The Tucson Herpetological Society

Sonoran Herpetologist is the newsletter-journal of the Tucson Herpetological Society, and is Copyright 2006. 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.

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Editorial Staff

Editor - Roy Averill-Murray averill-murray@sbcglobal.net
Assoc. Ed. - Don Swann donswann@dakotacom.net
Assoc. Ed. - Dale Turner dturner@theriver.com

Book Review Ed. - Philip Brown philipandbarbara@earthlink.net

Art Editor- Dennis Caldwell djcaldw111@aol.com

Distribution- Trevor Hare trevor@skyislandalliance.org

Distribution- Dave Hardy Sr. dhardysr@theriver.com

Information for Contributors

Authors should submit original articles, notes, book reviews to the Editor, either via email using an attached word processed manuscript or by mail to the Society's address. The manuscript style should follow that of Journal of Herpetology and Herpetological Review , publications of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. For further information, please contact Roy Averill-Murray at averill-murray@sbcglobal.net

Local Research News

The Tucson Herpetological Society has started a column in its monthly publication, The Sonoran Herpetologist, titled, "Local Research News". We want to update our readers on interesting herpetology research projects happening around the state. We are currently collecting pieces for submission. the submissions need not be more than a few paragraphs and do not need to include data, specific localities or other details. The emphasis should be on how science is being applied to herpetological questions. The style and format are very informal ( see SonHerp 13:123 for an example) . I will be happy to help with editing or if you already have a brief description or project summary, I will be happy to assist in formatting it. Roy Averill-Murray, averill-murray@sbcglobal.net

Natural History Observations

The Tucson Herpetological Society invites your contributions to a regular feature in the Sonoran Herpetologist , Natural History Observations of southwestern herps. Similar to Life History Notes in Herpetological Review , these can include information such as size, behavior, diet, predation, community structure or other interesting observations . Please submit your noteworthy observations to Dale Turner ( dturner@theriver.com ), editor for this section. Submissions should be brief , typed double-spaced, and in electronic form if possible.

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Sonoran Herpetologist Book Review Policy

The Sonoran Herpetologist welcomes original book reviews by its members; however, only those reviews previously cleared through the Book Review Editor will be accepted for printing. All requests for books to review should be made to the Book Review Editor. A current list of books available is printed in the current issue of the Sonoran Herpetologist. Additionally, the Book Review Editor may solicit specific Tucson Herpetological Society members to review a book when that book is within a person's specialty or area of interest.

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