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Herp Update: Amphibians on the Move, Reptile Reports

Posted on March 17, 2026 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, road search, snakes, updates

Amphibians on the Move in the Lake Champlain Basin With temperatures very close to 60 F, rain coming through at around 7 PM, and no snow left on the overwintering grounds, many amphibians moved downslope to their breeding habitat last…

Tagged with: amphibians, migration, snakes, spotted salamander, wood frog

Herp Update: Recent Herp Activity, Spring Amphibian Migration, Fundraising Goal Surpassed!

Posted on February 26, 2026 by

Kate Kelly Posted in amphibians, salamander, updates

Recent Herp Activity While most of our herps are cooled down and not moving much this time of year, one of our species (the Mudpuppy) is quite active and is sometimes caught by anglers while ice fishing. We’ve received two…

Tagged with: amphibians, fundraiser, migration, salamanders

Herp Update: Spotted Salamanders, Missing Species, “Common” Five-lined Skink, Fundraiser

Posted on January 29, 2026 by

Kate Kelly Posted in lizards, salamander, support

A black lizard with light yellow stripes and a blue tail rests on a dark brown log. Photo by Kate Kelly

Recent Herp Activity During the recent January thaw, we received two reports of Spotted Salamanders on the move. The photo below of a Spotted Salamander crossing a cross-country ski trail in Warren was taken by Katherine Burdine on January 9.…

Tagged with: data gaps, fundraiser, skink, spotted salamander

Herp Update: Fundraiser, Herp Activity, Proposed Wetlands Rule Change – December 18, 2025

Posted on December 18, 2025 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, road search, support, updates

Our Annual Fundraiser Continues We have raised over $16,000 since we began our annual fundraiser on November 11. This is 64% of our goal of $25,000. Thanks again to all of you who have already donated. We realize that for…

Tagged with: amphibians, road search, salamanders, wetlands

Herp Update: Fundraiser, Late Season Activity – December 2, 2025

Posted on December 2, 2025 by

Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, salamander, support, updates

Our Annual Fundraiser has reached the Halfway Point We have raised over $12,000 since we began our annual fundraiser on November 11. This is just short of halfway to our goal of $25,000. Thanks again to all of you who…

Tagged with: american toad, salamanders, snakes

VT Herp Atlas Annual Fundraiser 2026

Posted on November 11, 2025 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, reptiles, support, updates

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Herp Update: Printed Atlases Available, Amphibian Migration – October 24, 2025

Posted on October 24, 2025 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, herping, migration, updates

Printed Copies of the 2025 Update of our Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas are now Available! We just picked up copies of our 2025 Update of The Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas from the printer. It is exciting for us…

Tagged with: data gaps, herping, migration, road search, salamanders

Herp Update: Field Trip, Map Turtle, Frog & Cecropia, Habitats & Highways – September 23, 2025

Posted on September 23, 2025 by

Jim Andrews Posted in education, event, frogs, turtles, updates

Join us this Saturday, September 27, for a Field Trip Herpers, I hope some of you will join us this Saturday, September 27th from 9-12 for a reptile and amphibian field trip. Farm and Wilderness asked us to provide this…

Tagged with: education, frog, turtles

Herp Update: Interesting Herp Reports, Metamorphosing Frogs, Survey Work – August 6, 2025

Posted on August 6, 2025 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, lizards, snakes, turtles, updates

Recent Herp Activity We have received some very interesting reports over the last month. A woman in Benson contacted us to report the Common Five-lined Skinks she has on her property. Common Five-lined Skinks are Vermont’s only native lizard, and all…

Tagged with: amphibians, snakes, turtles

Herp Update: Turtle Reports, Frogs Metamorphosing, Frogs Calling – July 9, 2025

Posted on July 9, 2025 by

Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, turtles, updates

Recent Herp Activity The reports of nesting turtles have almost completely ended but people are still reporting turtles seen in, or basking near, water. In the last week we have received photos of Vermont Wood Turtles, Spiny Softshells, Northern Map…

Tagged with: frogs, turtles