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Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles: Individuals $20; Institutions $20 SSAR Officers (1997) HERPETOLOGICAL REVIEW President The Quarterly News-Journal of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles HENRY R. MUSHINSKY Advertising Manager Editor Managing Editor Department of Biology ELIZABETH A. JOHNSON ROBERT W. HANSEN THOMAS F. TYNING University of South Florida 35 Eighth Street 16333 Deer Path Lane Massachusetts Audubon Society Frenchtown, New Jersey 08825, USA Tampa, Florida 33620-5150, USA Clovis, California 93611, USA 350 Williams Street Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201, USA (908) 996-4056 (209) 323-7170 President-elect (413) 442-2165 E-mail: [email protected] (209) 299-0161 fax DARREL R. FROST E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street Associate Editors LEE A. FITZGERALD DARYL R. KARNS New York, New York 10024, USA DANIEL D. BECK Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Biology Department Department of Biological Sciences Secretary Central Washington University Texas A&M University Hanover College College Station, Texas 77843-2258, USA Hanover, Indiana 47243, USA ELLEN J CENSKY Ellensburg, Washington 98926, USA Section of Amphibians and Reptiles E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Carnegie Museum of Natural History BRIAN W. BOWEN DEANNA H. OLSON JEFFREY LOVICH Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA Dept. of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences USDA Forestry Science Lab U.S. Geological Survey University of Florida 3200 SW Jefferson Way Biological Resources Division Treasurer/Publications Secretary 7922 NW 71st Street Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA Palm Springs Field Station ROBERT D. ALDRIDGE Gainesville, Florida 32653, USA E-mail: [email protected] 63500 Garnet Avenue Department of Biology North Palm Springs, California E-mail: [email protected] Saint Louis University 92258-2000, USA E-mail: [email protected] 3507 Laclede Avenue Section Editors St. Louis, Missouri 63103-2010, USA E-mail: [email protected] Book Reviews Current Research Regional Herpetological Societies BRECK D. BARTHOLOMEW MARTIN J. ROSENBERG AARON M. BAUER Immediate Past President Biology Department 195 West 200 North Department of Biology Case Western Reserve University LOUIS J. GUILLETTE, JR. Villanova University Logan, Utah 84321-3905, USA Department of Zoology Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, USA E-mail: [email protected] Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA E-mail: [email protected] 223 Bartram Hall University of Florida Geographic Distribution Geographic Distribution Geographic Distribution JERRY D. JOHNSON JOSEPH T. COLLINS HIDETOSHI OTA Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA Department of Biology Natural History Museum Tropical Biosphere Research Center El Paso Community College Directors The University of Kansas University of the Ryukyus 1 Senbaru P.O. Box 20500 Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2454, USA DON C. FORESTER (1997) El Paso, Texas 79998-0500, USA E-mail: [email protected] Nishihara-cho, Okinawa 903-01, Japan LYNDON A. MITCHELL (1997) E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] JOHN B. IVERSON (1998) Geographic Distribution Legislation & Conservation Herpetological Husbandry JAMES P. BOGART (1998) KURT A. BUHLMANN LYNDON A. MITCHELL GUSTAVO J. SCROCCHI CHARLES W. PAINTER (1999) Institute of Ecology Dept. of Reptiles & Amphibians Instituto de Herpetologia R. WAYNE VAN DEVENDER (1999) Fundacion Miguel Lillo University of Georgia Dallas Zoo Athens, Georgia 30602, USA 650 South R.L.Thomton Freeway Miguel Lillo 251 SSAR Editors 4000 Tucuman, Argentina E-mail: [email protected] Dallas, Texas 75203, USA E-mail: [email protected] Journal of Herpetology RICHARD A. SEIGEL, Editor Natural History Notes Natural History Notes Natural History Notes R. KATHRYN VAUGHAN PAUL A. STONE CHARLES W. PAINTER Department of Biological Sciences New Mexico Dept. of Game & Fish Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences Department of Biology Southeastern Louisiana University P.O. Box 25112 Texas A&M University University of Central Oklahoma College Station, Texas 77843-2258, USA Edmond, Oklahoma 73034, USA SLU 814 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504, USA Hammond, Louisiana 70402, USA E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] WILLIAM S. PARKER, Managing Editor Copy Editors: Ellin Reitz, Anne M. Maglia, Jenny Pramuk, Martin J. Rosenberg, Christopher Sheil, Amy Sproston Division of Science and Mathematics Mississippi University for Women Columbus, Mississippi 39701, USA SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES Contributions to Herpetology and WWW: http://falcon.cc.ukans.edui-gpisani/SSAR.html Facsimile Reprints in Herpetology The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, the largest international herpetological society, is KRAIG ADLER, Editor a