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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: Activity, Get Data, Radio — April 22, 2024

Posted on April 22, 2024 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, event, herping, snakes, updates

Recent Herp Activity In much of Vermont, the warm and wet weather during the week of April 8-12 generated the bulk of our early-spring-amphibian migration. However, the warm, and dry weather over the past week has generated reports of Common…

Tagged with: american toad, amphibian eggs, data gaps, egg mass, gartersnake, gray treefrog, identification, interview, jefferson salamander, observations, painted turtle, radio, spotted salamander, vernal pool, wood frog

Herp Update: Morgan Road education and amphibian migration — April 13, 2024

Posted on April 13, 2024 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, frogs, herping, migration, road search, salamander, updates

Folks, each spring the Otter Creek Audubon Society (OSAS) and the Salisbury Conservation Commission host two public educational events on Morgan Road in Salisbury, to introduce people to the wonderful phenomenon of amphibian spring migration. This year our first public…

Tagged with: american toad, amphibian, blue-spotted salamander, eastern newt, eastern red-backed salamander, four-toed salamander, gray treefrog, migration, spotted salamander, spring peeper, wood frog

Herp Update: Education through Press, Current Activity, Snake Hotels — May 10, 2023

Posted on May 10, 2023 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, frogs, herping, news, salamander, snakes, turtles, updates

Herp Education through the Press Herpers, thanks for all the questions you e-mailed and called in for our segment on the Vermont Edition program of Vermont Public. The producer and host were impressed with all the interest and we accomplished…

Tagged with: Bristol, education, gaps, gartersnake, Goshen, milksnake, newt, painted turtle, pickerel frog, snake hotel, snapping turtle, Somerset, spotted salamander, spring, Vergennes, Vermont Edition, WCAX, wood frog

Herp Update: Night Activity, Habitats+Highways Award, Kickstarter continues — November 29, 2022

Posted on November 29, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in conservation, education, herping, road search, updates

Recent Herp Activity Last Sunday, November 27th, with the temperature at 41 F and a steady rain since mid-afternoon, I headed out around 9 PM to check to see what amphibians had been encouraged to move at our Morgan Road…

Tagged with: conservation, crossings, crows path, education, field guide, fundraising, kickstarter, partnerships, perpetual growth, population, road crossing, road search, spotted salamander

Herp Update: Kickstarter for Field Guide, Fall migration activity—November 15, 2022

Posted on November 15, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in conservation, education, herping, road search, updates

Kickstarter campaign for the first ever Field Guide to Vermont’s Amphibians Teage O’ Conner of Crow’s Path contacted us this spring asking for our collaboration in putting together a waterproof, tearproof, foldable, and super handy field guide to the amphibians…

Tagged with: blue-spotted salamander, crows path, dekay's brownsnake, eastern red-backed salamander, fall migration, field guide, four-toed salamander, fundraiser, gartersnakesnake, gray treefrog, kickstarter, road search, spotted salamander, spring peeper, wood frog

Herp Update: reports of turtles, frogs — June 13, 2022

Posted on June 13, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in updates

Current Herp Activity Herpers, I continue to receive a steady stream of reports of Snapping Turtles, Painted Turtles, and even a couple Northern Map Turtles laying eggs. I also am receiving quite a few reports of Wood Turtles traveling on land, but since they feed on land,…

Tagged with: american bullfrog, egg laying, frog call, gray treefrog, northern map turtle, painted turtle, snapping turtle, spotted salamander, spring, vernal pool, wood frog, wood turtle

Herp Update: amphibian reports, road search education, salamander ID — April 9, 2022

Posted on April 9, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, event, herping

Recent Activity Herpers, many amphibian reports and photos have come in over the past week. At the moment I have about 40 reports in my inbox and it will be a few days before I catch up with them and…

Tagged with: blue-spotted salamander, calls, eastern newt, eastern red-backed salamander, education, four-toed salamander, frogs, reporting, road search, salamanders, spotted salamander, spring, spring peeper, wood frog

Herp Update: Publications, Fundraising, Conservation Course – December 27, 2021

Posted on December 27, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in conservation, education, research, updates

Herp Update: December 27, 2021, Happy Holidays! Upcoming Scientific Publications Although one of our major goals is to communicate directly with Vermont residents, we frequently supply data or articles that are communicated to other scientists and the public through peer-reviewed…

Tagged with: class, egg mass, field course, fundraiser, publications, research, spotted salamander, wood frog, wood turtle

Herp Update: Continuing Migration and Fundraiser– December 7, 2021

Posted on December 7, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, frogs, road search, salamander, support, updates

Man in blue raincoat, facing the camera, holds an adult snapping turtle head downward. The turtle is almost the size of the man's torso.

Continuing Amphibian Activity Herpers, with the temperatures at 50°F and the rains becoming heavy around 5 PM, I had to run over to the Morgan Road amphibian crossing here in Salisbury again last night. Given that this was both warmer…

Tagged with: class, conservation, course, donate, eastern red-backed salamander, education, fundraiser, fundraising, reptiles, road search, spotted salamander, support, wood frog