Herpetological information and links

NZ herpetological threat assessment/classification

New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZ Department of Conservation)
Conservation Status of Amphibian Species in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland (Auckland Council)
Conservation Status of Reptile Species in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland (Auckland Council)
Conservation status of reptile species in the Wellington region (Greater Wellington Regional Council)
Conservation status of reptile species in Otago report 2024 (Otago Regional Council)
Conservation status of Otago’s amphibians report 2024 (Otago Regional Council)

New Zealand herpetological information

Best practice for monitoring herpetofauna (NZ Department of Conservation)
NZ native reptiles and frogs (NZ Department of Conservation)
NZFrogs: information and resources for frog conservation

Books

A Naturalists Guide to the Reptiles & Amphibians of New Zealand by Sam Purdie
New Zealand lizards by Dave Chapple
Reptile and amphibians of New Zealand: A field guide by Dylan van Winkel, Marleen Baling & Rod Hitchmough
Skinks & geckos: The remarkable lizards of Aotearoa by Anna Yeoman
SRARNZ Reptiles and Amphibians in Otago Booklet by Sophie Penniket, Carey Knox, Alison Cree & Phil Bishop
Tuatara: biology and conservation of a venerable survivor by Alison Cree

Special issue journals

2016: New Zealand herpetology: Tony Whitaker’s legacy – Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 46 (1)
2023: New Zealand native frogs: a special tribute to honour Phil Bishop (1957–2021) for his dedication and contribution to frog research and conservation – New Zealand Journal of Ecology, Volume 47(2)

International herpetological information

Amphibian species of the world (American Museum of Natural History)
IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species
The Reptile Database

NZ conservation and research organisations

Auckland Museum
Department of Conservation
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Museum of New Zealand/Te Papa Tongarewa
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society

Herpetological societies

Australian Herpetology information and links
Australian Herpetological Society AHS
Australian Society of Herpetologists
New Zealand Herpetological Society NZHS
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles SSAR
Smålands Herpetologiska Förening (Sweden)

Journals that include herpetological content

Austral Ecology (Ecological Society of Australia)
Amphibia-Reptilia
Applied Herpetology (defunct since 2010)
Copeia
Journal of Herpetology (Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles SSAR)
Herpetological Conservation and Biology
Herpetologica and Herpetological Review journals (Herpetologists League)
Perspectives in Biodiversity
New Zealand Journal of Ecology (New Zealand Ecological Society)
New Zealand Journal of Zoology
The Herpetological Bulletin (British Herpetological Society)
The Herpetological Journal (British Herpetological Society)
Wildlife Research (CSIRO Publishing)