Philadelphia Herpetological Society
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The Philadelphia Herpetological Society
(PHS) is the oldest, continually operated reptile
group in North America
. It was founded by Roger Conant (herpetologist)
and a group of like-minded herpetologists in 1952. The current president is Mark Miller.
PHS has published the Bulletin and occasional newsletters throughout its history.
They seem to meet infrequently at present but operate a reptile rescue for animals in the Philadelphia metro area, and a wildlife conservation area in Southern New Jersey.
Herpetological society
Herpetological society is a commonly used term for a club or organized group of reptile and amphibian enthusiasts. The term is derived from herpetology - the branch of zoology dealing with the study of those organisms....
(PHS) is the oldest, continually operated reptile
Reptile
Reptiles are members of a class of air-breathing, ectothermic vertebrates which are characterized by laying shelled eggs , and having skin covered in scales and/or scutes. They are tetrapods, either having four limbs or being descended from four-limbed ancestors...
group in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. It was founded by Roger Conant (herpetologist)
Roger Conant (herpetologist)
Roger Conant was an American herpetologist, author, educator and conservationist. He was Director Emeritus of the Philadelphia Zoo and Adjunct Professor at the University of New Mexico...
and a group of like-minded herpetologists in 1952. The current president is Mark Miller.
PHS has published the Bulletin and occasional newsletters throughout its history.
They seem to meet infrequently at present but operate a reptile rescue for animals in the Philadelphia metro area, and a wildlife conservation area in Southern New Jersey.