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Herp Update: Lizards, Migration, Presentation – March 2, 2025

Posted on March 2, 2025 by

Flyer describing a free presentation on Vernal Pool Reptiles and Amphibians.

Recent Herp Activity Southern Alligator Lizard Allissa Shethar sent this photo of a Southern Alligator Lizard found by her son Sasha F in Bridport last week. He found it in his laundry basket after driving across country from California. The…

Herp Update: Annual Fundraiser Continues, New Maps Online, Herp Activity – January 2, 2025

Posted on January 2, 2025 by

Kate Kelly Posted in amphibians, education, reptiles, road search, support

Records in Vermont of Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Spring Salamander)

Our Annual Fundraiser Continues Herpers, we have raised over $16,000 of our annual $20,000 goal in our annual fundraiser. So far, 85 people have donated amounts ranging from $10 to $2,500. If you donated already, thanks. If not, please consider…

Tagged with: amphibians, education, fundraiser, reptiles, winter

Herp Update: Green Frog Eggs, Spotted Turtle, Website, Upcoming Presentation – July 14, 2024

Posted on July 14, 2024 by

Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, reptiles, snakes, turtles, updates

Recent Herp Activity People are now reporting sightings of Green Frog eggs. Green Frogs deposit a film of eggs on the surface of the water (see photos below). Since they deposit their eggs so late in the season, the water…

Tagged with: amphibian eggs, education, snakes, turtles

Herp Update: Metamorphs, First Racer since 2014, Spiny Softshells in Winooski River Delta, Turtles Nesting – June 18, 2024

Posted on June 18, 2024 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, event, frogs, reptiles, snakes, turtles, updates

Recent Herp Activity On a June 11 field trip to Sunderland; Kiley Briggs, Kate Kelly, and I found our first young-of-the-year Wood Frogs. Chris Slesar reported young-of-the-year American Toads in West Haven on June 9. These youngsters were fresh eggs…

Herp Update: Amphibian Migration May Occur Tonight, Upcoming Events – March 27, 2024

Posted on March 28, 2024 by

Kate Kelly Posted in amphibians, event, road search

Herp Activity Amphibian Migration May Occur Tonight Herpers, this is a quick note to say that there may well be amphibians moving tonight in the warmer, lower-elevation crossing areas such as those in the Lake Champlain Basin. Here in Salisbury…

Tagged with: amphibians, education, migration, road search, updates

Herp Update: Amphibian Migration Interrupted, Fundraising Goal Reached, Upcoming Events

Posted on March 20, 2024 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, event, migration, reptiles, support, updates

Amphibian Migration Interrupted Herpers, after our first major amphibian migration of the year two weeks ago, conditions have not been great to get out and see or help with amphibian migrations. Here in the Lake Champlain Basin we had appropriate…

Tagged with: amphibians, education, fundraiser, migration

Herp Update: Recent Herp Activity, Fundraiser, Presentations – February 11, 2024

Posted on February 11, 2024 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, support, updates

Recent Herp Activity A few amphibians on the move Last night with Snow Drops blooming in our front yard (see Kris Andrews photo below) temperatures at 41 F, and roads wet and muddy here in Salisbury, I headed out to…

Tagged with: amphibians, education, fundraiser

Herp Update: Education through Press, Current Activity, Snake Hotels — May 10, 2023

Posted on May 10, 2023 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, frogs, herping, news, salamander, snakes, turtles, updates

Herp Education through the Press Herpers, thanks for all the questions you e-mailed and called in for our segment on the Vermont Edition program of Vermont Public. The producer and host were impressed with all the interest and we accomplished…

Herp Update: Night Activity, Habitats+Highways Award, Kickstarter continues — November 29, 2022

Posted on November 29, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in conservation, education, herping, road search, updates

Recent Herp Activity Last Sunday, November 27th, with the temperature at 41 F and a steady rain since mid-afternoon, I headed out around 9 PM to check to see what amphibians had been encouraged to move at our Morgan Road…

Herp Update: amphibian reports, road search education, salamander ID — April 9, 2022

Posted on April 9, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, event, herping

Recent Activity Herpers, many amphibian reports and photos have come in over the past week. At the moment I have about 40 reports in my inbox and it will be a few days before I catch up with them and…