The Tucson Herpetological Society

Sonoran Herpetologist is the newsletter-journal of the Tucson Herpetological Society, and is Copyright 2003. The contents of Sonoran Herpetologist may be reproduced for inclusion in the newsletters of other herpetological societies provided the material is reproduced without change and with appropriate credit, and a copy of the publication is sent to the Tucson Herpetological Society. Occasional exceptions to this policy will be noted.

A complete set of back issues are available in the Special Collections area of the University of Arizona library. They are accompanied by a copy of The Collected Papers of the Tucson Herpetological Society, 1988-1991.

Diurnal activity and a minimum population density estimate of the Colorado Desert shovel-nosed snake, (Chionactis occipitalis annulata).
by Jim Rorabaugh

Pseudocopulation in the Gila Spotted Whiptail, Cnemidophorus flagellicaudus .
by Robert L. Bezy and Erik F. Enderson

Distribution and Densities of Desert Tortoises at Ironwood Forest National Monument.
by Roy C. Averill-Murray and Annalaura Averill-Murray

Duel in the Desert: When Predators Collide, A “No Win” Natural History Observation.
by Roger A. Repp

Barking frog courtship behavior?
by Caren Goldberg

Banded Sand Snakes in Rocky Uplands.
by Don Swann and Erin Zylstra

Field Observations of Anuran Predation by the Black-necked Gartersnake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis) in southern Arizona.
by Erik F. Enderson and Robert L. Bezy

Dune Toads.
by Dale Turner

Milksnakes (Lampropeltis triangulum) from Cochise County: Notes on captive breeding and pattern.
by James A. Badman et. al.

Field Observations of Predation by the Sonoran Whipsnake (Masticophis bilineatus).
by Robert L. Bezy and Erik F. Enderson

The Bar Fight: Attempted Predation of a Sonoran Desert Toad (Bufo alvarius) by a Western Spotted Skunk.
by Anthony J. Dee

Couch's Spadefoot with a Bloody Eye.
by Paul Condon

Signs of Gila Monster Predation on Desert Tortoise Nest.
by Eric W. Stitt, Cecil R. Schwalbe, and Don E. Swann

(Sceloporus magister) at Tohono Chul Park: Diet, Cannibalism, and Predation.
by Edward Moll and Dean Koeing

Can a Snake Walk?
by Craig Ivanyi, Stephane Poulin, Cyndy Wicker, Kent Jacobs, and Rachel Ivanyi

Death in a Desert Grassland Kinosternon sonoriense (Sonoran Mud Turtle) Mortality.
by Marty Tuegel

Apparent Accidental Death: Chuckwalla Meets Agave.
by Jim Rorabaugh

Yarrow's Spiny Lizards (Sceloporus jarrovii) on Lizard Rock, Santa Catalina Mountains, Pima County, Arizona: Adventures of a Diaperbag-Toting Herpetologist.
by Kevin E. Bonine

Observation of Carapace Scarring in a Female Desert Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata luteola, Cochise County, Arizona.
by Marty Tuegel and Bruce Weise

A Plain-patterned Lowland Leopard Frog ( Rana yavapaiensis ).
by Thomas C. Brennan

Blood-feeding Midges in Arizona: New Lizard Hosts and Range Extension for Leptoconops californiensis.
by Dale S. Turner and Carl Olson

Parasites on a Tiger Rattlesnake (Crotulas tigris ).
by Paul T. Condon

Field Observations of Interactions Between the Desert Tortoise and the Gila Monster.
by Erin Zylstra, Josh Capps, and Bruce Weise

Breeding Behavior of the Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata complex) in Arizona: Do Chorus Frogs call in the snow on the Colorado Plateau?
by Paul Kit B. Bezy, Robert L. Bezy, Kathryn Bolles, and Erik Enderson

Barking Frogs (Eleutherodactylus augusti) of the Santa Rita Mountains.
by Jim Rorabaugh

Status of Three Species of Toads in North-western Mexico.
by Georgina Santos Barrera and Jesus Pacheco Rodriguez

Coachwhip in Saguaro Cactus.
by Don E. Swann

The Utah Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana infralabialis) in Arizona (Tanner, 1953).
by Hans Koening

Hypsiglena torquata (Nightsnake) Diet.
by Thomas C. Brennan