Series 3
BIOLOGY

Issue 3, 2016

Contents Pages
1 From the Editor of the special issue
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6th CONGRESS OF THE A. M. NIKOLSKY HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY
2 Russian herpetology in the 21st century: analysis of activity of the A. M. Nikolsky Herpetological Society from 2000–2015 based on the proceedings of society’s meetings
Ananjeva N. B.
6-9
3 Th e hypothesis of the laurasian origin of iguanomorphan lizards in the light of new paleontological data
Alifanov V. R.
10-14
4 Age diff erences in the properties of viperous snake venom of the Volga river basin
Atyasheva T. N., Malenyov A. L., Gorelov R. A., Klenina A. A., Bakiev A. G.
15-19
5 Interpopulation variability of the urinal sperm of the moor frog (Rana arvalis Nilsson, 1842)
Baitimirova E. A., Melnikova T. A.
20-24
6 On the amphibian fauna of Tibet (A preliminary analysis)
Borkin L. J., Litvinchuk S. N.
25-30
7 Analysis of parasitofauna in syntopically cohabitating representatives of Anura
Burakova А. V., Vershinin V. L.
31-36
8 Amphibian teratology — possible adaptive and evolutionary interpretations
Vershinin V. L., Berzin D. L., Vershinina S. D.
37-41
9 Species diff erentiation of the rock lizard Darevskia (caucasica) complex (by DNA-barcoding data, cytochrome oxydase subunit I sequences)
Doronin I. V., Melnikov D. A., Melnikova E. N.
42-49
10 Changing the habitats of true lizards in southwest caspian region
Kidov A. A., Matushkina K. A.
50-53
11 Some aspects of captive breeding of the Karelin’s Newt, Triturus karelinii Strauch, 1870 from Talysh population
Kidov A. A., Matushkina K. A., Afrin K. A.
54-57
12 Laos and Cambodia Hemidactylus platyurus (Schneider, 1792) (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) mandibula pholidosis variability
Konstantinov E. L., Buldova O. Yu.
58-63
13 On the southern distributional limit of the pool frog, Pelophylax lessonae (Camerano, 1882): the first record in Volgograd region, Russia
Lada G. A., Gordeev D. A., Prilipko S. K., Borkin L. J., Litvinchuk S. N., Rosanov J. M.
64-68
14 Th e study of thermoregulatory behavior of reptiles by implantation of temperature recorders
Litvinov N. A., Panova M. K., Okulov G. A.
69-76
15 Natural polyploidy in amphibians
Litvinchuk S. N., Borkin L. J., Skorinov D. V., Pasynkova R. A., Rosanov J. M.
77-86
16 Geographic variation in the characteristics of Rana temporaria metamorphs
Lyapkov S. M.
87-92
17 Th e distribution and ecology of the middle lizards Lacerta media Lantz et Cyren, 1920 (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae) in Dagestan
Mazanaeva L. F., Askenderov A. D.
93-99
18 Preliminary data on the batrachofauna of the Kaff a biosphere reserve
Milto K. D., Pestov M. V., Kirschey T.
100-106
19 The thermal biology of the Phrynocephalus guttatus (Gmelin, 1789) in the Astrakhan region
Okshtein I. L.
107-112
20 Racerunners of Kyrgyzstan and southeastern part of Kazakhstan (Sauria, Lacertidae, Eremias multiocellata-complex)
Orlova V. F., Chirikova M. A., Nazarov R. A., Poyarkov N. A.
113-119
21 An account of the activity of the secret toadhead agama (Phrynocephalus mystaceus mystaceus Pall. 1776) during assessments of its population
Polynova G. V.
120-125
22 Long-term dynamics of species composition and numbers of helminthes of the marsh frog Pelophylax ridibundus (Pallas, 1771) in the conditions of Tambov region
Pyatova M. V., Ravkovskaya E. A., Khvorova I. A., Lada G. A.
126-130
23 Skin appendages of the late jurassic ornithischian dinosaurs from Transbaikalia and a problem of the feather origin
Saveliev S. V., Alifanov V. R.
131-135
24 Tracing glacial refugia of the smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) based on species distribution modelling
Skorinov D. V., Litvinchuk S. N.
136-143
25 Species distribution modeling of the Caspian whipsnake Dolichophis caspius (Squamata: Serpentes): a tool for ranking conservation priorities in the Western Pontic steppe
Tytar V. M., Nekrasova O. D.
144-149
26 Interpopulation comparison of skeletal anomalies of Pelophylax ridibundus Pallas, 1771
Trofimov A. G.
150-156
27 Modern reproductive technologies for amphibian biodiversity preservation
Uteshev V. K., Gakhova E. N., Kaurova S. A., Kramarova L. I., Shishova N. V.
157-164
28 Morphology of Nikolsky’s viper in Voronezh and Lipetsk regions
Frolova E. N., Gaponov S. P.
165-169
29 Variability of the scutes of the turtle shell: mechanisms of morphogenesis and the nature of anomalies
Cherepanov G. O.
170-174
30 Materials for the helminth fauna of the edible frog Pelophylax esculentus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Volga basin
Chikhlyaev I. V., Fayzulin A. I.
175-180