Reptilia 66 - Rattlesnakes

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

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

NTV, Agaves - All about the magnificent and attractive show plants 168 pages 199 colour photos 2 cards Format: 17.5 x 23.2 cm, hardcover 2nd enlarged edition Author Thomas Heller  Contents: Agaves are magnificent, extremely attractive show plants with a high decorative value. Many people only know them from botanical gardens, where they are among the centrepieces of exhibitions. However, these plants can also be kept at home, and the different size classes of the countless species allow even plant lovers with little space to choose the right species for them. Agave expert Thomas Heller describes everything to do with the biology and culture of agaves in this standard reference work and does not omit any aspects of cultural history. Anyone who also wants to learn something about tequila & co. will also be well served here. The excellent photos, many of which are of original locations, also make the book a feast for the eyes. Botanical-geographical basics Economic importance and utilisation All information about successful cultivation: location and temperature, plant pots and substrate, watering and fertilising, diseases and pests, propagation Extensive species section with all relevant agave species Brilliant colour photos

Terraria 14 - Praying Mantises in the Terrarium Uroplatus henkeliPanther tortoise Contents: 2 Editorial Kriton Kunz4 Magazine Gondwanaland – a future-orientated project at Leipzig Zoo / New findings on the taxonomy of pythons / snakes and culture at the Potsdam Natural History Museum / The Frankfurt Zoological Society and their activities on Galápagos12 TERRAglobal Snake dealer Joachim Bulian On the road in the Andes Maik Dobiey Cover story: Praying Mantises16 Praying Mantises: Fascinating terrarium inhabitants Timm Adam 28 A terrarium for praying mantises Timm Adam33 How to: Tips for species-appropriate care for praying mantises Timm Adam42 Breeding of Mantodea Timm Adam46 Lampropeltis triangulum andesianus – rare terrarium jewel with a dubious reputation Part 2: Reproduction Thorsten Schmidt54 Grey giants among themselves – about panther tortoises and elephants in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa Part 3: Reproduction and lifestyle of the panther tortoise Michael Wirth63 Biology, keeping and breeding of Henkel's flat-tailed gecko, Uroplatus henkeli Christian Müttherthies71 Travel Herpetological impressions during iguana search on the French Antilles: Martinique Stefanie Bach & Patrick Schönecker82 New Species Greek wall lizards with a new name / Two new tree frogs from New Guinea85 Among Researchers In the valleys of the Andes: still unknown and already threatened Claudia Koch89 Test run Aquarium internal filter for terrarium keepers Kriton Kunz95 Eye-catcher Visiting Betty Heiko Werning99 Near You 103 Preview 104 Incubator The invasion of the stray mantises Heiko Werning

Draco 33 - Lance adders Contents: 2 Editorial 4 Neotropical pit vipers – evolution, biogeography and ecologyMarkus Monzel & Wolfgang Wüster 28 The scaly lance adder – Bothrops asper (Garman, 1884)D. Matthias Dehling & J. Maximilian Dehling 35 Keeping, care and breeding of neotropical lance adders of the genus Bothrops using the example of Bothrops asper and Bothrops venezuelensisRichard Sethao 39 Moments from the life of the Chaco lance adder Bothrops diporus Garman, 1862Ludwig Trutnau 44 The Bothriechis species of Guatemala – data on biology and breeding Lester Meléndez 50 The lance adders of the genus Bothrops in BoliviaMartin Jansen 57 Bite accidents caused by lance adders – venoms, epidemiology and snakebite managementMarkus Monzel 66 Bothriechis schlegelii (Berthold, 1846) – In search of the prehensile-tailed lance adder in Costa Rica Michael Wirth 76 Breeding and rearing of the half-moon lance adder (Bothrops alternatus)C. Meyer 80 Remarks on the natural history, care and breeding of Bothrops atrox (Linnaeus, 1758)Ludwig Trutnau 88 Magazine

Not just food animals! Everything about keeping and caring for African rose chafer beetles at home. 64 pages Format: 14.8 x 21 cm numerous colour photos Author Uwe Schlüter Many terrarium keepers only know them as food animals: the larvae of rose chafer beetles. However, these beautiful insects are in turn fascinating, easy-to-keep terrarium animals. Uwe Schlüter presents tropical species of rose chafer beetles from Africa that are currently in vogue, including the impressive goliath beetles. Beetle care made easy! Contents: Foreword Classification Morphology of rose chafer beetles Imagines of the Cetoniinae Larvae of the Cetoniinae Rose chafer beetles in nature Lifestyle and behaviour Life cycle Care in the terrarium Acquisition and transport Terrarium equipment and climate Socialisation Feeding of imagines and larvae Reproduction in the terrarium Egg laying Rearing the larvae Pupation and hatching of imagines Descriptions of selected species Further information Further and used literature

