The South American Journal of Herpetology (SAJH) is an international journal, published by the Brazilian Society of Herpetology, that aims to provide an effective medium of communication for the international herpetological community. SAJH publishes original contributions on the Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles, covering primarily the fields of systematics, paleontology, evolutionary biology, ecology, natural history, taxonomy, behavior, anatomy, functional morphology, comparative morphology and physiology, ecophysiology, genetics, molecular biology, ontogeny, biogeography, and conservation biology. SAJH also encourages submission of eminently theoretical studies that explore principles and methods on these fields.