JNAH: The Center for North American Herpetology

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MISSION STATEMENT: The Journal of North American Herpetology (JNAH) (ISSN 2333-0694) provides an open access on-line venue with the use of all modern digital technologies for peer-reviewed contributions of all aspects of North American Herpetology within the geographic boundaries of the United States and Canada. JNAH is a continuation of the first herpetological on-line peer reviewed journal Contemporary Herpetology (1998-2009).

About JNAH

JNAH is a continuation of the first herpetological on-line journal Contemporary Herpetology (1998-2009).

JNAH Contents

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Year	Author/Citation	PDF
2014	Gibbons, J. Whitfield and Michael E. Dorcas. What is a herpetologist and how can I become one? The Journal of North American Herpetology 2014(1):1-2.	0.1 MB
2014	Cotter, Jason T. and Chris A. Sheil. Hatchling sex ratios and locomotor performance of Midland Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta marginata). The Journal of North American Herpetology 2014(1):3-6.	0.23 MB
2014	Meshaka, Walter E., Jr. and Pablo R. Delis. Snake assemblage structures and seasonal activity patters on a military base in south-central Pennsylvania: Land Management implications for snake conservation. The Journal of North American Herpetology 2014(1):7-20.	3.11 MB
2014	McCallum, Malcolm L. and Jamie L. McCallum. Ecological release of an exotic species upon suppression of its invasive predator: A five-year case study, with notes on other species, and the life history of the Mediterranean Gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus. The Journal of North American Herpetology 2014(1):21-27.	1.74 MB
2014	Gray, Brian S. Natural history of DeKay's Brownsnake, Storeria dekayi (Holbrook, 1836) at a site in northwestern Pennsylvania. The Journal of North American Herpetology 2014(1):28-39.	2.66 MB
2014	Gangloff, Eric J., David Bertolatus, Christopher Reigel, and Jennifer L. Gagliardi-Seeley. Effects of sex, environment, and condition on the musking behavior of sympatric gartersnakes (Thamnophis spp.). The Journal of North American Herpetology 2014(1):40-46.	0.51 MB
2014	Mannan, R. Nicholas, Gad Perry, David E. Andersen, and Clint W. Boal. Call broadcasting and automated recorders as tools for anuran surveys in a subarctic tundra landscape. The Journal of North American Herpetology 2014(1):47-52.	0.15 MB
2014	Grasser, Cody N. and Geoffrey R. Smith. Effects of cover board age, season, and habitat on the observed abundance of Eastern Red-backed Salamanders (Plethodon cinereus). The Journal of North American Herpetology 2014(1):53-58.	0.7 MB
2014	Terrell, Vanessa C., Jaimie L. Klemish, Nathan J. Engbecht, John A. May, Peter J. Lannoo, Rochelle M. Stiles, and Michael J. Lannoo. Amphibian and reptile colonization of reclaimed coal spoil grasslands. The Journal of North American Herpetology 2014(1):59-68.	0.49 MB
2014	Dazet, Neil and Don Moll. Chemical signals in vertebrate predator-prey systems involving Common Musk Turtles, Sternotherus odoratus, and their predators. The Journal of North American Herpetology 2014(1):69-75.	1.41 MB
2014	Mealey, Brian K., John D. Baldwin, Greta B. Parks-Mealey, Gregory D. Bossart, and Michael R. J. Forstner. Characteristics of Mangrove Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin rhizophorarum) inhabiting altered and natural mangrove islands. The Journal of North American Herpetology 2014(1):76-80.	0.21 MB
2014	Lingenfelter, Alyx R., Keith Geluso, Melvin P. Nenneman, Brian C. Peterson, and Jacob L. Kerby. Distribution, diet, and prevalence of amphibian chytrid fungus in non-native American Bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) at the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska, USA. The Journal of North American Herpetology 2014(1):81-86.	0.24 MB
2014	Ferguson, Taylor F., Elizabeth K. Timpe, and Elizabeth L. Jockusch. Evidence of communal oviposition and nest abandonment in the Northern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata, (Green, 1818)) in northeastern Connecticut. The Journal of North American Herpetology 2014(1):87-92.	0.94 MB
2014	Reid, Matthew, Charles D. Battaglia, Chris L. Rice, and John L. Carr. Colonization of northern Louisiana by the Mediterranean Gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus. The Journal of North American Herpetology 2014(1):93-97.	1.08 MB
2014	Jaeger, Collin P., Richard B. King, and Melvin R. Duvall. Initial characterization of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class IIB exon 2 in and endangered rattlesnake, the Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus). The Journal of North American Herpetology 2014(1):98-104.	0.95 MB
2014	Duffus, Amanda L. J., Matthew J. Gray, Debra L. Miller, and Jesse L. Brunner. Second international symposium on ranaviruses: A North American herpetological perspective. The Journal of North American Herpetology 2014(1):105-107.	0.13 MB

