— CCpoohppoyytrroiicggohhpttyi©nCgle2af0or0ra0nicnAetmeprCnheainlbteiorar.npIeanrcms.io,nRa2el2p2tuislReeospCreoownvsoieodrdevdaDtrti.ho,en.DaapApnlrvloeprrrsii,gahttMesAfreees0e1ri9sv2ep3da-.i4d5A9Rd9iC,recUatuSltyAh.otroiTzteelhs:e Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 2(1):4. (978)750-8400;fax:(978)750-4470:email:infoiajcopyrigltt.com:website:www.copyright.com Editorial WORDS FROMTHEEDITOR—Withthecomple- color) beingadded fromthatoftheprevious issue — tion and publication ofthis issue, Amphibian and and volume (volume 1, number 1 premiere is- ReptileConservation(ARC)isnowpublishingsemi- sue). Italsoaddsnewstandardizedgraphicdesign annually, from our previously irregular publishing throughout, important article contributions, full- schedule. We still have not given up our original colorillustratedmaps,countrysidebars,anewcol- plans ofbeing published as a quarterly serial, and umn titled "Herpetofauna and Humanity," book hope to be able to do so inthe near future. We will review(s),worldnews,glossary,andabbreviations continuetopick upthepace, andaddmorepagesto 1 used. All these new improvements are imple- each volume (when possible), as well as report on | mentedto makethis sciencejournal as accessible some ofthe mostexcitingtopics inthe world, from i andinterestingtoasbroadanaudienceaspossible. a balanced geographic perspective. ARC will con- 2 Many ofthese journal elements will continue to tinue its focus on publishingresearch inthefieldof be developed, as well as others that come to my herpetology, andspecifically hematological conservation. Wewill attention, with each successive volume. I am very pleased to try our best to publish cutting edge herpetological conservation exhibitourlatesteffortandhopethatyouall will continueyour research,butinawaythatmakesthesubjectmatteraccessibleand great enthusiasm for thejournal, as we work hard to establish enjoyable to professional herpetologists, conservation managers, what we think will become an important serial, specifically for naturalists, and nonprofessionals. This often requires an extra ef- the conservation and preservation ofamphibians, reptiles, and fort on part of reviewers, authors, and others involved. It is to theirhabitatsworldwide. these unselfish individuals that deserve most ofthe credit forthe successofthejournal. CraigHassapakis Thisissuebeginswithanadditionalfourpages(twoinfull- EditorandPublisher Authors AARON M. BAUER received his Doctor of Philosophy BRIANA.MAURERreceivedaB.S.inZoologyfromBrigham (Ph.D.) degree in Zoology fromthe University ofCalifornia, YoungUniversity and aPh.D. in Wildlife Ecology atUniver- Berkeley.HeisaProfessorofBiologyatVillanovaUniversity sity ofArizona. After 13 years in the DepartmentofZoology and aresearch associate ofthe Smithsonian Institution, Cali- at BrighamYoungUniversity,herecently acceptedaposition - fornia Academy ofSciences, and asassociateprofessorintheDepartmentofFisheriesandWild- MuseumofNaturalScience,Loui- life andDepartment ofGeography atMichigan StateUniver- sianaStateUniversity.Hehaspub- sity. He has published two books and numerous articles on lishedseveralbooksandover200 population and community ecology of vertebrates, particu- scientificarticles.Hisresearchspe- larlybirds. Hisresearchinterestsincludebiogeography,quan- cialtiesarethesystematics,bioge- titativeecology,andmacroecology. ography, and evolutionary mor- rpehpotliolegsy,oefspSeocuitahlelryngHeecmkiossp.heDrre. CHRISTOPHER J. RAXWORTHY is Associate Curator in pwreirtiteennceTihneNHeewrpCeatloefdaounniaaoaBfnaNdueewrwithhCaasRloehsdasodnSieaaxd,tleianersnihevaewsfbrieoecloedknetoxln-y NNthaeetwuDreYapolarkrH.timsHetinostrryoefsieHnaerrNcpheewtiontlYeoorgeryskt,satthe American Museum of focusontheevolutionarybiology the diverse lizard faunaofthis French islandterritory. and ecology of reptiles, and in- CRAIGM.HOOVER,ourcolumnist HerpetofaunaandHu- clude systematics,biogeography, — conservation, and behavior. Al- manity is a Senior Program Officer with TRAFFIC North though he has done much ofhis America.Mr.Hooverhasextensiveexperienceinwildlifetrade issues and wildlife law enforcement. Priortojoining TRAF- mostrecentworkin Madagascar, FIC in 1996, heworked forfouryearsasaWildlife Inspector his interest in reptiles is world- wide, with ongoing fieldwork in with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, enforcing North America, Madagasacar, West Africa, and Southeast state, federal, and foreign laws relating to the international Asia. wildlife trade. Mr. Hoover has a Bachelor ofScience (B.S.) degree inNatural ResourcesfromtheUniversityofMichigan aswellasaJurisDoctoratedegreefromLoyolaLawSchool.In ROSSA. SADLIERreceivedhisB.S.degreeinZoologyfrom his position with TRAFFIC, he has worked on a number of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He is a Senior reptile trade issues, including the role ofthe United States in Scientific Officer in the Depart- thelivereptiletrade,thetradeinnativeturtles,andthetradein ment ofHerpetology at the Aus- turtles for food in East and Southeast Asia. tralianMuseum. Hehaspublished extensively on the herpetofaunas RONALD A. NUSSBAUM (RAN) is curator ofherpetology, ofAustralia and New Caledonia. professor ofbiology, and director ofthe Edwin S. George re- Hisresearchinterestsarecentered serveatthe UniversityofMichigan inAnnArbor. Hisresearch on the systematics ofscincid liz- interests include, broadly, ecology, evolution, and systematics ards of the Pacific region. Mr. ofamphibians and reptiles. His specific research projects in- Sadlierhashadextensivefieldex- clude evolution ofparental care in salamanders, evolution and perience inNewCaledoniaand is systematicsofcaecilians,andthesystematicsandbiogeography co-author with Aaron Bauer of oftheherpetofaunaoftheislandsofthewestern IndianOcean, TheHerpetofaunaofNewCaledonia,anewbookonthelizard inparticulartheSeychellesarchipelagoandMadagascar. faunaofNewCaledonia.