Reptilia 109 - Exclusive terrariums

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

Marginata 10 - Dalmatian long-necked turtle Food plants 5Pond turtles of the PhilippinesBreeding of spider tortoises 2 Contents: 2 EDITORIAL 3 READER LETTERS 7 MAGAZINE 8 DATES 10 PHOTO REPORTAGE  A land tortoise from Dalmatia:     Testudo hercegovinensis (Werner, 1899)   Hans - Dieter Philippen 16 REPORTAGE  The Dalmatian tortoise Testudo hermanni hercegovinensis (Werner, 1899)  Mario Schweiger 25 BREEDING IN HUMAN CARE  Keeping and breeding of    Testudo hermanni hercegovinensis   (Werner, 1899)  Hugo Müller & Mario Schweiger 31 PORTRAIT  Philippine box turtle, Siebenrockiella  (Panyaenemys) leytensis (Taylor, 1920)  Hans - Dieter Philippen 35 REPORTAGE  Food plants for tortoises part 5  Susanne Vogel 40 BREEDING IN HUMAN CARE  Keeping and successful breeding of the Madagascan spider tortoise   (Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides) Part 2  Peggy Ahr 48 REPORTAGE  The pond turtle fauna of the Philippines  Maren Gaulke and Alexander Volker Altenbach 54 SHORT REPORTAGE   Common toad vs. pond slider: natural threat of alien invaders?   Michael Wirth, Björn Franke and Gunnar Schier 56 BOOK TIP 1 59 BOOK TIP 2 61 CLASSIFIEDS 62 REGIONAL GUIDE 64 AGATHA MARGINATA

Terraria 10 - Boa ConstrictorOrnamental turtleWall LizardContents:2 EditorialKriton KunzTOPIC4 Boa babies - Tips and tricksErika & Hermann Stöckl 14 "imperator" versus "constrictor" - On the ecology and distribution of selected local forms of Boa constrictor in VenezuelaChristian Neumann 20 Inclusion Body Disease,IBD, "Boa-Aids") of the giant snakes Udo Hetzel 24 Leopard Boa, Stars & Stripes and Co - The colour and pattern variations of the dark Mexican boa Boa constrictor imperator Hans-Jörg Winner SCIENCE29 new speciesAxel Kwet40 The fern stick insect Oreophoetes peruana (Saussure, 1868)?and their diet in the terrarium, special terrariums and plantingTimm Adam54 The princess among the turtles is asking for it:Keeping and breeding the southern ornamental turtle Chrysemys picta dorsalisAndreas S. Hennig63 Wall lizards in the Ruhr areaUwe SchlüterTRAVEL69 On the road in the south of the PhilippinesMaren GaulkeTERRARIUM PRACTICE83 Test runBug Stop/Kricket KeeperKriton Kunz85 Prelude Care and breeding of Asian house geckosMatthias Jurczyk89 Eye-catcherAn ark for native amphibians and reptilesAxel Kwet93 Also near you 96 TERRAnetTerrarium constructionKriton Kunz98 TERRAglobalLife underground ... until the rain comesMirco SoléLima - or: All beginnings are difficultMaik Dobiey104 TERRAwinn

Reptilia 76 - Venomous Snakes of Europe PantanalFringed FingersArgentine Tortoises Contents: Venomous snakes are undoubtedly some of the most fascinating andattractive species in the snake fauna of Europe. Horned viper, asp viper, adder & co. impress with their aesthetics as well as with their sophisticated survival strategies. Mario Schweiger is one of the best experts on these reptiles and presents to youin REPTILIA the European venomous snake faunain detail and up to date. And for terrarium keepers, the report on the many years of successful breeding of Vipera ammodytes should be a particular highlight. Table of Contents:2 EDITORIAL3 MAGAZINE11 DATES14 PHOTOSTORY The Venomous Snakes of Europe An Overview of the Species and Remarks on Individual Taxa by M. Schweiger26 KEEPING AND BREEDING Keeping, Breeding and Rearing of the European Horned Viper Vipera ammodytesby M. Schweiger34 HERPETOFAUNA The Black Adders of the Northern Black Forest by M. Wirth41 KEEPING AND BREEDING Findings on Reproduction of the Argentine Tortoise, Chelonoides chilensis, under Human Care by T. & S. Vinke47 PORTRAIT and Poster Anolis sagrei by H. Werning52 HERPETOFAUNA Fringed-fingered Lizards (Acanthodactylus) in the Wild and in the Terrarium Part 4: The Acanthodactylus-pardalis- Group by U. Schlüter61 TRAVEL A Piece of Paradise. The Pouso Alegre in the Brazilian Pantanal from the Perspective of a Reptile Enthusiast. Part 1 by M. Hallmen70 REPORTAGE The Scorpions of Morocco Part 2 by H. Nickel, J. Hornung & M. Koch77 Library 82 WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVES Which Venomous Snake is Best for Beginners? by B. Love84 ALSO NEAR YOU89 SUBSCRIPTION & SERVICE91 FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions Terrarium Lighting – Part 2 by I. Kober & U. Geissel94 PREVIEW96 INCUBATOR In the Wild Wedding. An Eastern in Two Parts for Three Young Men “of Southern Appearance”, a Reptile Researcher and a Cockroach Part 1 by H. Werning

Reptilia 10 - Green Iguanas Indian Star TortoiseSpringtail Breeding Contents: Page 2 - EditorialPage 3 - Letters to the EditorPage 6 - MagazinePage 12 - DatesPage 15 - Western Herp Perspectives: Spiders Steal the Show, by B. LovePage 17 - Photo Report: Green Iguanas, by M. SchardtPage 22 - Keeping and Breeding: Iguana iguana, by M. SchardtPage 28 - Herpetofauna: The Caribbean Green Iguana Iguana delicatissima, by M. SchardtPage 33 - Report: The Herpetofauna of Jordan, Part 2, by D. Modry and P. NečasPage 39 - Portrait and Poster: Dendrobates quinquevittatus, by Dr. H.-J. HermannPage 43 - Keeping and Breeding: Bull Snakes of the Genus Pituophis, by J. BergadáPage 48 - Keeping and Breeding: The Indian Star Tortoise Geochelone elegans, by A. DickPage 52 - Keeping and Breeding: The West African Clawed Gecko Hemitheconyx caudicinctus, by V. KnietschPage 56 - Terraristics: Feeder Breeding: Springtails from the Drawer, by T. SchäfferPage 61 - Herpetology and Culture: Tarantella – The Spider Dance, by L. Batista Carrissmi-PrioriPage 69 - Reptilia on the Move: Bochum Zoo, by M. SchmidtPage 74 - LibraryPage 76 - Help and AdvicePage 80 - Incubator: As an Exchange Student in the USA, by H. Werning

Reptilia 41 - Tree frogs Blue rock iguanaReptile sculpturesNew Zealand Contents: 2 EDITORIAL 3 READER LETTERS 5 MAGAZINE 15 DATES 18 WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESAbout taming terrarium animalsby B. Love 22 PHOTO REPORTAGETree frogsby M. S. Staniszewski 28 REPORTAGEThe tree frogs of the genus Hyla in Venezuela by C. M. Barrio Amorós 33 REPORTAGETree frogs in northern Australia by B. Akeret 40 REPORTAGEThe toad tree frogs of the genus Phrynohyas in the Brazilian coastal rainforest by A. Kwet 45 HERPETOCULTUREOf bronze reptiles and colourful repro-sculpturesby U. Krabbe-Paulduro & E. Paulduro 51 PORTRAIT AND POSTERTestudo marginataby B. Trapp 56 TRAVEL100% Pure New Zealand?by M. Gaulke & A. Altenbach 65 KEEPING AND BREEDINGThe copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) – a “beginner’s” snake? Part 2by D. Schmidt 72 KEEPING AND BREEDINGPetrosaurus thalassinus (COPE, 1863) – the Blue rock iguana.Care, keeping and breedingby A. Dickhoff 84 SMALL ADS 88 ADVICE & SUPPORT 92 LIBRARY 104 ESSAYA REPTILIA romance (para Kriton)by H. Werning

