Contributions to Herpetology

Members and non-members can buy SSAR publications through our bookstore, which is hosted through Wild Apricot. For ease of browsing, we have included summaries of all of our publications here with links to purchasing options at the bookstore. Email us at ssarherps@gmail.com or ssarpubsec@gmail.com with any questions.

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Book-length monographs. Titles include Pritchard and Trebbau’s Turtles of Venezuela, Savage and Villa’s Herpetofauna of Costa Rica, Gloyd and Conant’s Snakes of the Agkistrodon Complex, Latifi’s Snakes of Iran, Leviton’s Middle East Amphibians and Reptiles, the World Congress of Herpetology volume Herpetology: Current Research, Zhao and Adler’s Herpetology of China, and Murphy’s Captive Management and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles.


The Amphibians of Honduras Vol. 19. The Amphibians of Honduras, by James R. McCranie and Larry David Wilson. 2002. Comprehensive summary of 116 species, including systematics, natural history, and distribution. Foreword by Jay M. Savage. 635 p., 126 figures, 33 tables, 154 color photographs of animals and habitats. Clothbound. Click here to purchase.	Biology of the Reptilia Volume 20 Morphology H: The Skull of Lepidosauria Vol. 23. Biology of the Reptilia, vol. 20 (Morphology H), by Carl Gans, Abbot S. Gaunt, and Kraig Adler (eds.). 2008. Chapters by three authors cover the skull of the Lepidosauria (lizards, snakes, and tuatara). 770 p., 214 figures, indices. Clothbound. Click here to purchase.	Biology of the Reptilia Volume 21 Morphology I: The Skull and Appendicular Locomotor Apparatus of Lepidosauria Vol. 24. Biology of the Reptilia, vol. 21 (Morphology I), by Carl Gans, Abbot S. Gaunt, and Kraig Adler (eds.). 2008. Chapters by five authors cover the skull and appendicular locomotor apparatus of the Lepidosauria (lizards, snakes, tuatara, and amphisbaenians). 792 p., 151 figures, indices. Clothbound. Click here to purchase.	Biology of the Reptilia Volume 22 Comprehensive Literature of the Reptilia compiled by Ernest A. Liner Click here to purchase.

Captive Management and Conservation of Amphibians & Reptiles Vol. 11. Captive Management and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles, by James B. Murphy, Kraig Adler, and Joseph T. Collins (eds.). 1994. Includes chapters by 70 leading specialists. Foreword by Gerald Durrell. 408 p., 35 photographs, 1 color plate. Clothbound. Click here to purchase.	Contribution to the Herpetology of Northern Pakistan Click here to purchase.	Contributions to the History of Herpetology, Volume 1, Revised and Expanded Click here to purchase.	Contributions to the History of Herpetology, Volume 2 Vol. 21. Contributions to the History of Herpetology, volume 2, by Kraig Adler, John S. Applegarth, and Ronald Altig. 2007. Biographies of 285 leading herpetologists (with portraits and signatures), index to 3604 authors in taxonomic herpetology, and academic lineages of 3810 herpetologists. Worldwide coverage. 396 p., 269 portraits. Click here to purchase.

Contributions to the History of Herpetology, Volume 3 Click here to purchase.	Gecko Fauna of the USSR and Contiguous Regions Vol. 13. Gecko Fauna of the USSR and Contiguous Regions, by Nikolai N. Szczerbak and Michael L. Golubev. 1996. Covers the systematics, natural history, and conservation of the gecko fauna of the former Soviet Union and related species in surrounding regions from Mongolia through Pakistan, the Middle East, and northern Africa. 245 p., 24 colored and 60 black-and-white photographs, spot distribution maps, bibliography, index. Clothbound. Click here to purchase.	Herpetofauna of Armenia and Naganorno Nagorno-Karabakh Click here to purchase.	Herpetofauna of New Caledonia Vol. 17. The Herpetofauna of New Caledonia, by Aaron M. Bauer and Ross A. Sadlier. French translations by Ivan Ineich. 2000. 322 p., 47 maps, 63 figures, 189 color photographs of animals and habitats. Clothbound. Click here to purchase.

Herpetology at Kansas: A Centennial History Click here to purchase.	Hylid Frogs of Middle America Click here to purchase.	Hylid Frogs of Middle America Plates Click here to purchase.	Islands and the Sea: Essays on Herpetological Exploration in the West Indies Vol. 20. Islands and the Sea. Essays on Herpetological Exploration in the West Indies, by Robert W. Henderson and Robert Powell (eds.). 2003. Personal recollections of field experiences by 31 scientists who are or were active in the West Indies. 312 p., 316 photographs, 14 maps, indices. Clothbound. Click here to purchase.

The Lizards of Iran Vol. 15. The Lizards of Iran, by Steven C. Anderson. 1999. Comprehensive summary, including systematics, natural history, and distribution. 450 p., 103 maps, 190 color photographs of lizards and habitats. Clothbound. Click here to purchase.	The Snakes of Honduras: Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation Anderson, S. C. Click here to purchase.	Snakes of the Agkistrodon Complex: A Monographic Review Vol. 6. Snakes of the Agkistrodon Complex: A Monographic Review, by Howard K. Gloyd and Roger Conant. 1990. Comprehensive treatment of four genera: Agkistrodon (including Gloydius), Calloselasma, Deinagkistrodon, and Hypnale. Includes nine supplementary chapters by leading specialists. 620 p., 33 color plates (247 photographs of snakes and habitats), 20 uncolored plates, 60 text figures, keys, 6 charts, 28 maps. Clothbound. Click here to purchase.	Snakes of the Agkistrodon Complex: A Monographic Review Plates Gray, J. E. and A. Gunther Click here to purchase.

The Turtles of Venezuela Vol. 2. The Turtles of Venezuela, by Peter C. H. Pritchard and Pedro Trebbau. 1984. Covers half of the turtle species of South America. 414 p., 48 color plates (25 watercolors by Giorgio Voltolina and 165 photographs of turtles and habitats) measuring 8 ½ × 11 inches, keys, 16 maps. Clothbound. Click here to purchase.	Lives of Captive Reptiles Vol. 22. The Lives of Captive Reptiles, by Hans-Günter Petzold. 2008. A synthesis of information on captive and wild reptiles (and selected amphibians) covering their physiology, behavior, and reproductive biology. Of value to academics, zoo personnel, veterinarians, terrarists, and conservationists interested in the maintenance, reproduction, and observation of reptiles in captivity. 308 p., 63 photographs (57 in color), index. Hardbound Click here to purchase.	No. 18. Type Catalogues of Herpetological Collections: An Annotated List of Lists No. 18. Type Catalogues of Herpetological Collections: An Annotated List of Lists by Charles R. Crumly. 1990. 50 p. Click here to purchase.