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Welcome to UVM’s Field Herpetology site!

This website is a place where visitors can:

  • learn more about herpetology (the study of amphibians and reptiles), especially the herpetofauna of Vermont
  • explore new research findings related to herps
  • be amazed by the musings, photography, research, writing, and art of UVM WFB 141: Field Herpetology students
Wood frog egg mass. Photo by Brittany Mosher.

This page is maintained by Dr. Brittany A. Mosher, an Assistant Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont. Brittany’s research focuses on wildlife disease ecology and she teaches WFB141: Field Herpetology at UVM during spring semesters.

Left: Dr. Brittany Mosher holding a mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus), a species of greatest conservation need in Vermont. Photo credit: Dr. Riley Bernard.
Right: UVM Field Herp students take to the streets to learn how to use radio-telemetry to track some of Vermont’s most elusive fictitious wildlife: snow lizards.