Reptilia 81 - Hognose snakes

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

The yellow-cheeked tortoise is one of the most popular tortoises among young and old. 64 pages 14.8 x 21 cm numerous colour photos Author Andreas S. Hennig Contents: Hardly any other turtle species is as popular with young and old as the yellow-cheeked tortoise. And rightly so, as it is a beautifully coloured species with interesting behaviour that can also be recommended to beginners. Experienced tortoise keeper Andreas S. Hennig will give you lots of tips and tricks on how to keep and feed this attractive species correctly from the outset. Of course, you will also learn how to breed your turtles, hatch the eggs and raise the adorable young. Systematics and body structure The fascinating biology: From the life of the yellow-cheeked tortoise All information on species-appropriate keeping: from suitable terrariums to equipment and technology to feeding Successful breeding: Mating stimulation, incubation of the eggs and rearing the young Solutions to problems: How to avoid the most common mistakes in care and how to help sick animals Brilliant photos

Reptilia 49 - Food animal breedingScorpion crust lizardSpotted pythonChinese mountain dragonContents: 2 EDITORIAL 4 READER LETTERS 5 MAGAZINE 14 DATES 18 WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESHurricane Sale in Floridaby B. Love 20 PHOTO REPORTAGE Breeding food animals yourself - a problem?by F. Bruse & H. Werning 27 REPORTAGEEfficient and productive cricket breeding by F. Bruse 33 REPORTAGEBreeding the chocolate cockroach (Shellfordella tartara) by F. Bruse 36 REPORTAGEA simple Drosophila breeding project by F. Bruse 40 HERPETOFAUNANotes on the Motagua lizard (Cnemidophorus motaguae) by U. Schlüter 43 TRAVELHerpetological observations and more from Gambia by U. Thieme 51 PORTRAIT AND POSTERGeoclemys hamiltoniby H. - D. Philippen 56 KEEPING AND BREEDINGKeeping and Breeding the Chinese Mountain Agame (Japalura splendida) by H. Schradin 68 HERPETOFAUNADendrobates pumilioThe strawberry frog on the Bocas Islands by B. Schwarz 72 KEEPING AND BREEDING The black Mexican chain snake (Lampropeltis getula nigrita in the terrariumby M. Thums 79 REPORTAGEAntaresia maculosa (PETERS, 1873)Spotted pythonby D. Hasselberg 85 CLASSIFIED ADS 90 RAT & TAT 93 LIBRARY 104 GLOSSESIn search of Uracentron azureumPart 1by H. Werning

Draco 52 Magazine Uroplatus Madagascan Goblins in Nature & Terrarium Contents: EditorialSoul-stealers with adhesive lamellae – Madagascan flat-tailed geckos of the genus UroplatusPhilip-Sebastian GehringIn search of flat-tailed geckos in MadagascarPhilip-Sebastian Gehring & Patrick SchöneckerBiology, husbandry and long-term breeding of Uroplatus guentheri Mocquard, 1980 up to the fourth filial generationPatrick Schönecker A ghost in the terrarium – the successful keeping and breeding of Uroplatus phantasticus (Boulenger, 1888)Kai-Uwe Volta & Philipp Höhne Experiences in the keeping and breeding of the lichen flat-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sikorae Boettger, 1913)Philip-Sebastian Gehring Natural treasures of Madagascar: Flat-tailed geckos and their protectionFanomezana Ratsoavina and Philip-Sebastian Gehring Experiences with keeping flat-tailed geckos (Uroplatus fimbriatus) in the Masoala rainforest at Zurich Zoo, SwitzerlandSamuel Furrer

Draco 34 - The global amphibian crisis Contents: 2 Editorial4 The global amphibian crisis by Axel Kwet & Stefan Lötters 18 Of zoos and frogs by Peter Dollinger 22 Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis – a small fungus causes big problems by Dr med vet Frank Mutschmann 28 The case of Atelopus – extinction at a high level by Stefan Lötters 31 The threat status of anurans in Peru by Edgar Lehr & Andreas Schlüter 37 Dangerous guests – The role of invasive species in global amphibian decline by Ivan Arinin 46 Climate change as a catalyst for the amphibian decline by Dennis Rödder & Wolfgang Böhme 52 Afrotropical amphibians: far from conservation breeding by Stefan Lötters 55 African anurans: unexplored and highly endangered? by Mark-Oliver Rödel 62 Amphibian decline in Canada and the USA by Andreas Nöllert 70 Project “Mountain Chicken” – the Antillean bullfrog (Leptodactylus fallax) by Gerardo Garcia 80 Chytrid in snouted frogs – news from the REPTILIA project by Mirco Solé, Johara Bourke & Heiko Werning 87 The contribution of Cologne Zoo to the Amphibian Ark: breeding projects, research and educational work for the conservation of amphibians by Thomas Ziegler & Theo Pagel