Terraria 53 - The European pond turtle Newly described reptiles 2014Vietnamese moss frogContents: Cover story: Reptile of the year 2015 – the European pond turtle The only turtle in Central Europe is the reptile of the year! As a characteristic animal of the native herpetofauna, the species also enjoys a lot of sympathy among the general public. The next issue of TERRARIA/elaphe is dedicated to various aspects of this highly endangered species. We present the European pond turtle in a detailed portrait, provide insights into a current reintroduction project and report on keeping and breeding in private hands. Territorial HerpetoramaAspidoscelis neavesi – a running lizard is the first reptile species created in a laboratory / Spiny devil: The meowing night frog / Colour change in chameleons through photonic crystals / Synanthrope: The crocodiles of Nîmes / Leaf climber: Award-winning lizard Cover storyFrom fasting food to reptile of the year 2015 – the European pond turtleAxel Kwet, Uwe Fritz, Andreas Nöllert, Richard Podloucky & Norbert Schneeweiss Many years of experience in keeping and breeding the European pond turtle. Part 1: Keeping, designing an outdoor enclosure, feedingBernd Wolff A reintroduction project for the European pond turtle and the problem of abandoned pond turtles from private keepingFlorian Brandes & Martina Anne-Claire Meeske PanoramaThe island of lost salamanders: On the herpetofauna of the Honduran Isla del TigreAlexander Gutsche Reptile and amphibian fauna of the Quinta do Barranco da Estrada in Portugal's Alentejo – a travelogueWerner & Yvonne Lantermann Research New speciesList of reptiles newly described in 2014 Axel Kwet Salamandra Terrarium husbandryWhy vivaristics is indispensable now and in the future Jens Crueger, Peter Sound & Christina-Johanne Schröder Let's get started!The Vietnamese moss frog (Theloderma corticale) on the riseKriton Kunz Nature and species conservation Field notesRare amphibians in the canton of Lucerne I: Italian tree frog (Hyla intermedia) in blueUrs & Heidi Jost Rare amphibians in the canton of Lucerne II: Common frog (Rana temporaria) in whiteUrs & Heidi Jost Subscription & ServiceAlso in your neighbourhoodPreview Incubator Always eat chalkHeiko Werning 

Marginata 9 - Ornate tortoises Food plants 4Breeding of spider tortoisesFlorida gopher tortoise Contents: 2 EDITORIAL3 MAGAZINE7 READERS' LETTERS8 DATES10 PHOTO REPORTAGE Lettered ornate tortoises, Trachemys scripta (Schoepff, 1792) Hans - Dieter Philippen16 BREEDING IN HUMAN CARE Keeping and breeding of the red-cheeked tortoise, Trachemys srcipta elegans (Wied, 1839) Hubert Felsner22 BREEDING IN HUMAN CARE The yellow-cheeked tortoise, Trachemys scripta scripta (Schoepff, 1792) – a fascinating keeper Iris Mörs31 PORTRAIT Siebenrock's snake-necked tortoise, Macrochelodina siebenrocki (Werner, 1902) Hans - Dieter Philippen35 REPORTAGE Food plants for tortoises part 4 Susanne Vogel42 BREEDING IN HUMAN CARE Keeping and successful reproduction of the Madagascan spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides arachnoides) Part 1 Peggy Ahr51 REPORTAGE In search of Florida gopher tortoises, Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin, 1802) Hans - Dieter Philippen58 SHORT REPORTAGE The ingestion of an unusually large "stomach stone" by a female of the broad-margined tortoise (Testudo marginata) Heinz Frühauf60 BOOK TIP61 CLASSIFIEDS62 REGIONAL GUIDE64 AGATHA MARGINATA