Our collection of amphibians and reptiles is one of the ten largest in the world, containing more than 292,000 catalogued specimens from 166 countries. Important holdings include those from the western United States and Mexico, Southwest and Southeast Asia, Oceania, and northern, southern, and eastern Africa.

THE DEPARTMENT		FIELD PROJECTS
About CAS Herpetology History of the Department Personnel and Contact Information Recent Publications Herpetological Publications in the Proceedings and Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences		African Frogs Gulf of Guinea Islands Biodiversity Project Sao Tome Expeditions Herpetofauna of Myanmar Yunnan Natural History Project
COLLECTIONS Collection Distribution and Diversity Facts Collection Catalog Loan Policy Combined Index to Herpetology Collections: a searchable taxonomic index summarizing the herpetology collections of 28 different institutions. Philippine Digitization Project FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Funding Opportunities at the CAS Department of Herpetology GALLERY Photos of California Herpetology

About the Department

General information and a brief history of the Department of Herpetology.

Personnel

Herpetology Curators, Collection Managers, Curatorial Assistants, Graduate Assistants and Research Associates.

Collection Catalog

Explore our collection of amphibians and reptiles.

Combined Collection Index

Search the combined index to herpetology collections.

Funding Opportunities

The Department of Herpetology offers small grants to study its collection.

Contact Info

For general inquiries about the Department of Herpetology please contact:

Herpetology Administrator
415-379-5289
herpetology@calacademy.org