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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.

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.

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

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

Reptilia 104 - King PythonsFlagellate spidersDiamondback terrapinWraptail skinkContents:What a rise! From an eccentric that was almost impossible to feed to an almost domesticated animal bred hundreds of thousands of times in just two decades - the royal python has had an unparalleled terrarium career. We offer a colourful overview of the breeding varieties of this giant snake, present the latest new breeds, take a close look at possibly the most expensive morph and discuss the controversial issue of rack keeping in this species.EditorialMAGAZINEDATESPHOTOREPORTAGEFrom problem animal to superstarK. KunzTERRARIUM PRACTICENot animal-friendly? Comments on the rack keeping of royal pythonsS. BroghammerKEEPING AND REPRODUCTIONNew colours for the kingS. BroghammerKEEPING AND REPRODUCTION"Not without a Yellowbelly"S. BroghammerREPORTAGEChampagneS. BroghammerKEEPING AND REPRODUCTIONBreeding the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapinX. WapelhorstReportageWraptail skinks - or: Some are the same, others are more equalM. ZollwegKEEPING AND BREEDINGKeeping and breeding the African whip spider Damon variegatusE. BruinsKEEPING AND BREEDINGLong-tailed lizards from Okinawa. Terrarium keeping and breeding of Takydromus smaragdinusA. DanierLibraryWESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESThe white magicB. LoveServicesJourneyHerpetological impressions on safaris in East AfricaM. HeartALSO NEAR YOUPREVIEWBRUTKASTEN Sexual dimorphismM. Zawadzki

Terraria 02 - Monitor lizards and crustacean lizards Puebla King SnakeDevil's Flower Contents: 2 Editorial Axel Kwet TITLE TOPIC 4–23 • Crustacean lizards and monitor lizards: New and familiar facts about the four-footed poisonous clan Hans-Georg Horn SCIENCE 24 Herpetorama New amphibian family tree highly controversial / New names for well-known poison dart frogs 30 New species Melanophryniscus admirabilis – a brightly coloured “black toad” 32 Among researchers In the shadow of the saw – Amphibian communities in selectively logged tropical forests Raffael Ernst 36 My Home Is My Castle Experiences with the self-construction of a terrarium for a Yemen chameleon Frank Angermann 40 A new way to disinfect terrariums Hans-Peter Berghof and Ulf Schwabe 44 Melanophryniscus – not just black toads Part 1: General information on the genus Melanophryniscus Axel Kwet 54 Ornate turtles – the genus Pseudemys Part 1: Introduction, systematics, production and trade Andreas S. Hennig 59 Keeping and breeding the Puebla King Snake, Lampropeltis triangulum campbelli Thorsten Schmidt 63 The devil's flower Idolomantis diabolica (Saussure, 1869) Part 1 Christian J. Schwarz, Jürgen E. Mehl and Jürg Sommerhalder TRAVEL 71 In the land of the Jacarés – the Pantanal Part 2 Heiko Werning TERRARIUM PRACTICE 82 Test run Artificial rock furnishings from Exo Terra84 Prelude A good start: the leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) Sven Zeeb 88 Eye-catcher The rainforest in your living room Mike Zawadzk 93 Also in your neighbourhood 96 TERRAnet Of snakes and poisonous snakes 98 TERRAglobal Santa Catalina – Island of the rattleless rattlesnakes Karl H. Switak A new workplace, a plethora of new animals Mirco Solé 103 Preview 104 TERRAwinn

