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Herp Update: Gray Treefrogs, Nesting Turtles, Bullfrogs

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, turtles, updates

Current Activity Gray Treefrogs Gray Treefrogs have been very active lately. We have received over 60 reports of them calling from the outside walls of houses, decks, grills, and outside furniture since our last Herp Update. The photo below was…

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Herp Update: Current Activity, Colonization, Permanent Ponds, and Life on the Edge

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, frogs, salamander, snakes, updates

Current Activity All our amphibian and reptile species in Vermont are now active. The early spring-breeding amphibians, such as Spotted, Blue-spotted, and Jefferson Salamanders, and Wood Frogs, have left their breeding waters and are now back up in the woods.…

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Herp Update: Vermont Edition, Data Gaps Filled, Four-toed Salamanders

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, frogs, salamander, snakes, updates

Vermont Edition, VPR this Wednesday Herpers, for many years, I have been a guest on Vermont Public Radio’s (VPR) Vermont Edition for a spring herpetology program. This started when Jane Lindholm was host and now continues with Mikaela Lefrak. This…

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Herp Update: Amphibians on the Move, Reptile Reports

Posted on 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…

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Herp Update: Timber Rattlesnakes, Fundraiser

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in education, snakes, updates

Presentation on Vermont Timber Rattlesnakes Herpers, I want to let you know about this upcoming presentation by Luke Groff, our Vermont Fish and Wildlife Herpetologist. I hope some of you can make it. Thursday, February 12, 2026, 7 PM to…

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

Posted on 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.…

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VT Herp Atlas Annual Fundraiser 2026

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, reptiles, support, updates

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

Posted on by Jim Andrews Posted in education, event, migration, road search, snakes, updates

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

Posted on 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…

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

Posted on 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…

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