Topic Headings

If your study does not appear to fit into one of these headings, please contact the JNAH Editors (see below) to see if the study is acceptable for consideration. Please note that we will not be accepting shorter notes such as individual natural history observations.

Taxonomy/Systematics	Exotic Species	Inventory/Monitoring	Morphology
Taxon-based Studies	Genetics	Biogeography	Paleontology
Amphibian Diseases	Diet	Embryology	Ecology
Environmental Physiology	Geographic Distribution

Instructions to Authors

Font should be Arial 12 pt
Manuscript should be 1.5 line spaced
Page numbers should be centered on the bottom
Results should be presented in past tense
Common names should be consistent throughout the manuscript
Citations will be presented chronologically in text and spelled out in their entirety (including author names and the manuscript titles) in the Literature Cited section

Electronic submissions should be emailed to JNAH.editor@cnah.org. Be sure to include all materials (manuscript, figures, tables, images, sound files, etc.). For larger files (greater than 25 MB) please contact the JNAH editors via email for instructions on using DropBox. JNAH tracks and posts submission and rejection rates and participates in journal impact ratings for the benefit of authors. The Table of Contents of each issue will be announced by CNAH.

Editorial Board

Editors in Chief:
Dan Fogell Southeast Community College Lincoln, Nebraska		Walter Meshaka State Museum of Pennsylvania Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Managing Editor: Travis W. Taggart Sternberg Museum of Natural History Hays, Kansas
Associate Editors:
James Austin University of Florida	Pablo Delis Shippensburg University	Dale DeNardo Arizona State University	Raul Diaz La Sierra University
Amanda Duffus Gordon State College	David Galbraith Royal Botanical Gardens	Kristin Godfrey The Biodiversity Group	Robert Jadin University of Colorado Boulder
Richard Kazmaier West Texas A&M University	Kenro Kusumi Arizona State University	Tom Mathies Colorado Partners for Reptile and Amphibian Conservation	Lisa Regula Meyer Kent State University
Jennifer Olori State University of New York, Oswego	George Pisani Kansas Biological Survey	Amber Pitt Bloomsburg University	John Placyk Jr. University of Texas at Tyler
Susan Rehorek Slippery Rock University	R. Graham Reynolds University of Massachusetts Boston	Justin Rheubert Saint Louis University	J. Daren Riedle Lincoln University
Javier Rodriguez University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Kirk Setser H.T. Harvey and Associates	Christopher Sheil John Carroll University	Geoff Smith Denison University
Jeremy Stout Don Sundquist Center of Excellence in Paleontology	Brad Timm University of Massachusetts Amherst	Luis Tirado University of Florida	Peter Uetz Virginia Commonwealth University
Rocky Ward West Texas A&M University	Jessa Watters Sam Noble Museum	Marco A.L. Zuffi University of Pisa, Italy

Contemporary Herpetology Contents

Currently accessible at (Contemporary Herpetology). We are in the process of moving all CH content to this section.