Practical Reptile Keeping

Practical Reptile Keeping is the only monthly herp care magazine published in English. Launched in 2009, it attracts an international readership and is packed with advice on how to look after and breed snakes, lizards, tortoises, turtles, amphibians and bugs. As well as stunning photography, each issue features technical help, product information and health care advice to keep your animals in tip-top condition, plus breeding details and the latest news relating to this group of creatures from around the world.

Welcome

NEW ASIAN LIZARD DISCOVERED • Featuring reports this month about just a few of the remarkable recent discoveries of new species of reptile, amphibian and invertebrate that have been reported from around the world. These include an extraordinary tree frog, a previously unrecognised stunning yet deadly snake from Asia, a frog with very unusual markings, a moth that solves a mystery that has persisted for nearly 200 years, and more, beginning here with a colourful new species of Asian lizard.

The strange discovery of a remarkable new species of snake

NEW FANGED FROG FOUND

NEW GECKO DISCOVERED IN SOUTH-CENTRAL MADAGASCAR

Extraordinary tree frog discovered in the Andes of Ecuador

New deadly snake discovered in Asia

The amazing discovery of a new moth

The hidden star

Keeping and breeding dragons • Terri Sommella from Fire and Ice Dragons in the USA made a career out of breeding bearded dragons and was delighted when her super citrus colour morph was named as the best morph to have emerged over 15 years. Here in the first of a two part series, Terri speaks to Susie Kearley about her passion, before she retired after 25 years as a professional breeder of beardies.

Don't overlook African snakes! • Experienced reptile-breeder Tim Zedi considers a range of African species suitable for keepers with different levels of experience.

Bioactive vivarium for a ball python

REPTILE FOCUS • Gumprecht's green pit viper (Viridovipera (= Trimeresurus) gumprechti)

Enter the world of poison dart frogs! • Known simply as living jewels because of their vivid colouration, poison dart frogs are captivating - and they are certainly not as hard to keep as you might think! Experienced keeper and breeder Ross Dacre explains.

THE SOUTHERNMOST boa constrictor • Dr Tariq Abou-Zahr, a veterinary surgeon and snake breeder, considers the plight of a particularly distinctive subspecies of the boa constrictor that is largely overlooked in the hobby today, and has become correspondingly rare.

Understanding the breeding behaviour of tortoises • Without doubt, Les White is one of Britain's most successful tortoise breeders, having literally bred many hundreds, if not thousands, of Mediterranean and Russian (Horsfield's) tortoises over the past couple of decades. Although now retired from this area of the hobby, he explains what you need to know in order to maximise the chances of success with your tortoises.

Introducing the social SPIDER

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