About

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. Major focuses of herpetology are biogeography of the Philippines, New World anurans, and the osteology of anurans.

We are located on the fourth floor of Dyche Hall at the University of Kansas.
Mailing Address: Division of Herpetology
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence KS 66045-7505 General contact information: herps@ku.edu

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
Curator in Charge:
Rafe Brown 785.864.3403
Curator(s):
Linda Trueb 785.864.3342
Collection Manager(s):
Andrew Campbell 785.864.4508