Reptiles - April 2012 - Volume 20 - Number 4

FEATURES
20 THE LONG AND THE BLUNT OF IT
In search of Mojave Desert leopards.
By Chuck Graham

26 THE “GRANDFATHER PYTHON”
Continued research and the sharing of information are crucial to the future of Boelen’s python in captivity.
By Ari R. Flagle

32 A CELEBRITY LIZARD EXPOSED
The insider’s guide to the giant day gecko.
By Jonathan D. Klarsfeld, DVM


42 MR. SOFTY
Soft-shelled turtles are fairly easy to care for, but they get big and can be aggressive.
By Paul Vander Schouw

48 RATTLESNAKE ROUNDUPS
Education for the masses, or evisceration for the fun of it?
By Todd Autry

54 BUYER’S GUIDE
The newest products in herp lighting.

DEPARTMENTS
4 FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
8 MAILBAG
12 REPTILECHANNEL.COM
14 REPTILE RETAILER SPOTLIGHT
16 HERP QUERIES
18 THE VET REPORT
30 BREEDER’S CHOICE: UROPLATUS AFF.HENKELI
58 HERP HAPPENINGS
61 ADVERTISER INDEX
62 REPTILE BREEDER DIRECTORY
64 CLASSIFIEDS
68 HERPERS’ MOST WANTED

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