly suitable for keeping and breeding in terrariums are portrayed in detail in the second part of the book.

Handbook of forage plants 2nd revised editionMarion Minch is not only a successful breeder of diverse tortoises for many years, but also an excellent connoisseur of native wild herbs. She founded and runs samenkiste.de, which is well known to many tortoise keepers and nature lovers. Her name is inextricably linked with reptile care and species-appropriate nutrition for tortoises. Her handbook of food plants summarises the most important native food plants for herbivorous and omnivorous reptiles. She not only considers tortoises, but also iguanas, spiny-tailed dragons and even chameleons. From the basics of plant biology to native wild herbs to suitable food plants for hardy tropical reptile species, this comprehensive work provides the basis for species-appropriate keeping. In the expanded and supplemented 2nd edition, the plant section is divided according to flower colour. This makes it even easier to identify wild herbs. The work has also been supplemented with a wealth of additional information and many pictures.

Book Jumping Spiders - Phidippus, Hyllus & Plexippus A guide to keeping jumping spiders of the genera Phidippus, Hyllus & Plexippus. Who can resist the charm of jumping spiders? The childlike appearance of their expressive face simply leaves no one cold! In addition, their behavior is extremely exciting to observe, their colors are bright and their requirements for species-appropriate keeping are very easy to meet. No wonder these likeable jumpers are all the rage! This volume in the "Species by Species" series describes in detail what to look out for when buying and keeping them, introduces the most commonly kept species and color forms and provides plenty of tips on how to keep them successfully - so you can be sure they will breed well! Species by Species introduces you to the books in this series, which present the most popular terrarium animals. Each volume offers you detailed, practical care instructions and all the information you need to successfully breed your animals. All important questions from the required tank size to terrarium set-up, technical equipment, species-appropriate nutrition and disease prevention are answered with numerous tricks and tips. Experienced, long-standing breeders reveal how you can encourage the animals to reproduce and raise healthy young. All this in full color, generously illustrated and attractively designed - just about your terrarium animal - species by species

Book "Grow your own live food" - The perfect guide for pet owners Discover practical and detailed instructions on how you can easily breed food for your reptiles, birds, fish or other animals yourself in the book "Breeding live food yourself". With valuable tips on various food insects, their care and breeding, you can save money and ensure a species-appropriate diet for your pets. Contents of the book: Step-by-step instructions for breeding feeder insects Information on the best types of food for reptiles, birds and fish Care instructions and breeding conditions for various live food species Tips for sustainable and cost-effective food production Why breed your own live food? Get healthy, fresh food for your animals Save money and reduce dependence on pet shops Promote the health and well-being of your animals with species-appropriate food Whether you are a beginner or an experienced pet owner, this book provides you with everything you need to successfully breed live food yourself.

Marginata 69 - New Guinea tortoises – the genus ElseyaCover storyThe unrecognised beauties: New Guinea tortoises (Andreas S. Hennig)My experiences with Branderhorst's New Guinea tortoise, Elseya (Elseya) branderhorsti (Ouwens, 1914) (Andreas S. Hennig)Keeping and breeding of Rhodin's New Guinea tortoise, Elseya (Hanwarachelys) rhodini Thomson, Amepou, Anamiato & Georges, 2015 (Andreas S. Hennig)PortraitGeoemyda spengleri, Chinese serrated tortoise (Andreas S. Hennig)ReportageMacrochelys temminckii – Experiences and impressions with vulture tortoises part 2 (Reiner Praschag)KeepingAn alternative to year-round keeping of the Egyptian tortoise in the terrarium – my experiences with seasonal outdoor keeping of Testudo kleinmanni (Ricarda Schramm)EtymologySawbacks and living maps part 4: Graptemys gibbonsi, Pascagoula humpback tortoise (Holger Vetter)Classifieds & animal placement

All about bearded dragons by Peter Maria Müller 168 pages 155 colour photos, maps, tables, drawings Hardcover Format: 17.5 x 23.2 Author Peter Maria Müller Publisher NTV Contents: Hardly any other reptile is as popular with terrarium keepers as the bearded dragon Pogona vitticeps. It owes its success in the terrarium hobby not least to its interesting appearance, exciting behaviour and its calm and very trusting nature. Its husbandry requirements are easy to fulfil, and so it is bred by the thousands every year, making it easy to obtain and also ideal as a terrarium animal for beginners.Their close relatives such as the black-earth bearded dragon (Pogona henrylawsoni) or – although much rarer – Mitchell's bearded dragon (Pogona mitchelli) are also becoming increasingly popular.Peter Maria Müller, himself an experienced breeder of bearded dragons, gives you a detailed introduction to all representatives of the genus and their habitats. An identification key helps, you to differentiate between the individual species. In addition, all important aspects of keeping bearded dragons are explained in a comprehensive and easy-to-understand manner, such as decision-making aids before buying, handling the animals, sex determination, species-appropriate care and nutrition, possible diseases and, finally, successful breeding. Over 150 brilliant colour photos bring you closer to the world of bearded dragons and show the fascination of these popular lizards.

