r/herping

some species I’ve seen recently this fall (and a bit of summer’s end) I’m seeing a lot more than I expected, though the reduced vegetation makes traversing the woods easier

A lot of young garters are basking/hiding in the rocky slopes, I also set out some boards for them

sucks that I didn’t see a milksnake (yet🤞🏽) this year but I haven’t been out as much as I could’ve

hopefully snow clears faster next year, excited to see the vernal pools though

(Eastern MA)

The names of these Salamanders are: Northern Spring Salamander, Spotted Salamander and Northern Slimy Salamander! (Ithaca New York)

Hi all! I have been herping quite actively for the last three years. Like many of you, I was keeping my records in a mix of spreadsheets and iNat, but I wanted one dedicated herping app. So for the last six months I have been building one. It’s called Agama: Herping Companion, and it’s now available on iOS and Android.

What it does:

• Life list covering every reptile and amphibian species known to date. It follows taxonomy changes, so when a species gets split or renamed, your records move with it. Lifers are marked.
• Country checklists, plus US states and continents, so you can see what you have found and what is still out there.
• Explore: see which species have been recorded around you, or anywhere else you choose. It uses GBIF occurrence data.
• Trips: log a herping trip day by day. Friends travelling with you can contribute to the same trip too.
• Import your old records from iNaturalist using just your username, or from a spreadsheet.

I have also tried to be quite careful with locations. Adding a specific location is optional, and even if you do, the location is snapped to a grid of roughly 2 km before being saved. GPS metadata is also stripped from photos on your phone before they are uploaded.

It’s a one-person project, so there will definitely still be some rough edges. Feedback and ideas are very welcome.

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6787650717

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.herp.mobile

Found in eastern Missouri. It looks more like an Eastern box turtle than an ornate or 3 toed to me. The ornates I'm used to are much smaller and the carapace pattern is much more pronounced than normal 3 toed. Is it possibly just a very pretty 3 toed or maybe a released pet eastern?

They love my house.