Category: Herper of the week

The Herper (reptile and amphibian enthusiast) of the Week is Dr. Katy Greenwald, professor at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She obtained her Ph.D from THE Ohio State University. She is currently working on trying to figure out if Red-Eared Sliders turtles are native to Michigan, researching unisexual Ambystoma salamanders, and working with mudpuppies.… Continue reading Herper of the Week: Katy Greenwald

The herper of the week is Phil Bishop! He is the Professor & Director of the Ecology program at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. He received his Ph.D from University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is also the Chief Scientists of the Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA) and co-chair of the Amphibian Specialist Group (ASG).… Continue reading Herper of the Week: Phil Bishop

The Herper of the Week is Dr. Ximena Bernal from Purdue University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. She runs Bernal Lab on the Purdue campus. She earned her Ph.D from the University of Texas in 2007. Follow her on twitter @XEBernal

The Herper (reptile and amphibian enthusiast) of the Week is Dr Anne Baker, the executive producer of the Amphibian Ark. She earned her PH.D in Zoology from the University of Maryland. She was the director of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park and the executive director at the Toledo Zoo. She was also the… Continue reading Herper of the Week: Dr Anne Baker

The Herper of the Week is David B. Wake, director and co-founder of AmphibiaWeb. He was also the director and curator of herpetology of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California - Berkeley and president of the American Society of Naturalists and American Society of Zoologists. His research is evolutionary patterns and the processes of it. He currently… Continue reading Herper of the Week: David B. Wake

The Herper (reptile and amphibian enthusiast) of the Week is Frank Nelson Blanchard. He lived from 1888-1937. A subspecies of Smooth Green Snake and the Northern Cricket Frog are both named after him. Blanchard earned his doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1919 with his thesis on Lampropeltis - the Kingsnake genus. He eventually… Continue reading Herper of the Week: Frank Nelson Blanchard

The Herper (amphibian and reptile enthusiast) of the Week is Dr. Natalie Calatayud She currently works at the San Diego Zoo as a Postdoc in Reproductive Sciences. She is also  working on the recovery and reintroduction of Mountain Yellow Legged Frogs.  She is also a consultant for the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife’s boreal toad recovery team. Her… Continue reading Herper of the Week: Dr. Natalie Calatayud

The Herper of the Week is George Rabb, former director of the Brookfield Zoo. Sadly, he died on July 27, 2017. Before getting involved at the Brookfield zoo, George Rabb earned a Ph.D from the University of Michigan in Zoology.  He joined the Brookfield Zoo in 1956 and started working on improving the animals lives.… Continue reading Herper of the Week: George Rabb

The Herper (reptile and amphibian enthusiast) of the Week is Mark Mandica. He is the Executive Director of Amphibian Foundation. Mark has been working to with amphibians for a long time. He was the Amphibian Conservation Coordinator at the Atlanta Botanical Garden for 7 years. Besides saving amphibians, he also is a talented artist. You… Continue reading Herper of the Week: Mark Mandica

The Herper (reptile and amphibian enthusiast) of the week is Edward Drinker Cope. Edward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist. He lived from 1840 to 1897. Cope wrote over 1400 scientific papers during his live. He also discovered and described over a thousand fossilized vertebrates. Edward Drinker Cope was also part of… Continue reading Herper of the Week: Edward Drinker Cope