Reptilia 87 - Crocodiles - primeval animals in danger

Reptilia 87 - Crocodiles - prehistoric animals in danger

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Reptilia 87 - Crocodiles - primeval animals in danger

Jewelled box turtle
Design of rainforest terrariums
Long-nosed snake, Rhynchophis boulengeri

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Cover story: Crocodiles – primeval animals in danger

When the great dinosaurs ruled the world, crocodiles were already lurking for prey in the swamps of that era. These reptiles have not changed their design significantly for millions of years – a success story of evolution. It is only today that many species are on the brink of extinction because humans are killing them en masse and, above all, destroying their habitats. With the cover story of the next REPTILIA, a high-calibre team of experts opens a series of articles that shed light on the crucial role that zoos can play in saving these living fossils. Dieter Gramentz also presents the precarious situation of the swamp and saltwater crocodile in Sri Lanka, and Ralf Sommerlad reports on a hopeful project to preserve the extremely rare Siamese crocodile.

Endangered crocodiles in Europe's zoological gardens?

R. Sommerlad, F. Schmidt & T. Ziegler

Table of contents

Editorial
MAGAZINE
DATES
WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVES
“Winter herping” in Florida
B. Love

PHOTOSTORY
Crocodiles – reptile giants in danger
R. Sommerlad

REPORTAGE
Endangered crocodiles in Europe's zoological gardens?
R. Sommerlad, F. Schmidt & T. Ziegler

REPORTAGE
A special conservation project, not only for crocodiles: Danau Mesangat
R. Sommerlad

REPORTAGE
Threats to and "conservation" of the swamp crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) and the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) in Sri Lanka
D. Gramentz

PORTRAIT AND POSTER
Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758). Common toad
A. Kwet & J. Fieber

PRACTICE
Near-natural design of rainforest terrariums
D. Hluschi

KEEPING AND REPRODUCTION
Information on the care, husbandry and breeding of the Vietnamese long-nosed snake, Rhynchophis boulengeri Mocquard, 1897
B. Schulz & K.-D. Schulz

KEEPING AND REPRODUCTION
Care and breeding of the Eastern jewelled box turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata
M. Wirth & H. P. Mattern

HERPETOFAUNA
Black widows. Spiders of the genus Latrodectus
C. Nagel & R. Hübers

SUBSCRIPTION & SERVICE
ALSO NEAR YOU
PREVIEW

INCUBATOR
Borderlands. Part 2
H. Werning

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Feeding recommendation

Technical details

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