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
KU herpetology at the World Congress! August 17, 2012
The Biodiversity Institute was well represented at the 7th World Congress of Herpetology held on August 8–13 in Vancouver, Canada. Among the 1700+ delegates from 41 countries were Rafe Brown,...
Posted in The Science Life
Our last days in the mountains (24 July) July 24, 2012
I caught a glimpse of the mountains as I left the field team, two days ago. Over the last 48 hours Dr. Tess Sanguila and I drove back and forth along the north coast of Mindanao, visiting...
Posted in FieldnotesNews
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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