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ISSN 0018-084XThe Official News-Journalof theSociety for the Study ofAmphibians and ReptilesHerpetologicalReviewVolume 39, Number 2June 2008POINTS OF VIEWToe Clipping of Anurans for Mark-Recapture Studies: Acceptable if Justified ...................................by K. M. PARRIS AND M. A. MCCARTHY 148Toe Clipping of Anurans for Mark-Recapture Studies: Acceptable if Justified. That’s What We Said! ... by A. D. PHILLOTT AND COLLEAGUES 149ARTICLESOophagy and Larval Cannibalism without Polyphenism in Tadpoles of the Great Basin Spadefoot (Spea intermontana) .............. by S. FOX 151Spring Peepers and Pitcher Plants: A Case of Commensalism? ............................................................................................ by R. W. RUSSELL 154Body-flip and Immobility Behavior in Regal Horned Lizards: A Gape-limiting Defense Selectively Displayed Toward One of Two SnakePredators .................................................................................................................................................. by W. C. SHERBROOKE AND C. J. MAY 156Predation on Caecilians (Caecilia orientalis) by Barred Hawks (Leucopternis princeps) Depends on Rainfall................................................................................................................................................ by H. F. GREENEY, R. A. GELIS, AND W. C. FUNK 162Ecology and Behavior of Polypedates leucomystax (Anura: Rhacophoridae) in Northeast Thailand .................................. by J. A. SHERIDAN 165High Densities of a “Rare” Skink ................................................................................................................ by H. HEATWOLE AND B. L. STUART 169TECHNIQUESBromeliad Patch Sampling Technique for Canopy Herpetofauna in Neotropical Forests ........... by S. F. MCCRACKEN AND M. R. J. FORSTNER 170Efficacy of PIT Tags for Tracking the Terrestrial Anurans Rana pipiens and Rana sylvatica.......................................................................................................................... by S. M. BLOMQUIST, J. D. ZYDLEWSKI, AND M. L. HUNTER, JR. 174A Minimally Invasive Method for Obtaining Venom from Helodermatid Lizards ............................................. by H. F. KWOK AND C. IVANYI 179Analysis and Comparison of Three Capture Methods for the Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis).............................................................................................. by R. L. FOSTER, A. M. MCMILLAN, A. R. BREISCH, K. ROBLEE, AND D. SCHRANZ 181Relative Efficacy of Three Different Baits for Trapping Pond-dwelling Turtles in East-central Kansas................................................................................................................................................. by R. B. THOMAS, I. M. HALL, AND W. J. HOUSE 186A Simple Pitfall Trap for Sampling Nesting Diamondback Terrapins .................................................... by J. A. BORDEN AND G. J. LANGFORD 188Use of Traditional Turtle Marking to Obtain DNA for Population Studies .......................... by P. J. DAWES, C. S. SINCLAIR, AND R. A. SEIGEL 190AMPHIBIAN CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONAmphibian Chytridiomycosis in Captive Acris crepitans blanchardi (Blanchard’s Cricket Frog) Collected from Ohio, Missouri, andMichigan, USA ................................................................................................................................................. by K. C. ZIPPEL AND C. TABAKA 192Occurrence of the Amphibian Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Blanchard’s Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi) in theU.S. Midwest ...........................................................................................................................................by S. L. STEINER AND R. M. LEHTINEN 193Low Prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Across Rana sylvatica Populations in Southeastern Michigan, USA..................................................................................................................................... by A. J. ZELLMER, C. L. RICHARDS, AND L. M. MARTENS 196Occurrence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Amphibian Populations in Denmark ..... by R. SCALERA, M. J. ADAMS, AND S. K. GALVAN 199Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Not Detected in Oophaga pumilio on Bastimentos Island, Panama..................................................................................................................................... by C. L. RICHARDS, A. J. ZELLMER, AND L. M. MARTENS 200Results of Amphibian Chytrid (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) Sampling in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA............................................................................................................................................ by T. CHESTNUT, J. E. JOHNSON, AND R. S. WAGNER 202NEWSNOTES ................................................ 129 MEETINGS ................................................. 130CURRENT RESEARCH ........................... 130 ZOO VIEW .................................................. 133NATURAL HISTORY NOTES ................... 205 GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION ................. 231BOOK REVIEWS ...................................... 247