SSAR strives to have the most current checklist of North American species names available by providing a fully searchable and accessible database. The contents are the work of the Standard … Read More
Research, Conservation, Education
Species Names Database
SSAR Journals
Journal of Herpetology is an international peer-reviewed, quarterly publication of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles produced continuously since 1968. This journal publishes … Read More
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Latest News
Pre-order Now! Schneider’s Historiae Amphibiorum
Pre-publication discount for SSAR members available now! New SSAR Publication offering: J. G. Schneider's Historiae Amphibiorum: Herpetology at the Dawn of the 19th Century is the first English translation originally published in 1799 in Latin. J.G. Schneider was a classical philologist by … [Read More...]
Herpetological Review 52(2) now available online
HR Volume 52, Number 2 (June 2021). Our cover features the Annam Flying Frog (Rhacophorus annamensis), photographed by Randy Babb in Ta Dung National Park, Vietnam. The Rhacophoridae includes ca. 440 species distributed from sub-Saharan Africa through southern Asia to The Philippines and Indonesia. … [Read More...]
Dean E. Metter Award Winner for 2021 – Congrats to Haley Moniz!
Congratulations to Haley Moniz, the 2021 winner of the Dean E. Metter Award! Haley is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno (Chris Feldman, major advisor). Her proposal is entitled “Identifying selective pressures of dietary specialization and adaptive … [Read More...]
SSAR’s MISSION
Ranitomeya amazonica, Peru. Photo by Brad Wilson
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR), a not-for-profit organization established to advance research, conservation, and education concerning amphibians and reptiles, was founded in 1958. It is the largest international herpetological society, and is recognized worldwide for having the most diverse program of publications, meetings, and other activities.