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A Chronological Listing of Updates and Additions


June 2004

Last updated: 29 June 2004: updated Herpetological Magazine Indexes and added Tips on Playing Zoo Tycoon.

Last updated: 22 June 2004: added Reptile and Amphibian Sanctuaries to the Herpetology page.

Last updated: 13 June 2004: added three book reviews to Military History and added the Kinks to Bands 2.

May 2004

Last updated: 25 May 2004: updated European Frogs and Toads with several new species entries.

Last updated: 18 May 2004: updated subspecies listings for Podarcis lilfordi (Lilford's Wall Lizard) and Podarcis pityusensis (Ibizan Wall Lizard).

Last updated: 16 May 2004: added Phaeognathus (Red-Hills Salamander) to the Plethodontidea salamander page.

Last updated: 14 May 2004: completed update of Herpetological Magazine Indexes by rearranging the entries in species order and splitting several into new sections.

Last updated: 12 May 2004: updated several Herpetological Magazine Indexes by rearranging the entries in species order.

April 2004

Last updated: 30 April 2004: revised Lizards page and added links to Laudakia (Hardun) and Pseudopus (Scheltopusik) pages.

Last updated: 27 April 2004: added Introduction to Pogona (Bearded Dragons) to the Agamidae.

Last updated: 25 April 2004: updated links on The Prisoner page.

Last updated: 8 April 2004: changed format of home page and added Herptelogical Index of Species Listed. Also added new Saurian Editorial and updated Herpetological Magazine Index and Herpetological Societies and Clubs.

March 2004

Last updated: 31 March 2003: added review of Man on the Moon to the Filmpage and The Way of the Disciple to the Weightier Matters section.

Last updated: 28 March 2003: updated Crocodilian Species page.

Last updated: 20 March 2003: added Batrachuperus to the hynobid salamanders and updated details for the hynobid genera Hynobius and Onychodactylus.

Last updated: 13 March 2003: added Alphabetical Glossary of Terms and Glossary of Terms by Subject to the Herpetology page and updated Chalcides ocellatus page.

Last updated: 8 March 2003: added A Brief Look at the Cryptobranchidae to the Newt and Salamander Families page.

Last updated: 2 March 2003: added Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders), including entries for Hemidactylium and Stereochilus to the Newt and Salamander Families page. Updated the Frog and Toad Families page and added Family Bufonidae, including an ongoing list of Bufo toads.

February 2004

Last updated: 29 February 2003: extensively updated the Mabuya skink page, adding the new genera Chioninia (Cape Verde Mabuyas), Euprepis (Afro-Malagasy Mabuyas) and Eutropis (Asian Mabuyas). Our special thanks to Dr Andreas Schmitz who sent us a list of the latest taxonomic changes in this genus.

Last updated: 26 February 2003: updated the Skink page and the Kinosternidae (Mud & Musk Turtles) and Emydidae (Freshwater Turtles) pages: to the latter added Chrysemys (Painted Turtles), Deirochelys (Chicken Turtle) and Trachemys (Sliders).

Last updated: 14 February 2003: extensively updated the Chelydridae (Snapping and Big-Headed Turtles) page.

January 2004

Last updated: 27 January 2003: added separate Links to Societies, Groups and Charities page to Chelonian pages.

Last updated: 25 January 2003: added Notes on the Species Guides on these pages to the Herpetology and Animal pages.

Last updated: 10 January 2003: added A Brief Guide to the Pygopodidae (Scaly-Foot Lizards) to the Lizard Families: updated the Podarcis (Wall Lizard) page and the subspecies listings for P. lilfordi: also updated the Ratsnakes (Elaphe and other genera) page.

Last updated: 6 January 2003: amended the Podarcis (Wall Lizard) page and the subspecies listings for P. pityusensis..

Last updated: 3 January 2003: amended the Morelia pythons page and added further details to the Podarcis sicula subspecies page.

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