Shingleback, shingle-back skink, pinecone lizard, stump-tailed skink, bobtail, sleepy lizard or just plain “stumpy” are all names that identify one of Australia’s reptilian icons. Scientifically, we know it as Trachydosaurus rugosus, but a few authors refer to it as Tiliqua…
Question: I saw you give a talk once many years ago, and you poked fun of people who used their cell phones to take herp photos. I bet you’re eating those words now with all the new camera phones available,…
The Florida chorus frog (Pseudacris nigrita) is one of the prettiest little frogs I have ever encountered, and yet one of the hardest to find, even though hearing them during the Florida winter is nothing unusual, since these are quite…
After spending much of my life living in Ohio, among the flatlands near Columbus where open-field marshes dotted the countryside, (and the Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) was a big part of my childhood), my move to Florida was something…
The Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) has a rather complex annual cycle, which will put it into different areas at different times of the year. This species has a fairly large range over the eastern United States, and are…
Herping in your own backyard can be fun provided you do a little planning.
The changing color and patterns of the same species of frog is interesting.
The state has labeled the smooth green snake as "in greatest need of conservation."
Herper Mike Wines served as a human mule for two well known and esteemed American herpetologists.
A croc trip turns into a full on herping expedition.
Count reptiles and amphibians in Pennsylvania and submit your data to the survey.
What to see and expect on your next archipelago adventure.
While visiting a reptile show brings a bunch of reptiles in one place, there is nothing like seeing them in the wild.
A Belize adventure yields 48 herp species.
A longtime herper hunts for the once common western chorus frog.
Costa Rica is recommended to anyone looking for a great herp adventure.
A Texas national preserve amazes two Northerners.
How to interpret the weather forecast to enhance your herping adventures.
Reptiles have made a comeback in Butrint and throughout Albania.
Take a journey to Yadua Taba, a Fiji island sanctuary of the critically endangered Brachylophus vitiensis.
