Herpetological Journal

Aims & Scope

The Herpetological Journal is the Society's prestigious quarterly scientific journal.

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Killing them softly: a review on snake translocation and an Australian case study

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Jari

• Emerging infectious disease threats to European herpetofauna

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Steven

• Carry-over effects of the larval environment on the post-metamorphic performance of Bombina variegata (Amphibia, Anura)

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Ulrich

• Make the Adder Count: population trends from a citizen science survey of UK adders

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Emma

• A review of the influence of beaver Castor fiber on amphibian assemblages in the floodplains of European temperate streams and rivers

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Lutz

• Chytrid infection in Asia: How much do we know and what else do we need to know?

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Md. Mokhlesur

• Monitoring amphibian species with complex chromatophore patterns: a non-invasive approach with an evaluation of software effectiveness and reliability

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Julian

• Will there be a second extinction? Molecular identification of multiple alien water frogs (Pelophylax ridibundus sensu lato) in Tuscany, Central Italy, reveals genetic pollution within a unique hybridogenetic system

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Giacomo

• Comparison of eDNA and visual surveys for rare and cryptic bromeliad-dwelling frogs

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Izabela

• A new species of Bent-toed gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827) from the Garo Hills, Meghalaya State, north-east India, and discussion of morphological variation for C. urbanus

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Rachunliu G.