The helminth community of the Green toad Bufotesviridis (Laurenti, 1768) from the population inhabiting the Caspian basin on the territory of the Republic of Dagestan is characterized. The study was carried out according to the method of full helminthological autopsy. Six species of helminths belonging to two types have been registered: Nematoda (4) and Acanthocephala (2).
The article analyzes the modern distribution of reptiles in Northwestern Turkmenistan. According to literary data and observations of the authors, 36 species of reptiles have been recorded in the region, including one new species Alsophylax sp. Two species (Eryx elegans and Trachylepis septemtaeniata transcaucasica) are excluded from the list of herpetofauna of the region.
«RusTerra magazine» is only edition of terrarium animals in Russia, which created 2015. Here is brief historical background on the development of Russian periodicals where published some articles about keeping and breeding of amphibians and reptiles since the End of 19th century. Also here is the history of the journal, its content, authors, prospects and opportunities.
9 июля 2017 г. - юбилейная дата для старшего хранителя лаборатории орнитологии и герпетологии Зоологического института РАН Ларисе Корнелевне Иогансен. Сердечно поздравляем Ларису Корнелевну с юбилейной датой, желаем ей здоровья и дальнейших творческих успехов, в том числе и на поприще работы в Герпетологическом обществе им. А.М. Никольского.