Wahlgreniana Series

The Wahlgreniana book series is now available open access through the Internet Archive.

Search for "Wahlgreniana" to find all of the books published in this series (https://archive.org/search?query=wahlgreniana)

 So far the series contains:

Wahlgreniana 1

Bour, Roger and Josef F. Schmidtler. 2022. Nikolaus Michael Oppel’s Drawings, Watercolors, and Engravings 3. Crocodiles (1807–1817): A comparative study of some historical and recent crocodile illustrations. ISHBH, Salt Lake City, x, 184 p.

Wahlgreniana 2

Dodd, C. Kenneth, Jr. 2022. Bibliography of the Anurans of the United States and Canada. Version 3. Part 1: 1698–2012. Part 2:  2013-2021. ISHBH, Salt Lake City, x, 282 p.

Wahlgreniana 3

Moriarty, John J. and Aaron M. Bauer. 2024. State and Provincial Amphibian and Reptile Publications for the United States and Canada, Second Edition. ISHBH, Salt Lake City, vi, 85 p.

In addition to Wahlgreniana, the Internet Archive is a repository for all ISHBH publications. Each paper, as well as the complete journal volumes are uploaded to the Internet Archive as they are published. This ensures the lasting availability of these publications in case anything were to happen to the ISHBH website. This also enhances the ability to fins ISHBH publications through internet searches.

All volumes of Wahlgreniana remain available in hard copy through the society and various online bookstores. Each volume of the journal will continue to be printed and distributed to members. Back issues of many volumes are also available for purchase.

Bibliotheca Herpetologica 19(12)

Koch, A. 2025. Carl Hagenbeck’s Trade in Reptiles, His Historical Reptile Exhibitions, and His Herpetological Legacy Bibliotheca Herpetologica 19(12):132–150.

The name of Carl Hagenbeck is commonly linked to the Hamburg Zoo, a circus, the large-scale animal trade, and the controversial historical ethnological shows, so-called human zoos or Völkerschauen. All these enterprises were involved with animals, whether they were wild or domestic. Although reptiles, and particularly amphibians, appear to have played no major role in Carl Hagenbeck’s international endeavors, this paper aims to explore his historical impact on herpetologists, reptile keepers, and the public, particularly in German-speaking countries. I will demonstrate that historical studies of herpetology and herpetoculture have neglected Carl Hagenbeck’s firm and will reveal the significant role that large reptile species, such as crocodiles, alligators, and giant snakes played in his various endeavors, but especially in his reptile exhibitions, which have received little attention from historians and herpetologists to date. Therefore, Carl Hagenbeck’s influence on scientists, animal keepers, and the general public deserves greater recognition.