Herpetology conducts research, research training and graduate education on the world’s reptiles and amphibians – their global diversity, evolution, geography, genomics, morphology, conservation, ecology and behavior. These studies are grounded in research collections of almost 330,000 specimens and their associated data. Research in Herpetology focuses on the biogeography of the Philippines, New World anurans, and the osteology of anurans.
From the Biodiversity Institute Blogs
Fun Facts About our Ethanol Collections March 2, 2011
Most of the museum's reptile, amphibian and fish specimens are kept in jars, along with ethanol to preserve them. These collections contain nearly one million specimens that provide vital information...
Posted in Lab Notes
Limbless Lizards November 19, 2010
Usually, your close relatives resemble you. Or at least they have the same number of limbs. Not true, however, for Brachymeles lukbani, a species recently discovered by...
Posted in Lab NotesNews
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The collection may be browsed online via our DiGIR Portal, through Specify 5 Web Access, and through HerpNET.
Herpetology at a Glance
(Amphibians and Reptiles)
Established: 1900
Collection Strengths: 330,000 specimens
Research Strengths:
Systematic herpetology
Systematic herpetology