Marginata 12 - Giant tortoises Food plants 7Flat-backed tortoisesEuropean Studbook Foundation Contents: 2 EDITORIAL 3 READER LETTERS 4 MAGAZINE 6 REPORT The giant tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles Islands and of the Mascarene Archipelago Roger Bour 16 BREEDING IN HUMAN CARE 15 years of experience in breeding the Galapagos giant tortoise at Zurich Zoo, Switzerland Samuel C. Furrur 24 REPORTAGE Keeping and care of Aldabra giant tortoises (Dipsochelys dussumieri) at Prague Zoo Petr Velensky & Natasha Velenska 31 PORTRAIT The yellow-spotted tortoise Hans - Dieter Philippen 35 DATES 36 SHORT REPORTAGE Limitation of outdoor enclosures for tortoises Rolf Hecht 41 REPORTAGE Food plants for tortoises (Part VII) Susanne Vogel 46 REPORTAGE Hope for the conservation of the flat-backed tortoise (Pyxis planicauda Grandidier, 1867) in its natural habitat? Roland Hilgartner & Mamisolo Raoilison Hilgartner 50 REPORTAGE European Studbook Foundation Hans - Dieter Philippen 56 OBITUARY In memoriam John L. Behler Hans - Dieter Philippen 59 SHORT REPORTAGE Hatching of an eyeless juvenile of Eurotestudo h. hermanni Heinz Frühauf 60 BOOK TIP 61 CLASSIFIEDS 62 REGIONAL GUIDE

Reptilia 82 - The Fox-faced Lidgecko Californian chain snakeNorthern Madagascar boaReptile rescue centre Contents: It is undoubtedly one of the strangest lizards in our terrariums, the Fox-faced Lidgecko (Aeluroscalabotes felinus), with its feline-like silent movements and almost ghostly appearance. And it has had one of the most remarkable terrarium careers in recent times. Just a few years ago, this species was practically unknown and a sensation for specialists, but today it has almost become a fashionable gecko.No wonder, because these easy-to-hold animals captivate with their appearance as well as their behaviour. Siriporn Maier and Thomas Bamann present the keeping and breeding of this exceptional gecko in detail and in a way that is easy to understand, even for beginners. EDITORIAL MAGAZINE DATES WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVES The China-Connection B. Love PHOTOSTORY Fox-faced geckos – fascinating goblins of the night S. Maier & T. Bamann KEEPING AND REPRODUCTION A wild cat in the terrarium – keeping fox-faced geckos S. Maier & T. Bamann KEEPING AND REPRODUCTION Breeding the fox-faced gecko S. Maier & T. Bamann TRAVEL Mysterious Peru C. Koch PORTRAIT and poster Rhacophorus nigropalmatus J. M. Dehling KEEPING AND REPRODUCTION Keeping and breeding the Californian chain snake, Lampropeltis californiae R. Meierkord REPORTAGE The Berlin Reptile Centre L. Dirksen KEEPING AND REPRODUCTION Acrantophis madagascariensis – keeping and breeding of the Northern Madagascar boaM. Borer HERPETOFAUNA The genus Ambystoma in Mexico G. Casas-Andreu & X. Aguilar-Miguel HERPETOFAUNA Observations on common toads M. Felke ANIMALS OF OUR HOME The grass snake R. Leptien SUBSCRIPTION & SERVICE ALSO NEAR YOU PREVIEW BRUTKASTEN Alone among sheep. Part 2 H. Werning

Bugs - No. 03 - Tropical land snails UruguayScolopendra hardwickeiEntomological forensics Contents:EditorialFacetsDatesFlown in Cover storySnails on the advance Archachatina - the gentle giants Survival in exile FledgedAmong spiders and scorpions in Uruguay In the crosshairsScolopendra hardwickei ReportageStriped newcomer - the wasp spider CSI "Fly" - Forensics Exemplary arthropods - bionics, part 1 PracticeMedicinal leeches as pets Hybridisation of two phasmid species Potter beeReplacement cocoons for bugs Kids CornerMake yourself a praying mantis! ShowcaseLocating and capturing grasshoppers Book scorpionAlso in your neighbourhoodService & ImprintPreview MetamorphosesPlay of colours 

