Herpetological Circulars

Members and non-members can buy SSAR publications through our bookstore, which is hosted through Wild Apricot. Out of print circulars are available for free as PDFs. 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.

All SSAR members receive 10% off the purchase of SSAR books and back issues of journals, as available.

Pamphlets of general interest on topics such as preservation and marking techniques, longevity records, albinism, cannibalism, collecting, and standard common and scientific names.


Amphibian monitoring in Latin America: A Protocol Manual. Monitoreo de Anfibios en America Latina: Manual de Protocolos Click here to purchase.	Biology, Status, and Management of the Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus): A Guide for Conservation Click here to purchase.	Brief History of Herpetology in North America Before 1900, Herp Circular No. 8. Kraig Adler. 1979. 40 p., 24 photographs, 1 map. Click here to purchase.	Chameleons: Johann von Fischer and Other Perspectives Click here to purchase.

Checklist of the Turtles of the World with English Common Names Click here to purchase.	Citations for the Original Descriptions of North American Amphibians and Reptiles Click here to purchase.	Collecting and Preserving Genetic Material for Herpetological Research Click here to purchase.	Conservation Guide to the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus Click here to purchase.

Herpetological Collecting and Collections Management. Herpetological Circular No. 42 Click here to purchase.	Lineages and Histories of Zoo Herpetologists in the United States Click here to purchase.	Noms Francais Standardises des Amphibiens et des Reptiles D’Amerique du Nord au Nord du Mexique. Standard French Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico Click here to purchase.	Review of Marking and Individual Recognition Techniques for Amphibians and Reptiles. Herpetological Circular No. 35 Click here to purchase.

Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North American North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence in our Understanding, Fifth Edition Click here to purchase.	Scientific and Standard English and French Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Seventh Edition. HC #39 Click here to purchase.	Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles: A Fifty Year History 1958 to 2007 Click here to purchase.	Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding Eighth Edition Committee On Standard English And Scientific Names. Brian I. Crother (Committee Chair). This new Circular is the most up-to-date listing of Scientific and Standard English Names for the United States and Canada. Click here to purchase.

State and Provincial Amphibian and Reptile Publications for the United States and Canada Click here to purchase.	Synopsis of Helminths Endoparasitic in Snakes of the United States and Canada Click here to purchase.	No. 23. Scientific and Common Names for the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico in English and Spanish / Nombres Científico y Comunes en Ingles y Español de los Anfibios y los Reptiles de México No. 23. Scientific and Common Names for the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico in English and Spanish / Nombres Científico y Comunes en Ingles y Español de los Anfibios y los Reptiles de México, by Ernest A. Liner. Spanish translation by José L. Camarillo R. 1994. 118 p. $12.00. (See also number 38.) Click here to purchase.