Terraria 49 - Tail amphibians in the terrarium EvergladesPhelsuma barbonica Contents: Cover story: Tail amphibians in the terrarium Newts and salamanders are among the less favoured terrarium animals. Yet these urodeles offer a wide variety of shapes and an often surprising blaze of colour, not to mention fascinating observation opportunities. We take a detailed look at the famous “father of newts”, Willy Wolterstorff, who was born 150 years ago, and in further articles we present the tiger salamander, the Vietnamese warty newt and, with the lungless salamanders of Central America, a little-known group of urodeles with an even more surprising biology. TerritorialHerpetorama Cover storyKeeping and breeding the tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum, A. mavortium and A. californienseJens Benthien With webbed feet and sling tongue. Neotropical lungless salamanders in the wild and in the terrariumThomas Bille F2 offspring of the Vietnamese warty newt (Paramesotriton deloustali) after six years of rearingPaul Bachhausen PanoramaField notes from the Everglades National ParkGuillaume Gomard Research Among researchersThe poison dart frogs at the Rio CristalinoJonas Benner New speciesNews on the Iberian wall lizards aroundPodarcis hispanicusAxel Kwet Vipers of north-eastern Turkey: Gene flow and environmental factors among the taxa of the Vipera-barani-kaznakovi-darevskii complexKonrad Mebert, Nasit Igci, Bayram Göçmen & Sylvain Ursenbacher Salamandra TerraristicsPhelsuma borbonica agalegae. An often overlooked beautyJosua Wohler Subscription & Service Nature and species conservation Field notesRare meal for aspisvipersAxel Kwet The consequences of a horned adder biteHans Pichler Observations of giant green lizards, (Lacerta trilineata polylepidota), in CreteWerner & Yvonne Lantermann Also in your neighbourhoodPreview Incubator Mr. Obama, please take over!Heiko Werning

Terraria 59 - The Fire Salamander Newly described reptiles 2015Tyrol Contents: Cover story: The Fire Salamander - Amphibian of the Year 2016The colourful fire salamander, which was named Amphibian of the Year 2016, has achieved great popularity worldwide. Not only in terraristics, where the animals have been successfully kept and bred for decades, but also as a symbolic and flagship species in national and international species conservation. We present the different aspects of this species in detail and address the current threat posed by a microscopic fungus that is currently threatening wild populations, but also discuss measures that terrarium keepers can take to prevent or control its rapid spread. TerritorialHerpetoramaA headbutt with consequences – tree frogs with deadly venomDornteufel: Grass snakes without ringletsCultural follower: Frog with castleBlattsteiger: Lizards against Stuttgart 21A frog as acrobatSecond helping Cover storyLong live the salamander: Amphibian of the Year 2016Axel Kwet, Philine Werner & Ulrich Schulte Fire salamander – keeping and breeding a famous amphibian. Part 1: Terrarium, set-up and careYvonne & Thomas Klesius Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans. The new threat to tailed amphibiansPaul Bachhausen The fire salamander as a favourite and flagship species in the Thuringian Slate Mountains. Experiences from a volunteer projectManfred Klöppel PanoramaExcursion between the Grossglockner and Lienz DolomitesRolf Leptien In search of the Lebanese mountain viper (Montivipera bornmuelleri)Alexander Eppler Research New speciesList of reptiles newly described in 2015Axel Kwet Salamandra TerraristicsElaphe dione – an attractive snake in the terrariumHelmut Kantz Nature and species conservation Field notesMorphology follows genetics: A characteristic to distinguish two crested newt species from TurkeyUwe Gerlach & Michael Fahrbach Juvenile adder consumes adult common lizardChristoph Klaus, Andreas Nöllert & Siegfried Klaus The American Crocodile Education Sanctuary (ACES) in BelizePeter Janzen Terrarino – the children's page Comb on, newt!Ute Nüsken Subscription & Service Also in your areaPreview Incubator Herpetologists' Hostel WeddingHeiko Werning