Reptilia 18 - MimesisMaltaBuilding polystyrene terrariumsNutrition of tortoisesContents:Page 2 - EditorialPage 3 - Letters to the editorPage 5 - MagazinePage 11 - DatesPage 14 - Western Herp Perspectives: The Queen of Snakes, by B. LovePage 16 - Photo reportage: Mimicry, by L. AissefairePage 24 - Report: Mimicry - Saving energy through camouflage, by Dr M. GaulkePage 32 - Keeping and breeding: Like a leaf in the wind. The changing leaf Phyllum celebicum in the terrarium, by H. FischerPage 38 - Travelogue: Temples, disc tongues and reptiles - impressions of a trip to Malta, by U. SchlüterPage 43 - Photographic profile: Reptiles and amphibians in the Du Tsingy de Bamaraha nature reserve (western Madagascar), by G. Hallmann, E. Hoffmann, J. Krüger, P. Schlagböhmer and G. TrautmannPage 47 - Portrait and poster: Gastrotheca riobambae, by H. WerningPage 51 - Report: Nutrition of European tortoises, Part 2, by Dr C. DennertPage 59 - Keeping and breeding: A miniature microcodile for the paludarium - The keel skink Tropidophorus grayi, by U. DostPage 64 - Terrarium practice: Styrofoam terrariums, by D. HasselbergPage 69 - Herpetofauna: The Bismarck dwarf python Liasis boa - keeping and reproducing a colourful giant snake, by V. FranzPage 72 - Herpetology and culture: Snakes go to school - Part 2, by M. HallmenPage 81 - Reptilia on the road: Berling-Friedrichsfelde Zoo, by H. WerningPage 84 - Advice and actionPage 90 - LibraryPage 96 - Glossary: Something different, by A. Scheffler

Terraria 17 - Rhombic pythons Armoured belt-tailPuddle frogs Contents: Rhombic and diamond pythons are not only true jewels among the giant snakes, but they have also become increasingly popular in the terrarium hobby in recent years. Not only is breeding of species once considered extremely difficult now possible, but many of these pythons even come in spectacular colour morphs. Marc Mense, author of the standard work "Rhombic Pythons", presents the species and subspecies of this Morelia complex—which are sometimes difficult for laypeople to distinguish—as well as, of course, the latest trends in colour and pattern varieties. Magazine- City of Heidelberg sends hundreds of lizards to their deaths- Remarkable find of Pipa cf. aspera in French Guiana- Is there parthenogenesis in green water dragons?- New concept for the systematics of New World climbing and pine snakes- Marketplace- Those believed dead mate more often- Legal matters15 TERRAglobalLots of enchanted princes Joachim BulianWitness to the hatching of slender-snouted crocodilesFabio CupulMain topic: Rhombic pythonsShort description and identification key of all extant rhombic pythons – Morelia bredli, Morelia carinata and the Morelia spilota complexMarc Mense Colour and pattern morphs of rhombic pythonsMarc Mense“Carpet Catch” – On the road with a reptile catcher Antonia Pachmann Cuckoo in the foam nest – Allobates spumagonens, a new poison dart frog with extraordinary reproductive behaviourRaffael Ernst Loveable hoppers – keeping and breeding a puddle frog Kriton Kunz Intestinal prolapse in the panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) Carsten Schneider Terrarium profile: Cordylus cataphractus Boie, 1828 – the armoured belt-tail Rene de Haas Travel Dominica – Island of the Eyespot AnoleBeat Akeret New speciesFour new “nose frogs” from New GuineaAxel Kwet Three geckos from tropical Asia Mirko Barts Among researchers Herpetofauna in the central Brazilian Cerrado Wilian Vaz-Silva Eye-catcher Turtles under the southern sun – a guest of Peter Buchert Michael Wirth Near youSubscription & ServicePreview IncubatorTravelling with the IguaneroHeiko Werning 

Ulmer , Salamanders and newts – Everything about these fascinating creatures 96 pages 58 colour photos, 19 drawings hardback 1st edition Author Kurt Rimpp Ulmer Eugen Verlag A piece of the primeval world in the terrarium? Amphibians such as the axolotl, tiger salamander and alpine newt are the descendants of primeval amphibians that have survived to this day. In this book, you will find out how they can be kept optimally in the terrarium and what there is to observe and discover. Tips and advice provide information on the following important points: Where and how do amphibians live in nature? Considerations before purchase  Terrarium and furnishings Care and hibernation  Health and nutrition  A portrait of suitable species