Marginata 9 - Ornate tortoises

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

Terraria 52 - Expedition Borneo Glass creepNewly described amphibians 2014 Contents: Borneo is the third largest island in the world and home to a unique variety of amphibians and reptiles. For herpetologists, it therefore has an almost mystical ring to it. We give you an overview of the biodiversity of this island and take you on current expeditions to explore the local herpetofauna.TerritorialHerpetoramaSuccessful snake model – oldest fossils discovered / Thorn devils: Larval-bearing fang frog / Reptile rescue centre in Munich: We urgently need help! / Cultural successor: Not at all poisonous adder / Leafhoppers: Sand lizards cost Lenin his head / Killer cats and animal welfare          Cover storyOn the way to the last wild paradises in the land of the headhunters on BorneoAxel Hilger In the north of Sarawak. An expedition reportJörg Hofmann The amphibians of the Gunung Mulu National Park on Borneo            Rudolf Malkmus PanoramaMaster for the masterless. A reptile rescue centre as a workplaceAndrea Frank Research New species            List of amphibians newly described in 2014            Axel Kwet Molecular differentiation of flagellates in reptiles. A research project in the Ingo-und-Waltraud-Pauler-Fonds of the DGHTDr Barbara Richter & Dr Nikola Pantchev Salamandra TerraristicsColourful underground fighters. Keeping and breeding the glass snake Dopasia gracilisAndreas Danier Also in your neighbourhood Nature and species conservation Field Notes            Instead of hibernation: Activity and prey acquisition of alpine and pond newts in southern Hesse            Alfred Buschinger Instead of going ashore in autumn: late larvae of common toads in the AllgäuAxel Kwet Observations on the predation behaviour of the large arrow snake (Dolichophis jugularis jugularis) in CyprusDaniel Jestrzemski Subscription & ServicePreview Incubator No more bees and flowers!            Heiko Werning

Reptilia 36 - Expedition West Africa Mangrove night tree snakeOrnate tortoisesTokeh Contents: 2 EDITORIAL 4 READER LETTERS 6 MAGAZINE 12 DATES 16 PHOTO REPORTAGE Expedition West Africa by H. Nickel 24 TRAVEL Through the desert – The West Africa expedition of the Museum Alexander Koenig by H. Nickel 32 HERPETOFAUNA Spur-thighed tortoises in Mauritania by H. Nickel and D. ould Selah 38 REPORTAGE Crocodiles of the desert by H. Nickel and T. Shine 43 KEEPING AND BREEDING Tokehs in the terrarium: Better than their reputation by I. Kober 51 PORTRAIT AND POSTER Pristidactylus torquatus by H. Werning 56 KEEPING AND BREEDING Breeding and rearing the mangrove night tree snake Boiga dendrophila melanota by J. Bulian 63 REPORTAGE The school vivarium Part 1: General basics by M. Hallmen 69 REPORTAGE New anaconda species discovered! by H. Werning 73 REPORTAGE On some misidentifications of dwarf clawed frogs of the genus Hymenochirus in the literature by K. Kunz 82 ADVICE & ACTION SPECIAL Frequently asked questions about keeping ornamental and ornate tortoises by A. S. Hennig 86 CLASSIFIED ADS 90 LIBRARY 94 WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVES Watch out! Poisonous snakes by B. Love 104 GLOSSES Exposed! (Part 2) by H. Werning

Terraria 62 - Unusual Food Animals Campbell’s Tree Lizard Succulents Contents: Cover Story: Unusual Food Animals A healthy diet plays a decisive role in the successful care and breeding of our terrarium animals. The famous mealworm as a standard food is far from sufficient. Fortunately, specialist retailers now offer a wide range of suitable food insects such as house crickets, crickets, flies or cockroaches, which are available all year in any quantity. However, many pets also like to eat food animals outside the mainstream and some specialists are even dependent on a special diet for their well-being. In this issue of TERRARIA/elaphe, we take a closer look at some of these little-known, rather unusual food animals such as field slugs, woodlice, moth flies or a small-growing fruit fly variant. 3          Territorial 8          Herpetorama             Results of the 17th CITES Conference in Johannesburg – new regulations for some reptiles and amphibians             Synanthrope: Creeping Schnapps             Leaf Climber: Wasted “Time”             Thorny Devil: A Rural Keel-Tailed Iguana   Cover Story 14        Food Animals             A perennial topic in terraristics             Krition Kunz 20        Slippery Snacks             Breeding and use of the Mediterranean field slug as live food             Frank Täufer 25        Woodlice as Food Animals             Dominik Hoffses 30        A Small-Growing Variant of the Fruit Fly: Drosophila melanogaster “Ant”             Boris Stockmann 34        A Frog Farm for Feeding Reptiles and Amphibians: the Painted Disk-Tongued Frog (Discoglossus pictus)             Frank Pasmans, Sergé Bongaerts & An Martel 39        Moth Flies             A new food animal for small nocturnal hunters             Ingo Fritzsche   Panorama 42        Snake searching in the Ecuadorian Chocó rainforest             Daniel Jestrzemski   Research 50        New Species             A new slender boa from the Bahamas: the Conception Silver Boa (Chilabothrus argentum)             Axel Kwet             A new Borneo bush frog from Mt. Kinabalu             Axel Kwet 52        Among Researchers             The Comoros, a forgotten hotspot of diversity             Oliver Hawlitschek 56        Salamandra   Terraristics 60        Ant plants, leaf cacti and other succulent epiphytes for the terrarium             Beat Akeret   Nature and Species Conservation 70        Field Notes             Grass snake eating             Günther Vater             The feeding behaviour of the wall lizard Part 2             Malte Hornig 72        Project to protect the critically endangered tree lizard Abronia campbelli in eastern Guatemala             Brad Lock & Mónica Torres 84        Terrarino – the children’s page              The fire salamander – not a lucky animal             Alexa Sabarth   81        Subscription & Service 86        Also in your area 88        Preview 90        Incubator              No mercy for Mouse Z             Part 2             Heiko Werning

Draco 40 - Dinosaurs, the return of the prehistoric giants Contents: Editorial Dinosaurs - a success story of evolutionRainer Schoch, State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart Living fossils - digital dinosaurs in 3D qualityAxel Kwet Dinosaur show - in the realm of the giantsAxel Kwet Argentina - birthplace of the dinosaursBernd Herkner, Senckenberg Research Institute and Nature Museum Wild children's room - or: How a dinosaur book is madeMarkus Paßlick The tracks found in the Obernkirchen sandstone quarriesThorsten van der Lubbe, Lower Saxony State Museum Hanover In dinosaur countryHeiko Werning Magazine

All about the Prairie Garter Snake by Martin Hallmen 64 pages Format: 14.8 x 21 cm numerous colour photos Contents: The prairie garter snake has a very alert nature. It is usually particularly active and interested in the terrarium. It remains very calm when handled and does not tend to bite.This volume from the "Species by Species" series is intended to provide the basic knowledge for keeping them in a species-appropriate way and shows how easy the prairie garter snake makes it for you if you decide to keep it. Systematics and body structure The fascinating biology: From the life of the prairie garter snake All information on species-appropriate keeping: from suitable terrariums to equipment and technology to feeding Successful breeding: Mating stimulation and rearing young animals Solutions to problems: How to avoid the most common mistakes in care and how to help sick animals Brilliant photos

The 130-page book about dyer frogs describes the popular amphibians and shows the different colour variations. 130 pages many colour photos Hardcover Bestseller Authors Peter Janzen and Wolfgang Schmidt Publisher Herpeton The dyer frogs, Dendrobates tinctorius in Latin, are among the most popular frogs in the terrarium hobby. The book describes their way of life, care, breeding and colour varieties. The book is supplemented with many photos.

Marginata 11 - Serrated Earth Turtles Food plants 6The tortoises of SyriaCumberland tortoise Contents: 2 EDITORIAL 3 MAGAZINE 8 DATES 10 PHOTO REPORTAGEThe Spiked Tortoise Geoemyda spengleri (Gmelin, 1789) - A fascinating speciesHans - Dieter Philippen 16 REPORTAGE Natural diet of the serrated earth turtle(Geoemyda spengleri) Ingo Schaefer 21 BREEDING IN HUMAN CARENatural and behaviourally appropriate acclimatisation,Keeping and breeding of the serrated tortoise(Geoemyda spengleri) (Gmelin, 1789) Irmtraud Jasser-Häger & Andrea Saus 31 PORTRAITBurmese star tortoiseGeochelone platynota (Blyth, 1869)Irmtraud Jasser-Häger & Hans - Dieter Philippen 35 REPORTAGE Food plants for tortoises part 6Susanne Vogel 42 TRAVEL Turtles bring luckIn search of turtles in Syria Sebastian Fischer 50 REPORTAGE Article on the Cumberland box turtle Trachemys scripta troostii (Holbrook 1836)Andreas S. Hennig 58 SHORT REPORT Encounter with a snapping turtle(Chelydra serpentina) in Upper BavariaSusanne Vogel 60 BOOK TIP 61 CLASSIFIEDS 62 REGIONAL GUIDE