This is a list of the contents of the BDG website archive. Last
update:
06 June, 2004.
| A Masdevallia Cultural Guide | 04/16/2003 | An excellent, no-nonsense type of book full of information about these plants, from growing them to understanding their taxonomy. |
| Amphibian Medicine | 11/20/2003 | Written with veterinary practitioners in mind. Authors Wright and Whitaker. |
| Amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar | 10/20/2002 | Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar and the Mascarene, Seychelles, and Comoro Islands by Henkel and Schmidt. |
| Amphibians and Reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago | 09/22/2003 | This is yet another book from the Krieger stable and yes, it's another masterpiece of detail and data which you cannot get anywhere else. |
| Atlas of amphibians and reptiles in Britain | 10/20/2002 | A 40 page booklet showing the current (1995) distributions of the British reptiles and amphibia, with notes on introduced species. |
| Breeding Terrarium Animals | 10/20/2002 | Very useful book by Elke Zimmermann dealing with a wide range of cold-blooded animals, with good coverage of Dendrobatid species and Mantella. |
| Care of Reptiles and Amphibians in Captivity | 10/20/2002 | Written by Chris Mattison, this general book includes a few pages and pictures relating to Dendrobatid frogs as well as Mantella aurantiaca. |
| Carnivorous Plants | 03/16/2003 | Written by the UK's leading authority on the cultivation of carnivorous plants, Adrian Slack has produced a book which should be on everyone's bookshelf. |
| Carnivorous Plants of the World | 04/14/2003 | A thorough work on the subject of the cultivation in all its forms, from growing to propagation, of carnivorous plants. |
| Dendrobatidae Nederland | 08/17/2002 | An amassed collection of an entire year's Newsletters in one handy journal. |
| Drosophila | 04/16/2003 | A wonderful book on the fruit fly which is sadly out of print. |
| Drosophila a practical approach |
04/16/2003 | This book is not for the likes of us. Not what you might think, it is not a book relating to the culture of the fruit fly. |
| Encyclopedia of Terrarium | 10/20/2002 | A very good book at an amazingly low price. Should be on everyone's shelf no matter what aspect of keeping living things interests you. |
| Ferns for the Home and Garden | 04/16/2003 | A most useful book being the only book I know of dealing specifically with this fascinating group of plants. |
| Field Guide to the Orchids of Costa Rica | 03/02/2003 | This is a wonderful book for those people interested in Central and South American orchids. Illustrated both with line drawings and colour photographs. The author Robert Dressler is well-known in this field. |
| Geckos | 10/11/2003 | Geckoes - a beautiful book by Henkel and Schmidt, translated by John Hackworth. |
| Growing Bromeliads | 04/16/2003 | An excellent book on the subject of growing and propagating bromeliads. |
| Growing Orchids | 04/14/2003 | An outstanding book both for information contained therein and price. |
| Insect-Eating Plants and how to grow them | 04/14/2003 | Another book by Adrian Slack, so you know you can trust the information to be found inside the jacket. Contains many of Adrian's beautiful line drawings. |
| Intriguing Masdevallias | 04/16/2003 | A first-rate little book which not only deals directly with Masdevallia species, but also with their relatives Dracula and Dryadella. Excellent illustrations. |
| Jewels of the Rainforest | 08/17/2002 | Supposedly the definitive work on these animals, but one which leaves a lot of people rather unimpressed with its textual detail. Would grace any coffee table. |
| Keeping and Breeding Geckos | 10/11/2003 | This is yet another TFH book that does, actually, have some useful information in it, aside from the usual glossy pictures. The pictures are the sort that stick the pages together, so turn them with care. |
| Miniature Orchids and How to Grow Them | 04/16/2003 | A straightforward book, well laid out which deals with many of those orchid species which naturally grow small. A 'must have' addition to any orchid-grower's bookshelf. |
