What we do Science & Monitoring Scientific papers ARC staff and Trustees are involved in important scientific research to produce evidence that will assist the conservation of amphibians and reptiles. The results are often published in peer-reviewed journals. On this page you will find a list of papers that we have produced, frequently in collaboration with other scientists. Here we list the citation for each paper, and where possible a link to the open access PDF or the journal page where you can read an abstract (summary) of the research. List of publications (most recent first): Jump to… 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2005 | 2004 2020 Smales L.R., Allain S.J., Wilkinson J.W., Harris E. (2020) A new species of Pseudoacanthocephalus (Acanthocephala, Echinorhynchidae) from the guttural toad, Sclerophrys gutturalis (Bufonidae), introduced into Mauritius, with comments on the implications of the introductions of toads and their parasites into the UK. Journal of Helminthology 94, e119. View open access PDF Back to top 2019 Heatwole, H. & Wilkinson, J.W. (Eds.) (2019) Amphibian Biology Volume 11. Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Eastern Hemisphere Part 5. Northern Europe. Pelagic Publishing, Exeter, UK. More info Back to top 2018 Beebee T.J.C. (2018) Genetic contributions to herpetofauna conservation in the British Isles. Herpetological Journal 28, 51-62. View journal page Beebee T.J.C., Ratcliffe S (2018) Inferring status changes of three widespread British reptiles from NBN Atlas records. Herpetological Bulletin 143, 18-22. More info Foster, J, Buckley, J, Martin, Y, Baker, J & Griffiths, RA (2018). Re-introduction of the pool frog to the United Kingdom. In: Soorae, P (ed.) Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2018 - Case-studies from around the globe. IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group. View open access PDF Michaelides, S., Hill, P., Laakkonen, H. & Uller, T. (2018) The origin of common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) in Wales. Herpetological Bulletin 146, 32-33. More info Back to top 2017 Booy O., Mill A.C., Roy H.E., Hiley A., Robertson P., Baker S., Brazier M., Bue M., Bullock R., Campbell S., Eyre D., Foster J., Hatton-Ellis M., Long J., Macadam C., Morrison-Bell C. Mumford J., Newman J., Parrott D., Payne R., Renals T., Rodgers E., Spencer M., Stebbing P., Sutton-Croft M., Walker K.J., Ward A., Whittaker S., Wyn G. (2017) Risk management to prioritise the eradication of new and emerging invasive non-native species. Biological Invasions 19, 2401-2417. View journal page Carter I., Foster J., Lock L. (2017) The Role of animal translocations in conserving British wildlife: An overview of recent work and prospects. Ecohealth 14, S1-S15. View journal page O’Brien, D., Hall, J., Miro, A. & Wilkinson, J.W. (2017) Testing the validity of a commonly-used habitat suitability index at the edge of a species' range: great crested newt Triturus cristatus in Scotland. Amphibia-Reptilia 38(3), 265-273. View journal page Sainsbury, A.W., Yu‐Mei, R., Ågren, E., Vaughan‐Higgins, R.J., Mcgill, I.S., Molenaar, F., Peniche, G. & Foster, J. (2017). Disease Risk Analysis and Post‐Release Health Surveillance for a Reintroduction Programme: the Pool Frog Pelophylax lessonae. Transboundary and emerging diseases, 64(5), 1530-1548. View journal page Ward R.J., Griffiths R.A., Wilkinson J.W., Cornish N. (2017) Optimising monitoring efforts for secretive snakes: a comparison of occupancy and N-mixture models for assessment of population status. Scientific Reports 7, 1-12. More info Back to top 2016 Burns F., Eaton M.A., Barlow K.E., Beckmann B.C., Brereton T., Brooks D.R., Brown P.M.J., Fulaij N.A.I., Gent T., Henderson I., Noble D.G., Parsons M., Powney G.D., Roy H.E., Stroh P., Walker K., Wilkinson J.W., Wotton, S.R., Gregory R.D. (2016) Agricultural management and climatic change are the major drivers of biodiversity change in the UK. PLoS ONE 11(3), e0151595. View journal page Lewis B., Griffiths R.A., Wilkinson J.W. (2016) Population status of great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) at sites subjected to development mitigation. Herpetological Journal 27, 133-142. View journal page Back to top 2015 Biggs, J., Ewald, N., Valentini, A., Gaboriaud, C., Dejean, T., Griffiths, R.A., Foster, J., Wilkinson, J.W., Arnell, A., Brotherton, P. and Williams, P. (2015) Using eDNA to develop a national citizen science-based monitoring programme for the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus). Biological Conservation 183, 19-28. View open access PDF Germano, J.M., Field, K.J., Griffiths, R.A., Clulow, S., Foster, J., Harding, G., & Swaisgood, R.R. (2015). Mitigation‐driven translocations: are we moving wildlife in the right direction? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 13(2), 100-105. View open access PDF Griffiths R.A., Foster J., Wilkinson J.W., Sewell D. (2015) Science, statistics and surveys: a herpetological perspective. Journal of Applied Ecology 52, 1413-1417. View journal page Heatwole H. & Wilkinson J.W. (Eds.) (2015) Amphibian Biology Volume 11. Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Eastern Hemisphere Part 4. Southern Europe & Turkey. Pelagic Publishing, Exeter, UK. More info Back to top 2014 Arntzen, J.W., Wilkinson, J.W., Butot, R. & Martinez-Solano, I. (2014) A new vertebrate species native to the British Isles: Bufo spinosus Daudin, 1803 in Jersey. Herpetological Journal 24, 209-216. View journal page Beebee, T.J.C. (2014) Amphibian conservation in Britain: a 40-year history. Journal of Herpetology 48, 2-12. View journal page Beebee, T.J.C. & Buckley, J. (2014) Relating spawn counts to the dynamics of British natterjack toadBufo calamita populations. Herpetological Journal 24, 25-30. View journal page Buckley, J., Beebee, T.J.C. & Schmidt, B.R. (2014) Monitoring amphibian declines: population trends of an endangered species over 20 years in Britain. Animal Conservation 17, 27-34. View journal page Limburn, B., Woodley, S., Handyside, S. & Wilkinson, J.W. (2014) Coronella austriaca (smooth snake): photographic record of autumn copulation. Herpetological Bulletin 126, 32-34. More info Reid, N., S. Dingerkus, K., Stone, R.E., Buckley, J., Beebee, T.J.C., Marnell, F., & Wilkinson, J.W. (2014) Assessing Historical and Current Threats to Common Frog (Rana temporaria) Populations in Ireland.Journal of Herpetology 48, 13-19. View journal page Smith R.K., Dicks L.V., Mitchell R. & Sutherland W.J. (2014) Comparative effectiveness research: the missing link in conservation. Conservation Evidence 11, 2-6.View journal paeg Back to top 2013 Beebee, T.J.C. (2013) Effects of road mortality and mitigation measures on amphibian populations.Conservation Biology 27, 657-668. View journal page Gent, T. (2013) Historical and current situation of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) in the United Kingdom. Herpetology Notes 6, 117-118. View open access PDF Heatwole H. & Wilkinson J.W. (Eds.) (2013) Amphibian Biology Volume 11. Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Eastern Hemisphere Part 3. Western Europe. Pelagic Publishing, Exeter, UK. More info Heatwole, H., Barrios-Amoros, C. & Wilkinson, J.W. (Eds.) (2013) Amphibian Biology Volume 9. Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Western Hemisphere Part 3. Venezuela, Guiana, Suriname and French Guiana. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, NSW, Australia. Reid, N., S. K. Dingerkus, S.K., Stone R.E, Pietravalle, S., Kelly R., Buckley, J., Beebee, T.J.C., Marnell, F. & Wilkinson, J.W. (2013) Population enumeration and assessing conservation status in a widespread amphibian: a case study of Rana temporaria in Ireland. Animal Conservation 16, 519-527. View journal page Zeisset, I. & Beebee, T.J.C. (2013) Donor population size rather than local adaptation can be a key determinant of amphibian translocation success. Animal Conservation 16, 359-366. View journal page Back to top 2012 Beebee, T.J.C. (2012) Impact of Ranavirus on garden amphibian populations. Herpetological Bulletin120, 1-3. View open access PDF Beebee, T.J.C. (2012) Decline and flounder of a Sussex common toad (Bufo bufo) population.Herpetological Bulletin 121, 6-16. View open access PDF Beebee, T.J.C., Gent, T. & Wilkinson, J.W.W. (2012) Herpetology at the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust. Herpetological Bulletin 122, 1-7. View journal page Heatwole, H. & Wilkinson, J.W. (Eds.) (2012) Amphibian Biology Volume 10. Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Ecological Aspects, Effect of Humans and Management. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, NSW, Australia. Moulton, N., Wilkinson, J., Davis, C., Foster, J. & Howe, L. (2012) Sand lizard translocation in the UK. In: Soorae, P.S. (Ed.) Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2011. IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland and Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE. View open access PDF Back to top 2011 Beebee, T.J.C. (2011) Modelling factors affecting population trends in an endangered amphibian.Journal of Zoology (London) 284, 97-104. View journal page Heatwole, H., Barrios-Amoros, C. & Wilkinson, J.W. (Eds.) (2011) Amphibian Biology Volume 9. Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Western Hemisphere Part 2. Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, NSW, Australia. Back to top 2010 Dingerkuss, S.K., Stone, R.E., Wilkinson, J.W., Marnell, F. & Reid, N. (2010) Developing a methodology for the National Frog Survey of Ireland: a pilot study in Co. Mayo. Irish Naturalists’ Journal 31, 85-90. View open access PDF Heatwole, H., Barrios-Amoros, C. & Wilkinson, J.W. (Eds.) (2010) Amphibian Biology Volume 9. Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Western Hemisphere Part 1. Paraguay, Chile and Argentina. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, NSW, Australia. Back to top 2009 Beebee, T.J.C., Wilkinson, J.W. & Buckley, J. (2009) Amphibian declines are not uniquely high amongst the vertebrates: trend determination and the British perspective. Diversity 1, 67-88.View open access PDF Heatwole, H. & Wilkinson, J.W. (Eds.) (2009) Amphibian Biology Volume 8. Amphibian Decline: Diseases, Parasites, Maladies and Pollution. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Back to top 2005 Beebee, T.J.C., Buckley, J., Evans, I., Foster, J.P., Gent, A.H., Gleed-Owen, C.P., Kelly, G., Rowe, G., Snell, C., Wycherley, J.T. & Zeisset, E. (2005) Neglected native or undesirable alien? Resolution of a conservation dilemma concerning the pool frog Rana lessonae. Biodiversity & Conservation 14, 1607-1626. View journal pag Back to top 2004 Buckley, J. & Beebee, T.J.C. (2004) Monitoring the conservation status of an endangered amphibian: the natterjack toad Bufo calamita in Britain. Animal Conservation 7, 221-228. View journal page Back to top Manage Cookie Preferences