"Nothing in evolution makes sense except when seen in the light of phylogeny." -Jay M. Savage (1997 Society of Systematic Biologists Presidential Address)
We provide links to research groups, virtual libraries, journals, conservation entities, organizations and book sellers.
Research groups
- Graham Reynolds Lab
- S. Blair Hedges Lab
- Jonathan Losos Lab
- Arthur Echternacht Lab
- Richard Glor Lab
- Adrian Hailey (University of the West Indies)
- Paul Hertz (Barnard College)
- Ray Huey (University of Washington)
- John Iverson (Earlham College)
- Rafael Joglar (University of Puerto Rico)
- Manuel Leal (Duke University)
- Anita Malhotra (Bangor University)
- Robert Powell (Avila University)
- Javier Rodriguez (University of Nevada)
- Tom Schoener (University of California)
- Richard Thomas (University of Puerto Rico)
- Roger Thorpe (Bangor University)
- Byron Wilson (University of the West Indies)
- Craig Layman
Conservation, Museums and Biodiversity
- IUCN Redlist – the conservation status of species
- Trinidad and Tobago Herpetology – Blog Page of John C. Murphy and Renoir Auguste
- Instituto Butantan
- Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ)
- University of Havanna Cuba –
- Toledo Zoo West Indian Boa Conservation
- Amphibian Species of the World—a taxonomic summary
- AmphibiaWeb—current species counts, images, maps, and more
- HerpNET—a metadatabase of museum collections
- The Reptile Database—a taxonomic summary
- TimeTree—divergence times among species
- Caribherp – Website listing in great detail the different Reptile and Amphibian species of the caribbean. Maintained by S. Blair Hedges.
- Caribnature – Website about the Caribbean Ecoregion Maintained by S. Blair Hedges.
- CaribMap – detailed digitized maps of the caribbean from the 17th century to today.
- caribbeaninvasives – Information site about Caribbean invasive species
- CITES
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- iNaturalist
- Mongabay
- Traffic
- An Age Database
- Frank and Kate Slavens. Reptilian Reproduction and Aging Database
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Serpentresearch
Virtual libraries
- Deep Blue
- openculture
- The internet archive
- Library of the Congress
- hathitrust
- Project Gutenberg
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Carl Gans
- ZOBODAT – Zoological Botanical Database
- Smithonian Virtual Libraries
- The online Books Page
- The CIA World Fact Book
Organisations
- DGHT – German Society for Herpetology and Terrarium Science
- Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
- World Association of Zoos and Aquariums
- European Association of Zoos and Aquariums
- International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology
- International Reptile Conservation Foundation
- European Snake Society
- Working Group Snakes (part of the DGHT)
- Terrariengemeinschaft Berlin – (Germany)
Journals
- Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
- Copeia
- Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
- Caribbean Journal of Science
- Caribbean Journal of Earth Science
- Caribbean Herpetology
- Contemporary Herpetology
- Herpetological Monographs
- Herpetological Conservation and Biology
- Herpetologica and Herpetological Monographs
- Herpetozoa
- International Journal of Biological Nomenclature and Terminology
- Journal of Herpetology
- JSTOR
- Salamandra Journal
- World Catalog
- Biawak
- MesoAmerican Herpetology
- IRCF
- American Museum Novitates
- Zootaxa
- Reptiles & Amphibians (IRCF)
- Russian Journal of Herpetology
- Ophidia
- Sauria