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
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
Membership
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Call For 2024 SSAR Symposium Proposals
Thematic symposia at the SSAR Annual Meeting allow researchers to come together to present the latest research in an important or emerging line of research. Often, symposia result in proceedings and books. Symposia benefit SSAR by fostering interactions with the symposium participants, highlighting … [Read More...]
Carl Gans Travelling Fellowship Endowment: Call for Applications for Student and Post-Doc Travel Awards
Update: the application deadline now February 20, 2023 In 2022, the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR) was endowed with a large gift from the Gans Collections and Charitable Fund to provide funding for travel to herpetological meetings for graduate students, post-doctoral … [Read More...]
Herpetological Review 53(4) now available online
Herpetological Review Volume 53, Number 4 (December 2022), is now available! The cover features a stunning image of an adult Mixtecan Arboreal Alligator Lizard (Abronia mixteca) that was photographed by C. Mayoral Halla in Oaxaca, Mexico. Abronia mixteca is an almost exclusively arboreal lizard and … [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.