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Apps are open for the SSAR Carl Gans Fellowships for students and post-docs presenting at JMIH 2026. Awards: $800 for U.S./Canada and $1,300–$1,700 internationally. Applicants must be current SSAR/ASIH/HL students or post-docs presenting at JMIH and not past recipients. Applications due Feb 1, 2026.
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Apps are open for the SSAR Carl Gans Fellowships for students and post-docs presenting at JMIH 2026. Awards: $800 for U.S./Canada and $1,300–$1,700 internationally. Applicants must be current SSAR/ASIH/HL students or post-docs presenting at JMIH and not past recipients. Applications due Feb 1, 2026.
A Tale of Two Streams
Researchers investigated the nesting behavior of two closely related salamanders (Eurycea bislineata complex) where their ranges overlap.
Read more at Herpetological Review 55(2)
Researchers investigated the nesting behavior of two closely related salamanders (Eurycea bislineata complex) where their ranges overlap.
Read more at Herpetological Review 55(2)
November 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A Tale of Two Streams
Researchers investigated the nesting behavior of two closely related salamanders (Eurycea bislineata complex) where their ranges overlap.
Read more at Herpetological Review 55(2)
Researchers investigated the nesting behavior of two closely related salamanders (Eurycea bislineata complex) where their ranges overlap.
Read more at Herpetological Review 55(2)
SSAR is now accepting applications for the 2025 Roger Conant Grants in Herpetology. Awards of up to $500 support research, education, or conservation in herpetology—especially by student researchers.
Deadline: Dec 15, 2025
Awards announced in March.
Apply via Dropbox:
www.dropbox.com/request/eA6R...
Deadline: Dec 15, 2025
Awards announced in March.
Apply via Dropbox:
www.dropbox.com/request/eA6R...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
SSAR is now accepting applications for the 2025 Roger Conant Grants in Herpetology. Awards of up to $500 support research, education, or conservation in herpetology—especially by student researchers.
Deadline: Dec 15, 2025
Awards announced in March.
Apply via Dropbox:
www.dropbox.com/request/eA6R...
Deadline: Dec 15, 2025
Awards announced in March.
Apply via Dropbox:
www.dropbox.com/request/eA6R...
The Dean E. Metter Memorial Award honors the legacy of Dean Metter (1932–2001), a dedicated field biologist and educator at the University of Missouri–Columbia.
Open to undergraduate and grad students conducting field-based herpetology research.
Deadline: 15 December.
ssarherps.org/ssar-awards/...
Open to undergraduate and grad students conducting field-based herpetology research.
Deadline: 15 December.
ssarherps.org/ssar-awards/...
Dean Metter Memorial Award
Dean E. (Doc) Metter (1932-2001) was a long-time member of the biology faculty at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he taught zoology, comparative anatomy, evolution, and herpetology. A be…
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October 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The Dean E. Metter Memorial Award honors the legacy of Dean Metter (1932–2001), a dedicated field biologist and educator at the University of Missouri–Columbia.
Open to undergraduate and grad students conducting field-based herpetology research.
Deadline: 15 December.
ssarherps.org/ssar-awards/...
Open to undergraduate and grad students conducting field-based herpetology research.
Deadline: 15 December.
ssarherps.org/ssar-awards/...
Congratulations to the 2025 Victor Hutchison Graduate Student Poster Award winners!
Physiology/Morphology: Nikole Schneider (U. of South Dakota)
Conservation: Taylor Thomisee (Arkansas State U.)
Ecology: Oscar Ramon Fokou (U. of Yaoundé)
Full details: ssarherps.org/ssar-awards/...
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Physiology/Morphology: Nikole Schneider (U. of South Dakota)
Conservation: Taylor Thomisee (Arkansas State U.)
Ecology: Oscar Ramon Fokou (U. of Yaoundé)
Full details: ssarherps.org/ssar-awards/...
#SSARHerps
Victor Hutchison Graduate Student Poster Award
Award Information and Guidelines The SSAR Victor Hutchison Student Poster Awards honor Victor Hutchison for his extensive contributions to herpetology and the development of future herpetolo…
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September 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 Victor Hutchison Graduate Student Poster Award winners!
Physiology/Morphology: Nikole Schneider (U. of South Dakota)
Conservation: Taylor Thomisee (Arkansas State U.)
Ecology: Oscar Ramon Fokou (U. of Yaoundé)
Full details: ssarherps.org/ssar-awards/...
#SSARHerps
Physiology/Morphology: Nikole Schneider (U. of South Dakota)
Conservation: Taylor Thomisee (Arkansas State U.)
Ecology: Oscar Ramon Fokou (U. of Yaoundé)
Full details: ssarherps.org/ssar-awards/...
#SSARHerps
Herpetological Review Vol. 55(4) is out now! The cover features the Endangered Mehuin Green Frog (Insuetophrynus acarpicus) from Chile. ssarherps.org/herpetologic...
Herpetological Review
Herpetological Review issues from 1967–2015 and all Natural History Notes, Geographic Distribution Notes, Book Reviews, and other select sections from 2016–2020 are now Open Access and available as…
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August 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Herpetological Review Vol. 55(4) is out now! The cover features the Endangered Mehuin Green Frog (Insuetophrynus acarpicus) from Chile. ssarherps.org/herpetologic...
Now available at the SSAR Bookstore: Contributions to Herpetology, Vol. 35 — The Dutch Indies Commission and the Herpetological Legacy of Heinrich Boie (1794–1827). 376 pp., 60 color plates, 18 figures. Essential for systematists & herp historians. Order: store10270226.company.site/%E2%80%8BVol...
Vol. 35. The Dutch Indies Commission and the Herpetological Legacy of Heinrich Boie (1794–1827)
Vol. 35. The Dutch Indies Commission and the Herpetological Legacy of Heinrich Boie (1794–1827) , by Jay M. Savage, Marcus Sparreboom and Gregory K. Pregill. The history of Heinrich Boie’s never publi...
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August 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Now available at the SSAR Bookstore: Contributions to Herpetology, Vol. 35 — The Dutch Indies Commission and the Herpetological Legacy of Heinrich Boie (1794–1827). 376 pp., 60 color plates, 18 figures. Essential for systematists & herp historians. Order: store10270226.company.site/%E2%80%8BVol...
The SSAR’s Graduate Student Mentorship Program connects early-stage herpetology grads with peer mentors for a year of support and networking.
Mentors: Ph.D. candidates/recent grads — apply by Aug 8
Mentees: 1st–2nd yr Ph.D. or master’s — apply by Aug 15
Details: ssarherps.org/2025/07/grad...
Mentors: Ph.D. candidates/recent grads — apply by Aug 8
Mentees: 1st–2nd yr Ph.D. or master’s — apply by Aug 15
Details: ssarherps.org/2025/07/grad...
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August 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The SSAR’s Graduate Student Mentorship Program connects early-stage herpetology grads with peer mentors for a year of support and networking.
Mentors: Ph.D. candidates/recent grads — apply by Aug 8
Mentees: 1st–2nd yr Ph.D. or master’s — apply by Aug 15
Details: ssarherps.org/2025/07/grad...
Mentors: Ph.D. candidates/recent grads — apply by Aug 8
Mentees: 1st–2nd yr Ph.D. or master’s — apply by Aug 15
Details: ssarherps.org/2025/07/grad...