| Orchids - a practical guide | 04/16/2003 | A book which could be described partly as being a work of art. It's a book which is full of information on how to grow your orchids, but not every genus is dealt with in the depth you'd perhaps like. |
| Orchids - The Complete Grower's Guide | 04/16/2003 | Packed full of photographs and information, if you've got 25 quid to spare it might be a good investment for you. |
| Orchids of Guatemala and Belize | 03/02/2003 | This wonderful work is technical but very readable. Originally published as three separate volumes this is now printed as a trilogy. Written by Oakes Ames and D.S. Correll. |
| Orchids of Madagascar | 03/02/2003 | A fantastic, monumental volume which is aimed at the botanist. But it must surely be the definitive work on Orchids from Madagascar. |
| Orchids of the High Mountain Atlantic rain forest in South-Eastern Brazil | 04/14/2003 | This thorough book concerns a part of the world teeming with orchids of all shapes and sizes. This book covers 230 of them. |
| Savage Garden | 03/16/2003 | Peter D'Amato presents us with this book on carnivorous plants. It is profusely illustrated, mostly in colour, and can be thoroughly recommended to anyone who grows these plants alongside keeping their Dendrobatid frogs. |
| The Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species | 03/08/2003 | THE work on cultivated orchids. Not for the fainthearted, but a substantial work on identification and cultivation of orchids. Probably the best book on its subject available. |
| The Orchid Book | 03/02/2003 | Contains over 500 pages for the orchids specialist. Not one for casual bed-time reading! Edited by J. Cullen. |
| Aphid Culture | 09/21/2002 | A look at how aphids can be used as food for frogs, and how they may be collected and cultured. |
| Aphids | 08/17/2002 | A culture method for these useful insects. |
| Aphids 3 | 11/20/2003 | The culture of aphids adds yet another possiblity to vary the winter diet of our frogs. Here Mick Bajcar outlines another method of breeding these insect food items. |
| Awkward species | 08/17/2002 | Two designs for population cages are offered here. These are suitable for those few species of Drosophila which will not do well in milk bottles. |
| Culture media | 08/17/2002 | Gives two recipes for culture media, including one which is suitable for fungus feeding Drosophila. |
| D. busckii | 09/21/2002 | |
| D. funebris | 08/17/2002 | |
| D. hydei | 09/21/2002 | Includes a separate account concerning a specific problem in its culture. |
| D. immigrans | 08/17/2002 | |
| D. littoralis | 08/17/2002 | |
| D. melanogaster | 08/17/2002 | |
| D. obscura | 08/17/2002 | |
| D. phalerata | 08/17/2002 | |
| D. subobscura | 08/17/2002 | |
| Drosophila - the last word | 04/21/2003 | A page designed for those people who have felt that the culture of Drosophila is, for some reason, beyond them. Follow these instructions and success can be yours! |
| Food Supplements | 06/01/2004 | Our tame vet Bruce MacLean gives us the benefit of his knowledge of diet in this interesting essay. |
| Fruity Fruitful Fruitfly Facts | 04/21/2003 | The author, Derek Petrie, definitely has a way with words in this title. |
| General culture | 09/21/2002 | Covers the general culture of Drosophilids using D. melanogaster as the subject. |
| Locusts | 08/17/2002 | Although in their adult form locusts are useless as food for Dendrobatid frogs, their hoppers can be useful. |
| Springtails | 08/17/2002 |
Deals
with methods of culturing springtails as a food organism. |
| Waxworms | 02/08/2004 | How to culture these insects - very useful for those Dendrobatids that can eat them. |
| White worms | 08/17/2002 | These organisms can be a useful food if used sparingly. |
| Atelopus cruciger | 06/02/2004 | Atelopus cruciger was believed to be extinct. |
| C. degranvillei | 08/17/2002 | A most interesting frog with perhaps a unique life cycle. |
| C. stepheni | 08/17/2002 | General notes on this and other species with regard to inter-relationships. |
| C. trinitatis | 06/02/2004 | Detailed information concerning the culture of this frog including housing and breeding. |
| D.