Reptilia 111 - Snake raritiesAmazonian tortoisesMagnificent keel lizardMoroccoContents:Cover story: Snake raritiesSome species or subspecies of snakes have simply not managed to establish themselves in the terrarium hobby. Or they were once sought-after and regularly available, but have now completely or almost disappeared from the population. There are many reasons for this: they do not appear attractive enough at first glance, they were bred so frequently for a while that they were no longer profitable to breed, their requirements in terms of food are difficult to fulfil, they have a "bad reputation", no real lobby or are simply hardly ever imported. However, many of these mostly overlooked snakes are highly interesting and often extremely attractive, and are well worth keeping. We would like to introduce you to some of these wonderful rarities.EditorialMAGAZINEDATESWESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESThe lamentation about terrarium fairsB. LovePhoto storySnake raritiesK. KunzKeeping and breedingWelcome back! Keeping and breeding Oocatochus rufodorsatusK. KunzKeeping and breedingThe queen of climbing snakes. Archelaphe bella chapaensis in the wild & in the terrariumS. Ryabov, I. Korshunov, T. T. Nguyen & X. WangHerpetofaunaThe magnificent keelback lizard Algyroides nigropunctatus - a little-known beauty from the BalkansM. DieckmannHerpetofaunaEncounters with turtles in the Venezuelan state of Amazonas. Part 2: TortoisesM. HeartReportageScorpions of IsraelM. Seiter & A. UllrichALSO NEAR YOUReportageThe white spring of the addersA. SchmidServicesJourneyThe herpetofauna of south-east MoroccoU. SchlüterPREVIEWBRUTKASTEN German animal welfare speaks hereH. Werning

Draco 15 - Rainforests Contents: 2 Editorial 4 Rainforests– Hotspots of amphibian and reptile diversityAxel Kwet & Andreas Schlüter 26 Sinharaja – The rainforest of the lion kingPeter Janzen 34 It doesn't always have to be tropical: the Valdivian rainforests in southern South AmericaHeiko Werning & Klaus Busse 39 ...and action! In search of reptiles in southern ThailandJoachim Bulian 44 Reproductive strategies of tropical rainforest frogsKarl-Heinz Jungfer & Axel Kwet 59 Phelsuma guttata KAUDERN, 1922– A very pleasant petHans-Peter Berghof 64 Bothriechis schlegelii (BERTHOLD, 1846) – the prehensile-tailed lance adder in Costa Rica and in the terrarium Jörg Hoffmann 74Leaf chaser ants – specialists in the rainforestRalf Wanders 84 The new Masoala Hall at Zurich ZooRoger Graf, Martin Bauert & Samuel Furrer 94 Magazine

Terraria 42 - TerrapinsStrawberry FrogsCyclura nubila caymanensisContents:The Emydidae family includes some of the best-known and most popular turtles. In addition to our native European pond turtle, these include the North American ornamental and decorative turtles of the genera Pseudemys and Trachemys as well as the Terrapene box turtles. In the cover story, we provide an up-to-date overview of this interesting group and present a detailed article about the magnificent tortoise, Graptemys oculifera. We also shed light on the role that European pond turtles can play in biology lessons.TerritorialHerpetoramaCover storyThe New World terrapins of the family EmydidaeAndreas S. HennigGraptemys oculifera: Biology, Care and Breeding of the Splendid Box Turtle Part 1: Biology, Endangerment and Initial Care Experiences Ewald RoddewigThe European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) in biology lessonsMichael FreundPanoramaTerraglobalOn safari in Zambia, or: Why do the pelomeduses flee?Alfred SchleicherPearl lizards (Timon lepidus) in the Sierra de Grazalema, AndalusiaWerner & Yvonne LantermannResearchNew speciesA Comorian gecko and the problem of the new online taxonomy Oliver HawlitschekTrachylepis cristinae, a new skink from Sokrota Axel KwetIn search of strawberry frogs in NicaraguaDiana Galindo Uribe, Javier Sunyer, Adolfo Amézquita, Gunther Köhler, Heiko Pröhl & Miguel VencesSalamandraTerraristicsClassicsThe North African spiny-tailed dragonBothriopsis taeniata, a beauty from the South American rainforestJuan TimmsHomerangeIn the realm of the little lizards. A visit to the terrarium facility of Katrin and Dietmar MistlerPatrick SchöneckerNature and species conservationField notesSubmerging under water as an escape strategy for the common lizardRudolf MalkmusGrass snakes and slow worms - hunters and huntedAndreas OchsenbeinThe smooth snake (Coronella austriaca). Reptile of the Year 2013Dirk Alfermann, Axel Kwet & Richard PodlouckyThreatened in paradiseKathrin Sawannia, Matthias Goetz & Katharina FoersterMissingVogl’s Stump-footed Frog (Atelopus vogli)Also in your neighbourhoodSubscription & ServiceGalleryHave a nice holiday! The journey is the rewardBenny TrappPreviewIncubatorExpired part 2Heiko Werning