Ethnoherpetology is the study of the relationships between humans and both reptiles and amphibians — in particular, the ways these animals are understood, classified, utilized, represented, and managed within cultural systems. In Australia,ethnoherpetology is inseparable from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ecological knowledge, oral traditions, subsistence practices, spirituality, and land management.Australian Indigenous mobs developed highly […]

Drawing on his experience as Curator of Herpetology at Cuba’s National Museum of Natural History, the author has spent 22 years leading specialized birding and herping tours across the archipelago. This article compiles essential insights gained from this extensive field experience and professional perspective. It serves as a practical guide to the island’s herpetological expeditions, […]

Anastasiia Tkach, Mariana Lypka, Zhanna Sobchenko, Oleksii Marushchak The Red-lipped Arboreal Alligator Lizard (Abronia lythrochila H.M. Smith & Álvarez del Toro, 1963) is an insectivorous representative of the Anguidae family. This species is endemic to the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, inhabiting seasonally dry pine-oak forests at elevations between 2,000 and 3,000 meters. The species has […]

The following article is a foundational call to action by Philippe de Vosjoli. As the creator and promoter of herpetoculture as both a philosophy and a discipline, and a co-founder of the Vivarium magazine and the American Federation of Herpetoculture (AFH), de Vosjoli brings decades of expertise to a critical question: what is the true […]

Yuliia Troshchinkova1, Oleksii Marushchak21– Senior Keeper, BION Terrarium Center, Kyiv, Ukraine2– Head, Research and Development Department, BION Terrarium Center, Kyiv, Ukraine Diploglossus lessonae Peracca, 1890 (commonly known as calango coral, calango liso, Brazilian galliwasp and named in honour of Italian zoologist Michele Lessona) is an insectivorous representative of Diploglossidae family. This species is endemic to […]

Abstract.—We report on our experiences with the captive management and ex situ reproductionof the Harlequin toad from Suriname (Atelopus flavescens) at the amphibian breeding unit of theCologne Zoo. Egg deposition was stimulated by maintaining A. flavescens in a drier environmentfollowed by a period of intensive irrigation. Here we provide for the first time an overview […]

by Nick Tsioumas, Private Breeder, Project Psammosaurus EU, Greece, Kostas Potamitis, Private Breeder, Project Psammosaurus EU, Greece, Marinos Georgios Protopapas, Reptile Shop Owner, “Reptilia Nostra”, Greece. This article is our personal report on a herpetological expedition to the Bukovel area, conducted in July 2025. Varanids are some of the most intelligent, complex and interesting reptiles […]

In this article, we invite you on a journey to the heart of the Ukrainian Carpathians – to Bukovel, that most people know as a popular ski resort, but few realize that it is a true paradise for young herpetologists. Here, among dense forests, along cold mountain streams and on open “polonyny” (high-mountain meadows) one […]

The Responsible Herpetoculture Journal (RHJ) was established as a response to the lack of systematic, verified information on modern Herpetoculture and the need to communicate thisknowledge to both profile audience and the wider public. Today, RHJ is a prominent mediaresource of The Responsible Herpetoculture Foundation (RHF), covering popular science topicsacross Herpetology, Herpetoculture (including conservation, education, […]