auratus | 08/17/2002 | A major paper from the Durrell Wildlife Preservation Trust by Donna Preece. |
| D. azureus | 08/17/2002 | Do you have desires on this beautiful frog? These are notes that might help you. |
| D. claudiae | 06/06/2004 | This is mainly concerned with the identification of this frog rather than its husbandry. It also throws some light on a mystery frog which has been featured on the Website for some time now. |
| D. fantasticus | 08/17/2002 | A brief introduction to this beautiful frog. |
| D. histrionicus | 11/03/2003 | A short account of how determination can lead to successful breeding of this often difficult species. |
| D.
imitator | 08/17/2002 | A brief introduction to this and D. variabilis. |
| D. lamasi | 08/17/2002 | An account of breeding this beautiful, small frog. |
| D. leucomelas | 06/01/2004 | An account of the maintenance of D. leucomelas. |
| D. pumilio | 08/17/2002 | Some notes on the care and breeding of this beautiful frog. |
| D. pumilio visual mate choice | 06/02/2004 | Dealing with Dendrobates pumilio, the question of visual signals arises in choice of mate. Well, you wouldn't want an ugly one, would you? |
| D. truncatus 1 | 08/17/2002 | Mick Bajcar's experiences keeping and breeding this small frog. |
| D. truncatus 2 | 08/17/2002 | Bob Worthington gives us the benefit of his experiences with this species. |
| D. truncatus 3 | 05/30/2004 | Another account of D. truncatus, but this time dealing with the successful rearing of tadpoles by our treasurer, Marco Esposito. |
| D. vanzolinii | 08/22/2002 | A study of the spotted frog carried out in the Brazilian Amazon. Outlines bi-parental care of offspring. |
| D. ventrimaculatus | 08/17/2002 | Andy Gibbs gives us the benefit of his experiences with this beautiful little frog. |
| E. bilinguis | 08/17/2002 | Milan Makovec has prepared some notes on this pretty animal. No brilliant colours as such, but nice and neat nevertheless. |
| E. boulengeri | 08/17/2002 | Short notes on the keeping of this species. |
| E. pictus | 08/17/2002 | A detailed account of this species, including its presence in the natural habitat. |
| E. tricolor | 11/03/2003 | Territorial and vocal behaviour is being studied here in some detail. |
| Genus Review | 08/17/2002 | A review of the genus Minyobates. |
| M. aurantiaca | 08/17/2002 | A first experience with these beautiful Mantellas by Nick Townsend. |
| M. cowani | 08/17/2002 | This comprehensive article is all you need to know for keeping and breeding this beautiful animal. |
| M. cowani 2 | 05/30/2004 | Notes on Mantella cowani, suggesting this frog is in greater threat than was previously considered. |
| M. laevigata | 06/02/2004 | Comparison of certain aspects of Mantella behaviour with that of the Dendrobatids. |
| M. laevigata 2 | 06/02/2004 | This concerns the captive breeding of a beautiful Mantella species. The account is written by David Burnett. |
| M. pulchra | 11/03/2003 | An account of breeding this beautiful Mantella species. |
| M. viridis | 08/17/2002 | An account by Tim Mayer about this relatively unknown frog which seems to have great potential for breeders who are looking for a bit of a challenge. |
| Mannophryne spp | 06/02/2004 | From the pen of the Colostethus Guru, Prof. Enrique la Marca. |
| Mantellas | 08/17/2002 |
Dean James writes this account concerning two Mantella species, M. expectata
and aurantiaca. |
| Minyobates | 08/17/2002 | A short account relating to a little-appreciated genus of frogs, Minyobates. Several species get a mention including M. minutus. |
| My Way | 08/17/2002 | Deals with a variety of species. |
| Phyllobates | 06/06/2004 | Notes
on sexing Phyllobates bicolor and terribilis. |
| Phyllobates aurotaenia |
06/06/2004 | Notes
on Phyllobates aurotaenia. |
| Phyllobates terribilis |
06/06/2004 | Notes
on Phyllobates terribilis. |
| Species Confusion? | 08/17/2002 |
There seems to be some confusion over the true identities of D. imitator
and lamasi. This account gives some consideration to this. |
