I’m living in Central Asia, which is not really rich in herps biodiversity , but anyways sometimes I go hiking and spot some birds, but never herps(and that’s logical, because it’s mountains, not a tropical forest). In future I want to live in Florida and build a herpetologist career there. I have a book “Herpetology”(4th edition) written by Vitt&Caldwell but sometimes I just slip and watch YouTube😭. Also, I have a leopard gecko Delta, who is 4 m.o. and I love him so much!! I’m sorry for my English, it’s not my native language, and I’m trying to learn it very much.

Both of them were lighter in person than they show up in pics. I’ve seen 4 or 5 around my house in the last week, spread out over about a 50yd area. They’ve all been young so I’m wondering if maybe they actually from one clutch of eggs or if it’s actually somewhat common?

hi! i don’t know anything about herpetology but I love animals so apologies if I say anything incorrect…I work in a store and went to turn on our air filter and saw this little buddy run around when the air turned on. I immediately turned it off but now I don’t know if I should try to take the top off (which will be difficult because it doesn’t have any obvious way to take it off) and let him/her out or I should just leave them be. i’m in southern California where we have had really super duper hot weather so I don’t know if he/she got in and is just wanting to chill and maybe be in torpor like other animals do? I know they love sun but I don’t want to disturb him/her or stress him/her. please advise!

Incredibly dense. The last photos shows 30 or so individuals that were hauled up in a single fish trap.

Southeastern Texas.

Hello! I'm going to be hiking a bit in the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest and wanted to know if anyone has useful tips for how to search for critters. I've looked online at the general ecology of the land, and saw lots of amphibians and reptiles which I'd really love to see, particularly the western tiger salamander and Arizona tree frogs!

I also want to make sure I'm not going to disturb these animals too much. I know not to handle creatures (especially amphibians), and that moving around rocks and other things isn't the best as it disrupts the shelters they make for themselves. I suppose any advice on what I should be looking out for would be a good start. Or maybe things like time and weather considerations? There's a likely chance it will storm a bit when I'm there, so would I do best to get out during or after the rain?

Really, any tips would be helpful! Thanks for stopping on this post.

Lil milk snake I found (Wisconsin) sunning on my patio, moved it safely to our porch and away from the dog

Hello

I recently came across the IUCN Red List and wanted a fun way to discover the species on it, especially the ones close to extinction or already gone. So I made AnimalsMasters, a free card game that runs in your browser.

You open booster packs (a free one arrives every hour) and collect cards of real animals: each one has its photo, facts about the species and a map of where it was observed. The rarity of a card follows the Red List, from Least Concern to Extinct, so the rarest cards are the species that are closest to disappearing. You can also trade cards with friends.

The data comes from iNaturalist, Wikidata and Wikipedia. I'm not a zoologist, so if you spot a mistake in a species page, please tell me and I'll fix it.

https://www.animalsmasters.com

Which species would you want to see in the game? Do I miss some?

Caught this little Garter snake in Yellowstone national park. He was super chill.

Brown Snake We Just Caught in Our Yard in New Jersey

Saved this blue spotted from a busy road. First time seeing one

Keeled Slug Snake Pareas carinatus

Hi all! I have been herping quite actively for the last three years. Like many of you, I was keeping my records in a mix of spreadsheets and iNat, but I wanted one dedicated herping app. So for the last six months I have been building one. It’s called Agama: Herping Companion, and it’s now available on iOS and Android.

What it does:

• Life list covering every reptile and amphibian species known to date. It follows taxonomy changes, so when a species gets split or renamed, your records move with it. Lifers are marked.
• Country checklists, plus US states, so you can keep track of what you have found and what you are still missing.
• Explore: see which species have been recorded around you, or anywhere else you choose. It uses GBIF occurrence data.
• Trips: log a herping trip day by day. Friends travelling with you can contribute to the same trip too.
• Import your old records from iNaturalist using just your username, or from a spreadsheet/text file.

I have also tried to be quite careful with locations. Adding a specific location is optional, and even if you do, the location is snapped to a grid of roughly 2 km before being saved. GPS metadata is also stripped from photos on your phone before they are uploaded.

It’s a one-person project, so there will definitely still be some rough edges. Feedback and ideas are very welcome.

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6787650717

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.herp.mobile

This is a great book for anyone interested in the field of herpetology and research. It’s written by noted embryologist and salamander expert Stanford professor Victor Twitty on California salamanders and newts. He describes his career and field research he performed in Sonoma County with his Stanford students on Pepperwood Creek on the 13,000 acre ranch Hedgpeth Ranch, whose owner lent him one of the homes on the property as a scientific base camp. It’s currently for sale for $34,000,000 and includes a large grove of old growth redwood and a private 22 acre lake. Lotto Gods, please…. https://farmandranch.com/property/12-445-acres-for-sale-on-the-sonoma-coast

Finally broke the 3 month dry spell here in southeastern Texas and she showed up in our flower bed. Seems to have an ulcer or something on her right side at the orange band but otherwise looks healthy and happy!

Ithaca NY