Terraria 38 - Corn snakes naturally beautiful!End of the world? Mayan mysticism and reptilesBush crocodileContents:Cover story: Corn snakes - naturally beautiful!There are now countless colour morphs of the corn snake that have been selected by breeding, products of a veritable reptile industry, often reared in the controversial rack-keeping method. This almost threatens to make us forget that these North American snakes also occur in the wild and have adapted to their habitat. How exciting it is to observe these best-known terrarium snakes in their natural habitat and how diverse the colour and pattern variations are, even in "natural corn snakes", is shown bywill be the cover story of the upcoming TERRARIA/elaphe. TerritorialHerpetoramaCover storyThe local varieties of the corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus)Bernd SKUBOWIUSA visit to the prairie corn snakes in TexasBernd SKUBOWIUSThe Slowinski's corn snake, Pantherophis slowinskii: a rare guest in German terrariumsBernd SKUBOWIUSPanoramaTerraglobalBeware of toolboxes and ventilation holesLester MELÉNDEZThree years of photo safaris through Asia and OceaniaAntonia PACHMANNResearchNew speciesA new belted tail from the Katanga region in the CongoChristian SCHNEIDER & Mirko BARTSTwo new "little hammers" from Panama's tropical forestAndreas HERTZAmong researchersDry forest habitat - the Menabe region in western MadagascarJulian GLOSNew names and old acquaintances - genus revision of the New Caledonian giant geckos (Rhacodactylus) and other gecko genera of New CaledoniaPatrick SCHÖNECKER & Christian LANGNERSalamandraTerraristicsClassicsThe charcoal tortoiseAlexander GutscheF2 offspring of the Laos warty newt (Laotriton laoensis) - an example of a successful conservation breeding project in the newt register of the DGHT-AG UrodelaPaul BACHHAUSENFirst experiences with the New Guinea helmet skink, Tribolonotus novaeguineaeJochen MEYERHomerangeIn the bath with Anolis - a visit to Uwe BarteltHeiko WERNINGNature and species conservationField notesLate discovery of sand lizards in the Hainich National Park (Thuringia)Andreas NÖLLERTPond newts as transport hosts for puffer musselsStephan BÖHMUnusual spawning site of the grass frog, Rana t. temporaria, in a phytotelm in the Hainich National Park, ThuringiaAndreas NÖLLERTMissingWolterstorff's newt (Hypselotriton woltersdorffi)Also in your neighbourhoodSubscription & ServiceGalleryEnd of the world moodPreviewIncubatorBreaking Bad WeddingHeiko WERNING

Draco 59 - Spectacular Invertebrates Contents: Editorial Spectacular diversity in the terrariumTimm AdamGreat jumpers – jumping insects in the terrariumTimm AdamGiant water bugs (Belostomatidae) and water scorpions (Nepidae) in the aquaterrariumTimm Adam & Hermann ElsasserSpectacular arachnids: whip spiders and whip scorpionsMichael SeiterThe largest invertebrates in the terrarium Timm AdamEnigmatic creatures: hooded spidersFrederic Schramm, Michael Seiter & Johannes NiglSymphony in blue – The large diplurid Linothele megatheloides in ColombiaJorge Cañas-Orozco Giant beetles: armoured insect giantsTom Schouteet & Mark van Bergen   The extraordinary arthropods of the family LiphistiidaeIngo Wendt & Frank Schneider

Marginata 39 - Big-headed turtlesBreeding of Chrysemys picta belliMale flat-sharing communitiesTortoise keeping on the brink of extinction?Contents:EditorialMagazineDates FIELD REPORTIn steep streams. In search of the "eagle-beaked turtles" – Platysternon megacephalum in the wildTorsten BlanckKEEPING AND BREEDINGBig-headed turtles in nature and human care. Part 1Reiner PraschagPORTRAITThree-toed box turtle (Terrapene mexicana triunguis Agassiz, 1852)Hans-Dieter Philippen COMMENTAre we facing the end of turtle keeping?Hans-Dieter Philippen KEEPING AND BREEDINGTrial makes perfect - positive and negative experiences in the care of the Indian tortoise Sebastian Nickl REPORTAGETurtle consumption in the Western Ghats, India Wildlife utilisation using the example of two endangered jungle species Arun Kanagavel, Rajkumar S. & Rajeev Raghavan HOLDINGMale flat share. Keeping males of different species of turtles together?Ewald Roddewig REPORTAGEA turtle hotel in VenezuelaLutz Geissler Book tipSubscription & ServiceRegional guide

Dendrobates auratus - All about the golden treecreeper 64 pages many colour photos all about the golden treecreeper Author Ilze Dunce Publisher NTV The book explains everything about keeping and caring for these interesting amphibians. The set-up of the terrarium and feeding are explained in detail. Table of contents: Foreword Classification Natural habitat Skin venoms Behaviour Description of the colour variants or morphs Endangerment Terrarium Substrate Water Furnishings Planting Lighting Temperatures and heating Food and feeding Vitamins and minerals Propagation Incubation of the eggs Rearing the young frogs Diseases and their treatment Further information Literature used and further reading