About this Journal
SSAR, a not-for-profit organization established to advance research, conservation, and education concerning amphibians and reptiles, was founded in 1958. It is the largest international herpetological society, and is recognized worldwide for having the most diverse program of publications, meetings, and other activities.
Invasion Histories Differ Markedly Among the Four Anolis Lizard Species Introduced to Bermuda
Multi-Scale Habitat Selection in an Isolated Population of Wood Frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) and its Interaction with Chytrid Fungus
The Tadpole of Scinax cretatus (Hylidae: Scinaxini)
The Agony of Choice: Comparing Abundance Estimates from Multiple N-Mixture Model Variants Fitted to a Reptile Community Dataset
An Invitation for Submissions to “Reviews in Herpetology: Past, Present, and Future Directions” at the Journal of Herpetology
Effects of Density on Spatial Aggregation and Habitat Associations of the Glass Frog Espadarana (Centrolene) prosoblepon
Habitat Preference and Management of a Chinese Pond Turtle Population Protected by the Demilitarized Kinmen Islands
Tadpole Food Consumption Decreases with Increasing Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Infection Intensity
Factors Affecting the Thermal Environment of Agassiz's Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) Cover Sites in the Central Mojave Desert during Periods of Temperature Extremes
Melatonin Modulates Leukocytes Immune Responses in Freshwater Snakes, Natrix piscator
Open Access Articles
58-04
Image and text by William W. Lamar
The Gibba Toad-headed Turtle (Mesoclemmys gibba) is a wide-ranging South American species in the lowlands of the Orinoco and Amazon Basins. A relatively small-bodied species with carapace length rarely exceeding 35 cm, the nocturnal M. gibba inhabits rainforest streams, hardpan pools of shallow water in gallery forests, and Mauritia palm swamps. Diet consists primarily of small invertebrates and mollusks. Owing in part to their foul-smelling defensive musk, they are not used as food by local populations of people. Photograph taken in Avispas Cocha, Río Tigre, Loreto, Peru.
58-04
Image and text by William W. Lamar
The Gibba Toad-headed Turtle (Mesoclemmys gibba) is a wide-ranging South American species in the lowlands of the Orinoco and Amazon Basins. A relatively small-bodied species with carapace length rarely exceeding 35 cm, the nocturnal M. gibba inhabits rainforest streams, hardpan pools of shallow water in gallery forests, and Mauritia palm swamps. Diet consists primarily of small invertebrates and mollusks. Owing in part to their foul-smelling defensive musk, they are not used as food by local populations of people. Photograph taken in Avispas Cocha, Río Tigre, Loreto, Peru.
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