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Report on a Collection of Lizards from Owambo District Nothern Namibia ISSN 1017 - 6117 AFRICAN HERP NEWS NO. 26: JULY 19'17 ISSN 1017 - 6187 CONTENTS EDrIORIAL ........ -··························-····-········-.... _. .................................................................................. 1 ELEC110N OF A NEW II.A.A. COMMITl'EE.. ................ _ __............ .................................. 2 AFRICAN HERP NEWS 1111RD WORLD CONGRESS OF HERPETOLOGY... ..................................................... _. .............. 3 REPORT ON NIN111 AFRICAN AMPHIBIAN SYMPOSIUM ........................................................4 SHORT COMMUNICATIONS The endangered Micro Frog thrutened by mining A.L de Villien ................................................................ ... ................................................................ 6 HERPETOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF AFRICA Citations in ten thousand items and their bibliopaphies D.E. YM Dijk ........•····· ··················-········ ...... -........................................... .......................................... 7 NEWSLETTER Out.span in Tllll7Jlnia I J.C. ...,.... ....................... -... ··-··...... -........................................................................ • ...................... 11 Holidaying with herp5 in South Africa F. Girard............................................................................................................................. ............... 13 Report on a collcction of lir.ards from Owambo district, northern Namibia M.F. Bates & N.J.L. Heidemaa ............................................................................................................. 16 U FE HISTORY NOTES Xawpus muellni: Avian predation. G.V. Huper & A,J.F. Haaper.................. ........................... 22 Honwpus signarus signarus: Captive breeding. VJ.T.1-llu-............................................................. 23 Prmopus gamdus maculalus: Courtship and mating. F. Girard ...................................................... 24 Honidactylus mabouia: Predation. G.V. Huper.. -..............- ......................................................... 2S Paclrydactylus bibronii: Translocation. G.V. H...-,_ ...................................................................... 25 Agama etoshae: Summer diurnal activity. N.J.L. Hekleaaa...... ....................................................... 26 CNUPUKko duq,i.s duq,i.s: Size. G.V. 11aaaner .................................................................................... 27 Mabuya striata striata: Avian predation. G.V. H.....-..................................................................... 27 Typltlops bibronii: Size. W.R. B,..h.... ................................................................................................ 28 Melle/ya capensis capensis: Size. G.V. Haper............ .......................................................................29 Dubaria lul1U lulrix: Reproduction. R.B. Yeadoa .............................................................................. 29 Macnlaps microlepidotus: Feeding behaviour. R.B. Yeadon ............................................................. 29 Philothamnus naJalensis occidentalis: Size. G.V. Huper.... ............................................................. 30 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUI'ION Chiromantis XLrtunpelina. R.B. Yeadoa ................................................................................................ 31 Pelome"'4sa subrufa. J.C.P. YUl Wyk.. .................................................................................................. 31 Junixys naJalensis. G.V. Haaaner & 0. BourquiJI ............................................................................... 32 Pachydactylus austeni. F. Girard ........................................................................................................... 32 ScekMs limpopofflsis limpopomsis. D.G. Broadley, G.V. Haper & A,J.L l..aablris..... ............ 32 Mabuya acuti/abris. W.D. Haarke ......................................................................................................... 33 Mabuya chimbana. W.D. Haarke .......................................................................................................... 34 Nucras ilumexta. D.G. Broadley & G.8.A. Raslllusse• ......................................................................34 DaJophia ellenbergeri. D.G. Broadley .................................................................................................... 34 Prosymna sundevallii /ineaJ,a. G.V. Haaaaer. ....................................................................................... 35 RECENT HERPETOLOGICAL BOOKS: PART 3 W.R. Branch ............. ............................................................................................................................ 36 RECENT AFRICAN HERPETOLOGICAL UTERATIJRE: 17 G.V. Haapaer, M. Bu,aer & W.R. Branch. ..........................................................................................46 FROM 111E PRESS............... ................................................................................................................. 58 JULY 1997 HERPETOLOGICAL BOOKS ............................................................................................................. 60 NO. 28 NEW HERPETOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS ...................................................................................66 REPOKI' OF 111E AUDrIORS TO MEMBERS OF THE ff.A.A. ...........•...........•......................... 74 SOUlllERN AFRICAN FROG ATIAS PROJECT. .......................................................................... 76 African Herp News No. 26: July 1997 HERPETOWGICAL ASSOCIATION OF AFRICA EDITORIAL Founded 1965 The HAA is dedicated to the study and conservation of African reptiles and amphibians. It is with some sadness that I write this, my finished product is always a rewarding ex- Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the African herpctofauna. Members receive last editorial. Having served three con- perience. However, while I have thoroughly the Association's journal, African JoumaJ of Herpetology {which publishes review papers, secutive terms as Chairman/Newsletter enjoyed the job, I must echo what Bill research articles, short communications and book reviews - subject to peer review) and Editor over a period of seven years, the Branch said in 1993 when resigning as editor newsletter, African Herp News (which includes short communications, life history notes, HAA. has become very much a part of my of the Journal after 11 years: "It will be a geographical distribution notes, venom and snakebite notes, dlort book reviews, bibliographies. life. I am thankful for the many oppor- pleasure to open an envelope with a NEW husbandry hints, announcements and news items). tunities I have had to correspond with and journal ( = newsletter) in it, and read some- meet members, and have thoroughly enjoyed thing that I haven't spent the last six months Editor's note: my work as editor ofAfrican Herp News. bringing to fl'\lition•. Articles will be considered for publication pl"OYided they arc original and haYC not been From the start of my first term I initiated published elsewhere. In the past several members were concerned various changes to the style and format of about the relatively infrequent appearance Articles may be submitted for peer review ( at least two reviewers) at the llditor's discretion. the newsletter. Firstly, the Committee of HAA. publications. I stated in my first Lists of reviewers will be published in the newsletter from time to time. agreed to change the title of the newsletter. llditorial (African Herp News #13) that it Authors arc requested to submit long manuscripts on disk in ASCII format. African Herp News #13 (August 1990) was was my prime objective to ensure that the The views and opinions expressed in articles arc not nCCC5511rily thOliC of the llditor. the first newsletter to appear with a hard Association's Newsletter and Journal ap- paper cover. In general, few changes were peared more frequently. This situation has Articles and news items appearing in African Herp News may be reprinted, provided the made until African Herp News #17 (June improved considerably and members now re- author's name and newsletter reference arc given. 1992), which featured a Bibliographic Inda gularly receive two newsletters and two to the Journal Typist: by Rod Douglas, and was the journals per year. During my seven years in Ms A. Lombaard, National Museum, Bloemfontein. first to be formatted with lines at the top office 14 issues of African Herp News (#13 and bottom of each page. In 1993, after a to #26; 810 pages in all, average of 58 pages policy change to the Journal, it was decided per newsletter) and 11 Journals {#38, edited COMMITTEE OF THE HERPETOLOGICAL that the Life History Notes, Geographical by Johan Marais and myself; #39 to #42, ASSOCIATION OF AFRICA Distribution, and Venoms and Snakebite edited by Bill Branch; and #43, #44 [parts 1 sections would be transferred to the news- & 2), #45 [I & 2) and #46 (1), edited by le CHAIRMAN AND NEWSLETIER EDITOR letter. This resulted in a flood of extra Fras Mouton) were produced. M.F. Bates, Department of Herpetology, National Museum, P.O. Box 266, Bloemfontein 9300, newsletter contributions, the first of which Accreditation status for the journal is African Herp News South Africa. appeared in #21 (July another matter which has been questioned 1994). Later, at the General Meeting during on several occasions this decade. Following
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