not-for-profit organization established to advance research, conservation, and education concerning Section of Neurobiology & Behavior amphibians and reptiles. Founded in 1958, SSAR is widely recognized today as having the most diverse Cornell University society-sponsored program of services and publications for herpetologists. Membership is open to any- Ithaca, New York 14853, USA one with an interest in herpetology-professionals and serious amateurs alike-who wish to join with us to advance the goals of the Society. Herpetological Circulars All members of the SSAR are entitled to vote by mail ballot for Society officers, which allows overseas JOSEPH T. COLLINS, Editor members to participate in determining the Society's activities; also, many international members attend Natural History Museum the annual meetings and serve on editorial boards and committees. The University of Kansas ANNUAL Dues AND SUBSCRUMONS: Annual membership dues for the year 1997 in the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2454, USA Reptiles are as follows: Individual membership US$40; Student membership $30; Family membership $55. $16 of the amount of a membership pays for a subscription to Herpetological Review for one year. $21 of the amount of a membership pays for Catalogue of American Amphibians a subscription to Journal of Herpetology for one year. Remaining funds help support Society activities. Additional fee for air and Reptiles mail postage outside USA $35 for one year. Institutional subscriptions for Herpetological Review are $70 and individual ROBERT POWELL, Editor subscriptions may be purchased for $24. All members and institutions receive the Society's primary technical publication, the Department of Natural Sciences Journal of Herpetology, and its news-journal, Herpetological Review; both are published four times per year. Members also Avila College receive pre-publication discounts on other Society publications, which are advertised in Herpetological Review. Subscription to the Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles: Individuals $20; Institutions $20. Kansas City, Missouri 64145, USA Payment must be made in USA funds, payable to "SSAR," or by International Money Order, or with Visa or MasterCard Herpetological Conservation (account number and expiration date must be provided). Payment should be sent to: Robert D. Aldridge, SSAR Treasurer, PAUL STEPHEN CORN, Editor Department of Biology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri 63103, USA. Fax: (314) 977-3658; e-mail: Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute [email protected]. P.O. Box 8089 Future Annual Meetings Missoula, Montana 59807, USA 1997- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA, 25 June-2 July (Theodore Pietsch, Chair). 1998 - University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 16-22 July (James P Bogart, Chair). SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES 1997 ANNUAL MEETING together with AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ICHTHYOLOGISTS AND HERPETOLOGISTS and THE HERPETOLOGISTS' LEAGUE 26 June — 2 July 1997 University of Washington, Seattle, USA Keynote Address: "FROGS, UNPREDICTABILITY, FLEXIBILITY, AND THE FUTURE," by Martha Crump (Northern Arizona University). Symposium: "NUCLEAR DNA AND THE EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS OF FISHES, AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES." Organizer: Andrew M. Shedlock, University of Washington, FTR, Box 355100, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; e-mail: [email protected]. Symposium: "ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES: INSIGHTS FROM FIELD EXPERIMENTS AND NATURAL HISTORY." This symposium celebrates the career and contributions of Margaret McBride Stewart in honor of her 70th birthday. Organizer: Kiisa C. Nishikawa, Depart- ment of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-5640, USA; e-mail: [email protected]. Symposium: "COMPARISONS AND CURRENT USES OF PHYLOGENETIC APPROACHES TO ICHTHYOLOGY AND HERPETOLOGY." Organizer: Mark Pyron, Illinois Natural History Survey, Center for Biodiversity, 607 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, Illinois 61820, USA; e-mail: [email protected]. Symposium: "CHEMICAL ECOLOGY OF PREDATOR/PREY RELATIONSHIPS AMONG FISHES, AMPHIBIANS, AND REPTILES." Organizer. Alicia Mathis, Department of Biology, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri 65804-0095, USA; e-mail: [email protected]. Symposium: "LIFE HISTORY AND ECOLOGY OF CIIELONIANS." Organizer: R. Bruce Bury, National Biological Service, 3080 SE Clearwater Driver, Corvallis, Oregon 97333, USA; e-mail• buryb@mail cor.epa.gov . Symposium: "BIOSYSTEMATICS, BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, AND CONSERVATION OF IGUANAS." Organizer: William K Hayes, Depart- ment of Natural Sciences, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California 92350, USA; e-mail: [email protected]. Conservation Forum: Point-Counterpoint.
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