Breeder's Choice
January: Striped anerythistic Kenyan sand boa
February: Panther chameleon
March: Jamaican boa
April: Majestic Argentine tegu
May: Orange calico common snapping turtle
June: Designer carrot-tail leopard gecko
July: Ontogenic blue and melanistic green tree python
August: Banded knob-tailed gecko
September: Silver vanishing stripe pigmy
October: Brazilian rainbow boa ghost morph
November: Peruvian/Columbian hypomelanistic boa constrictor
December: Calico crested gecko
Buyer's Guides
February: Caging.
April: Lighting.
June: Diets and supplements.
August: Cage décor.
Herp Queries
January: Why the Restrictions
February: Showing Skin; Rare Rattler
March: Living Museum; Playing Dead
April: What's in a Name?; Cruisin'
May: King Cobras; All the Frills; Mishandling by the Mass Media
June: Sideways Bite
July: Banded Gilas; The Great Snake Race
August: Okeetee OK
September: The Purpose of Color; Which is Worse?
October: Arboreal Interests; Tadpole Clustering; Drive-by Egg Laying
November: Predicting Pregnancy; Herp Connection
December: Choice Chelonian; Internet Information; Psycho Toads?
Herpers' Most Wanted
January: Florida kingsnake
February: Orange-eyed crocodile skink
March: Marbled salamander
April: Chinese box turtle
May: Sinaloan milk snake
June: White-lipped python
July: Matamata
August: Flying gecko
September: Eastern mud turtle
October: Spotted python
November: African bullfrog/ pixie frog
December: Emperor newt
Living With Reptiles
January: Seniors Meeting Snakes: Folks at an Arizona senior center learn to love reptiles
February: Close Call: One kid learns a big lesson: Always have your herp safely contained while in a car
March: Lifelong Herper: A present from a neighbor ignites a lasting passing for herps
April: A Tale of Two Dragons: After the author met her grandma's beardie, she had to have her own
May: Digital Mayhem: A herper learns to monitor his snakes closely
June: Multiplying Menagerie: From afraid to enthralled
July: Reptile Road: The gateway to a career with reptiles
August: Living Science: A love of herps becomes an opportunity to learn
September: Herpetologist Honeymoon: A Colorado woman enjoys reptiles among Mayan ruins
October: Handling Heat: An iguana owner learns to manage her pet's aggressive side.
November: Christmas Miracle: A young herper learns a valuable lesson about safety
December: An Adventure Begins: What started as a hobby, morphs into marriage.
Reptile Retailer Spotlight
January: La Ferme Tropicale, Lille, France
March: LLL Reptile and Supply Company, Oceanside, Calif.
May: Designer Geckos, Longmont, Colo.
July: The Serpentarium, Lodi, Calif.
October: Incredible Pets Inc., Melbourne, Fla.
December: LLL Reptile, San Diego, Calif.
Vet Report
January: New Beginnings
February: The (Blond) Client
March: Egg-Poaching Hoax
April: Great Minds Meet
May: Veterinarian Cost Control
June: Ethics, Honesty & Profits in the Herp Marketplace
July: Would You Sell this Snake?
August: Name that Bite
September: Knowing the Normal
October: Ignorant vs. Stupid
November: Back to Basics
December: Euthanasia at Home?
Who's Who in REPTILES
February: Dan and Colette Southerland: This couple popularized the ball python morph
April: Phil Goss: Breeding, promoting products and educating the public
June: Brian Barczyk: A herper's passion becomes a business that touches many
August: Jamie K. Reaser: A love for amphibians helped this naturalist overcome childhood illness and took her around the world
November: Alan Kardon: From reptile enthusiast to zoo curator. REPTILES
Features
January
• Mediterranean Gems (western Hermann's tortoise)
• Amazing Acrobats (fan-footed gecko)
• What Is It? (axolotl)
• Reptile Rescue
• 2010 REPTILES Article Index
February
• Ornate & Engaging (ornate box turtle)
• Bullsnake Bonanza
• Time Well-Spent (hourglass tree frog)
• Boost Your Tegu IQ (red tegu)
March
• To the Point (spiny turtle)
• Living in Your Toilet (turtle health)
• The Other Boa (Dumeril's boa)
• Grass Lizards: Quick and Easy
• Lizards of Arabia (herping in Saudi Arabia)
April
• Rethinking Reptile Lighting
• Alien Lizard (Cuban false chameleon)
• Seeing Spots (spotted salamander)
• Stellar pythons (Antaresia genus)
May
• Breeding the Angel Island Chuckwalla
• King of the Mountain (black milk snake)
• Marbled Beauty (Amazon milk frog)
• Prehistoric Challenge (snapping turtle)
• Vivarium Plants with Bite
June
• Backyard Oasis (turtle pond)
• A Need to Breed (Uroplatus fimbriatus)
• Beauty Snakes of Southeast Asia
• Colorful Crocs (crocodile newts)
July
• The Stand Up For Snakes Video Contest! (announcement)
• Exotic Offerings (feeder insects)
• A Desert Dweller in Need of Heat (desert iguana)
• Red Tail, Green Body and a Blue Tongue
(red-tailed green rat snake)
• Safeguard Your Beardie's Health
• Set Sail (herping Channel Islands)
August
• Savu Success (Savu python)
• You've Come a Long Way Baby Turtle (history)
• Ready for Red-Eyes? (red-eyed tree frog
• Understanding What's Underfoot (vivarium substrates)
September
• A True Jewel (eastern indigo snake)
• Cryptic and Clever (flap-necked chameleon)
• Herp Hunting in the Amazon
• Rare and Delicate (spider tortoise)
• Prepare for the Worst (natural disaster survival tips)
October
• Crested Appeal (crested gecko)
• Rodent Rundown (feeder rodents)
• Arboreal Acrobats (green tree monitor)
• Keeper of the Flame (fire salamander)
• Small Wonders: Pigmy rattlesnakes
November
• The Silent Watcher (Central American ornate wood turtle)
• Colorful Canvas (eastern painted turtle)
• Rare Beauties (West Indian boas)
• Endemic Treasures (Central Texas salamanders)
• Avoid the Dreaded "Stick Tail" (leopard gecko health)
December
• A Manageable Monitor (spiny-tailed monitor/ackie)
• Herp Hideaways
• Electrifying Treasure (electric-blue day gecko)
• The Indotestudo Tortoise Trio
• Alluring Tail (rough-scaled sand boa)
