Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan Vol. 2009, No. 2, Table of Contents
Original Articles
- A new record of the stream brown frog, Rana sakuraii, from the western Chugoku district, Japan
Sumio Okada, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiryoyuki Tokunaga, and Tamami Okada 2009(2):101–103
- A survey of feral populations of the African clawed toad in Shizuoka Prefecture
Yasuhiro Kokuryo 2009(2):103–106
- Records of Dinodon orientale and Rhabodophis tigrinus found dead on the road at the foot of Mt. Futagami, Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Junsuke Marunouchi 2009(2):106–108
- The stimulating effect of running water on the oviposition of the lotic breeding salamander, Hynobius kimurae
Yoshinori Akita 2009(2):109–111
- Transparent egg sacs of the salamander Hynobius nigrescens from Togakushi, Nagano Prefecture
Hiroshi Miyazaki 2009(2):111–113
- A field observation of the combat dance of Dinodon rufozonatum walli on Ishigakijima Island
Kaname Ashimine 2009(2):113–106
- Breeding ecology of Onychodactylus japonicus (Caudata: Hynobiidae) on Mt. Hodatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Yoshinori Akita 2009(2):116–123
- Introduction of the Japanese skink Plestiodon japonicus (Scincidae, Squamata), to Hachijojima Island, in the Izu Group, Japan
Takeo Kuriyaa, Taku Okamoto, Masami Hasegawa, Tsutomu Hikida, and Koichi Goka 2009(2):124–127
- Notes on the breeding ecology of Hynobius yatsui in Kochi Prefecture, Japan
Takaomi Yoshikawa and Takashi Watabe 2009(2):128–132
- Egg-laying behavior of the Okinawa tree lizard Japalura polygonata polygonata in the field
Yuya Watari 2009(2):133–136
Short Notes
- An example of predation on the Japanese ppistrelle bat Pipistrellus abramus (Vespertinidae, Mammalia) by Elaphe climacophora
Taku Okamoto and Yuta Shintaku 2009(2):137–138
- A black variation Plestiodon japonicus
Koya Akiyama 2009(2):138–139
- Annual change in the number of snakes observed in the KInki District
Koya Akiyama 2009(2):139–140
Feature Articles
- Color and color variation in amphibians and reptiles
Akira Mori 2009(2):141–144
- Cytology and cytophysiology of amphibian pigment cells
Kumi Matsui 2009(2):144–150
- The genetc mechanisms of color expression in frogs
Ikuo Miura 2009(2):151–160
- Diversity in urodele coloration and its function
Koji Mochida 2009(2):160–169
- Pigment cells producing geographical color variations in Okada's five-lined skinkk, Plestiodon latiscutatus
Takeo Kuriyama, Kazuyuki Miyaji, Msazumi Sugimoto, Gen Morimoto, and Msami Hasegawa 2009(2):169–174
- Function of color pattern and adaptive significance of color polymorphism in snakes
Koji Tanaka 2009(2):175–187
- Melanism in the Chinese three-keeled pond turtle Chinemys reevesii
Takashi Yabe 2009(2):187–190
Miscellaneous
- Application of the generic name Clamaria to the reed snakes
Michihisa Toriba 2009(2):191
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