In 2004 several hobbyists and professionals came together to write articles for issue 1 of Caudata.org Magazine. At the time we had hoped it would become a regular publication, but finding enough original articles from authors in a timely fashion was a challenge and we never published issue 2. Some of what would have been in issue 2 was added to Caudata Culture and, indeed, that site expanded its scope to serve as the main replacement for the magazine itself.
This one-off issue remains a testament to the knowledge and professionalism of hobbyists in the Caudata.org community at the time. It has subsequently been cited/referenced in other media, including Tim Johnson's article on the Natural History of Cynops ensicauda popei in the late Max Sparreboom's 2014 text "Salamanders of the Old World".
The contents of Issue 1 were as follows:
The original description from the magazine page is quoted here:
This one-off issue remains a testament to the knowledge and professionalism of hobbyists in the Caudata.org community at the time. It has subsequently been cited/referenced in other media, including Tim Johnson's article on the Natural History of Cynops ensicauda popei in the late Max Sparreboom's 2014 text "Salamanders of the Old World".
The contents of Issue 1 were as follows:
| An Introductory Message from John P. Clare | 4 | |
| Photos from the last year | 5 | |
| Leader Article | Observations of Cynops ensicauda popei habitats in the subtropical rainforests of Yambaru, Okinawa, Japan by Timothy Johnson | 7 |
| Triturus Special, Article 1 | A Beginner's Guide to Breeding Triturus by David Nash | 26 |
| Triturus Special, Article 2 | Triturus boscai: a profile of Bosca's Newt in the Wild and its Maintenance in Captivity by Yago Alonso Giménez | 29 |
| Triturus Special, Article 3 | Keeping and Breeding the Southern Marbled Newt (Triturus pygmaeus) by Sergé Bogaerts | 36 |
| Husbandry and Breeding of the Narrow-Striped Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus axanthus) by Edward Kowalski | 40 | |
| Clouded Futures: a short discussion of recent publications on the effects of climate change on species extinction by Alan Cann | 44 |
The original description from the magazine page is quoted here:
