Category: reptiles

VT Herp Atlas Annual Fundraiser 2026

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Herp Update: Dead Creek Wildlife Festival, Snake Migration – October 3, 2025

The Turtles of Vermont at Dead Creek this Saturday Herpers, tomorrow, Saturday, October 4, I will be talking turtle at the Dead Creek Wildlife Festival in Addison. From 10 to 11 AM, I will be giving a PowerPoint presentation on

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Herp Update: Turtles, Gray Treefrogs, Mink Frogs, Survey Work – June 17, 2025

Recent Herp Activity Over the last couple weeks, we have received a flood of reports of turtles of almost every Vermont species on land, digging nests, and laying eggs. I suspect a statewide mailing from VT Fish & Wildlife encouraging

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Herp Update: Salamanders, Turtles, Gray Treefrogs – May 23, 2025

A small turtle with a red belly is held between two fingers

Recent Herp Activity With the recent cold and rainy weather we have concentrated our field surveys on our three saturated-soil salamanders (Spring, N. Dusky, and N. Two-lined in headwater streams and seepages, and Spotted Salamanders in ponds and vernal pools.

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Herp Update: Recent Herp Activity, Snakes – April 29, 2025

Herp Update, April 29, 2025 Recent Herp Activity The rains and warm temperatures on Saturday the 19th generated quite a bit of amphibian (and some reptile) movement and this resulted in many reports and photos coming our way (thanks). Here

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Herp Update: Recent Herp Activity, Fundraiser – February 4, 2025

Recent Herp Activity Spotted Salamander Elizabeth Newman sent this photo of a Spotted Salamander moving on top of the snow on January 31, 2025 in Hinesburg.  Usually this sort of winter movement of reptiles and amphibians in winter is a

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Herp Update: Annual Fundraiser Continues, New Maps Online, Herp Activity – January 2, 2025

Records in Vermont of Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Spring Salamander)

Our Annual Fundraiser Continues Herpers, we have raised over $16,000 of our annual $20,000 goal in our annual fundraiser. So far, 85 people have donated amounts ranging from $10 to $2,500. If you donated already, thanks. If not, please consider

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