Category: Field Herping
Herping the Galapagos Islands
Growing up, I have had the pleasure of keeping a few reptiles: corn snakes, green iguanas, and Chinese Golden Box turtles. So when I was presented wit [...]
Herping Misadventures in Cameroon
The journey to the West African nation of Cameroon proved to be extremely challenging and an eye-opening experience. [...]
In Search Of Sardinia’s Herps
In October 2008, while attending the VII Congresso Nazionale/VII National Congress Societas Herpetologica Italica in Oristano, Sardinia, we had the go [...]
Frogs Of Australia App For iOS Now Available
Scientists with James Cook University in Australian have developed an app for Apple’s IOS that quickly identifies a frog species based on its ca [...]
Herping the Western Fence Lizard at Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
The western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is a very common and widely distributed spiny lizard found throughout California and other western [...]
Herping Bolivia's Madidi National Park
Nestled in Bolivia’s northwestern region, Madidi National Park boasts a staggering diversity of flora and fauna, occurring in nearly 2 million h [...]
Herping The Little Grass Frog
The tiny little grass frog (Limnaoedus ocularis) is indeed tiny. About a half-dozen can fit on a quarter, and one can rest quite peacefully on your fi [...]
A Visit To Indonesia's Komodo National Park
I felt like Humphrey Bogart in "The African Queen" as our boat chugged up the chocolate-brown river, though we were in Borneo and not A [...]
Motorbiking to Botswana's Reptiles
Two wheels allow herping in areas that four wheels can’t go.
Botswana may be landlocked, with an interior comprised mostly of the Kalaha [...]
Herping for Venomous Snakes in Uganda
"After only a few minutes of searching, we found a Gaboon viper! The sheer joy of fulfilling one of my dreams was almost indescribable. I wa [...]
Top 20 Favorite Herping Spots
I love to seek herps out in their natural haunts, so when Reptiles USA asked me to write about my favorite 20 herping spots, it was a challenge to whi [...]
Herping the Southern Spring Peeper
Spring peepers literally dominate the Florida nightscape on winter evenings, and stepping outside in the evenings may reveal a chorus of them in [...]
5 Great Costa Rican Herping Destinations
Home to around 139 species of snakes and nearly as many species of frogs and toads, Costa Rica is an incredible and popular destination for herping en [...]
Herping The Cuban Treefrog
The Cuban Treefrog (Hyla septentrionalis) is a large and invasive species of treefrog that was introduced and is spreading in range, with its only lim [...]
Herping The Pacific Coast Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii, salamander, Plethodontidae [...]
Field Research Adventures With The Red Hills Salamander
In the world of reptile and amphibian field research, looking for salamanders can be fun and rewarding, but doesn’t immediately come to mind as [...]
Herping Travels In The Canary Islands
The Canary Islands make up a volcanic archipelago that is located off the northwest coast of Africa. It is adjacent to the border between Western Saha [...]
Herping The Wood Turtle
Just recently I posted an article concerning the captive care of the wood turtle. Here's a little look at their "wild side."
Read M [...]
Herping California's Mojave Desert for the Desert Tortoise
Searching for the threatened desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) sometimes felt like looking for a needle in the haystack somewhere in the [...]
Frogging The Florida Sandhills
The Sandhills of Central and Western Florida are an incredible place to explore. . . and to "herp" for frogs! Very dry and scrubby, and [...]
The Iconic Australian Shingleback Skink—In The Wild And In Captivity
Shingleback, shingle-back skink, pinecone lizard, stump-tailed skink, bobtail, sleepy lizard or just plain “stumpy” are all names that ide [...]
Shooting Reptiles With Your Cell Phone Camera
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 ea [...]
Herping The Florida Chorus Frog
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 th [...]
Herping The Florida Leopard Frog
After spending much of my life living in Ohio, among the flatlands near Columbus where open-field marshes dotted the countryside, (and the Northern Le [...]