The oriental firebelly toad by Manfred Rogner 64 Seiten 14,8 x 21 cm zahlreiche Farbfotos Inhalt: Wenn man einem Einsteiger eine attraktive, interessante und dazu auch noch leicht haltbare Amphibienart empfehlen wollte, stünde die Chinesische Rotbauchunke mit Sicherheit ganz oben auf der Liste. Darum ist diese bunte, muntere Art seit langem zu Recht äußerst beliebt. Der erfahrene Terrarianer Manfred Rogner hält und züchtet seit Jahren Chinesische Rotbauchunken und kennt sich mit diesen Tieren bestens aus. Darum kann er Ihnen in diesem Buch fachkundig, aber leicht nachvollziehbar alle wichtigen Aspekte der Pflege dieser ganz besonderen Amphibien vermitteln und Ihnen auch Insider-Tipps an die Hand geben, wie Sie Ihre Unken zur Vermehrung bringen und die Kaulquappen sowie die Jungunken aufziehen können. Systematik und Körperbau Die faszinierende Biologie: Aus dem Leben der Chinesischen Rotbauchunke Alle Informationen zur artgerechten Haltung: Vom geeigneten Terrarium über Einrichtung und Technik bis hin zur Fütterung Erfolgreich nachzüchten: Paarungsstimulation, Aufzucht der Kaulquappen und der jungen Unken Problemlösungen: Wie man die häufigsten Fehler bei der Pflege vermeidet, und wie man kranken Tieren helfen kann Brillante Fotos

Reptilia 45 - Health of terrarium animals Moorish tortoisesSword-tailed anolesTexas rattlesnake Contents: 2 EDITORIAL 4 MAGAZINE 12 DATES 14 WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESThe rise of the "Köpys"By B. Love 18 PHOTO REPORTAGE Prophylaxis instead of therapy – avoiding husbandry-related diseases in terrarium animalsBy T. Eisenberg 26 REPORTAGEBuying reptiles – What should you look out for? By J. Rauh 30 HERPETOFAUNASalmonella in reptiles By T. Eisenberg 36 REPORTAGEThe animal welfare relevance of the castration of male green iguanas (Iguana iguana). Indications, procedure, results By M. Baur, E. Härtel, R.W. Hoffmann & F. Weber 42 TRAVELThe herpetofauna of the Middle Atlas of Morocco By U. Schlüter 51 PORTRAIT AND POSTERPachydactylus kochiiBy M. Barts 56 KEEPING AND BREEDINGOn the mating behaviour of tropical clawed frogs Silurana sp. – Part 2By K. Kunz 64 HERPETOFAUNAMoorish tortoises (Testudo graeca) on the Turkish RivieraBy H.W. Köhler 72 KEEPING AND BREEDINGOn the knowledge, keeping and breeding of the sword-tailed anole (Anolis valencienni) (DUMERIL & BIBRON, 1837))By R. & R.J. Hilgenhof 77 RAT & TAT 79 SMALL ADVERTS 82 HERPETOFAUNANorth America’s king of rattlesnakes – Crotalus atrox – Part 1By H.W. Köhler 92 LIBRARY 104 GLOSSAll the happiness of this earth – Part 2: DescentBy H. Werning

Terraria 20 - Diverse poison dart frogs Pacific boasComb spiders of the genus Phoneutria Contents: Poison dart frogs are the most popular amphibians in terraristics, and they have been successfully kept and bred for decades. So you should know everything there is to know about the "jewels of the rainforest" by now? Far from it! These magnificent frogs always have tangible surprises and novelties in store for us, even with seemingly well-known species. In a spectacularly illustrated report, Frank Steinmann looks at the countless local forms of the golden tree frog, Dendrobates auratus, and reveals why many of the names circulating in terraristics for the colour forms are misleading. Ivonne Meuche has been researching strawberry frogs in Costa Rica for years and reports on the most interesting results that have not yet been scientifically published. And we also show photos of a beautiful, newly discovered and as yet undescribed dendrobatid, the Golden Supatá poison dart frog, which André Schreiber observed in Colombia.EditorialMagazine Snake systematics special: New systematics of South American Pit vipers Species status again for the Dark Tiger Python, subspecies status for the Sulawesi Dwarf Tiger Python Make five out of one – The new systematics of the chain snake complex Autumn TERRARISTIKA in Hamm Legal: Again: Right of retention of the animal The aga toad – or how to benefit from an aggressively invasive species On the distribution of Hemidactylus mabouia in Paraguay Test run addendum TERRAglobalThe frilled lizard: A miniature dinosaurKarl-Heinz SWITAKBack in the fieldMaik DOBIEYTITLE THEME: Diverse poison dart frogs"Further notes" on Dendrobates auratus – the variability of the golden tree frog in PanamaFrank STEINMANNIn the area of Ranitomeya dorisswansonaeAndré SCHREIBEROophaga pumilio – The strawberry frog in the spotlight of researchIvonne MEUCHE"Rana dorada de Supatá" – the Golden Supatá poison dart frog from ColombiaAndré SCHREIBERPacific boas in the terrarium – Candoia carinata and Candoia paulsoniRenè MEIERKORDThe Northern Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus) in the wild and terrarium. Part 2Bernd SKUBOWIUSThe genus Phoneutria – keeping and breedingReinhard HÜBERS and Dirk REIMANNTRAVEL"Exo Terra" Expedition Tanzania 2008 Part 2: A new chameleon speciesRoland ZOBELNEW SPECIESNew monitor species discovered in IndonesiaAndré KOCHTwo new day geckos from MadagascarAxel KWETBrazilian angel frogAxel KWETAMONG RESEARCHERSHerpetological research in Central AmericaAndreas HERTZ and Sebastian LOTZKATEYE-CATCHERIf you love your lizards, you carry them on your hands. Exceptional successes with toad lizardsKriton KUNZNear youSubscription & ServicePreviewIncubatorThe "Rock Helga" – A Morocco adventure in two parts (Part 2)Mike ZAWADZKI