HR June 2017, Volume 48, Number 2. Our cover features a field photo of an adult Crotalus totonacus (Totonacan Rattlesnake), photographed in Tamaulipas, Mexico by Iván Trinidad Ahumada-Carrillo. This issue is scheduled to be mailed 30 June, although full contents are now available online to SSAR members at https://ssarherps.org/herpetological-review-pdfs/. All Natural History Notes, Geographic Distribution Notes, and Book Reviews are Open Access and are now available for download at the same link. If you are not a member of SSAR, please consider joining the leading international herpetological society. Student and online-only rates available. Follow the “Join SSAR” link on the home page. Congratulations to Iván for his outstanding cover photo!
Archives for June 2017
Statement from NMNH re: budget
Below is a statement from the Curators of Amphibians and Reptiles at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). Please see the attached documents for more details:
“Rumors are circulating among the community regarding a recent announcement that the new White House budget does not include funding for curating the terrestrial vertebrate collections at NMNH. The curators of Amphibians + Reptiles at the NMNH have put together a brief explanation of how these proposed cuts would impact the herpetological community.”