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.
Conspecific Oophagy by Tadpoles: Conditions for Its Occurrence and Importance as a Source of Anuran Egg Mortality
The Blue Frogs Project: Leveraging Community Science Data to Document Axanthism Hotspots Across the Globe
Spatial Distribution of a Community of Fossorial Snakes of the Genus Geophis (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) in the Central Cordillera of Costa Rica
Field Verification and Comparison of Field Applicability with Different Meteorological Data Sources of Species Distribution Models for American Bullfrogs (Aquarana catesbeiana)
Field-Testing a Standard Metabolic Rate Estimation Technique for Eastern Red-Backed Salamanders
Ageing and Growth of the Endangered Kaiser's Mountain Newt, Neurergus kaiseri (Caudata: Salamandridae), in the Southern Zagros Range, Iran
Leaping from Awareness to Action: Impacts of an Amphibian Educator Workshop
Emergent Vegetation Coverage and Human Activities Influence Oviposition Microhabitat Selection by Invasive Bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) in Southwestern China
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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