Field Herp Forum

I've been gone from the forum for a while, but it was not without reason! Back in March I took my first international herping/wildlife viewing trip to Ecuador for an 11 day whirlwind starting at some of the highest elevations in the country down to the lowest. So, in my next two posts, I'm going to ...

For the last three years or so, I've been spending the chillier winter months searching for one thing; mud salamanders. This species has been able to give me the slip almost every time I have tried for it. With that being said, I've managed to build up a decent amount of photos of this secretive spe...

I'm back again with another quick post before the close of the year and the 2024 herping adventures begin. A few days ago, as the warm winter rains showered down, my good friend Sam and I took to some rural roads in hopes of helping amphibians off of the road. To start, we hit one of our favorite de...

Also, did you find that Junaluska in Tennessee or NC? From what I understand, the NC populations are much declined and it is very rare to find those on the Tar Heel side of the Appalachians anymore. Thanks for the support on the post! Fortunately, Junaluska can still be locally abundant in certain ...

2023 was a great year for me. I found a lot of notable snakes and even more notable salamanders. Given that I haven't posted on this forum in a very long time, I decided I'd hop back on to showcase my favorite finds from my favorite order, Caudata. At the beginning of the year, I set out to prove se...

Back in April, my good buddy Hunter and I took a trip to Southwestern NC for two days to see how many salamander species we could manage to turn up. This was my first time herping in this region of the state, so the majority of what we planned on seeing were lifers. Our first stop consisted of a thi...