THE BAY AREA AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE SOCIETY

Links of Interest to Herp Enthusiasts

This section includes links to
non-BAARS-maintained pages
which might be of interest to members and guests.
If you know of links that you would like to see added or find broken links,
please contact the BAARS Web master.

General Interest:

The Monterey Bay Aquarium
Oakland Zoo
San Francisco Zoo
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Palo Alto Junior Museum
Sulphur Creek Nature Center - Hayward, CA
Youth Science Institute - Alum Rock, Saratoga, Vasona
California Academy of Sciences
Kingsnake.com (check their comprehensive links - although primarily a commercial site, they are an excellent resource for herps in general... )

Conservation and Endangered Species:

U.N. Environment Programs - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP Home page)
World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
CITES Threatened Species - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
Red List of Threatened Species - International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
Endangered Species Program (US Fish and Wildlife)
U.S. Threatened and Endangered Species - Threatened and Endangered Species database System (TESS)
Endangered Species Resources - from EE-Link - Environmental Education on the Internet
Endangered Wildlife - by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
NatureServe Explorer - Online encyclopedia and database of >60,000 North and Central American plant and animal species
International Species Info System (ISIS)

General Herpetology:

Turtles & Tortoises:

Tortoise Trust - the world's largest tortoise and turtle organization.
Chelonian Research Foundation
Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter - The Newsletter of Chelonian Conservationists and Biologists
California Turtle and Tortoise Club (CTTC)
Huge list of CTTC Turtle and Tortoise Links
The Desert Tortoise Council
Joshua Tree Turtle and Tortoise Rescue
Terrapene.org (Box Turtles)
The Leatherback Trust - dedicated to saving the leatherback turtle and other sea turtles from extinction.
Turtle Trax - A Page Devoted to Marine Turtles
SeaTurtle.org
TurtleTimes.com
CONFESSIONS OF A TURTLE WIFE -- The hilarious story of a turtle-challenged marriage.

Lizards:

Crocodilians -
Alligators, Crocodiles, Caimens & Gharials

Crocodilians - Natural History & Conservation
Alligators & Crocodiles (Duke University)
The Crocodile Specialist Group

Amphibians:

Snakes:

About Snakes - Free advice on how to keep popular snake species. Plus download your free reptile care ebook. Also an extensive list of links to reptile related sites (including BAARS).

Scientific Topics:

Animal Care Information:

Herp & Green Iguana Information Collection
by Melissa Kaplan
Tricia's Chinese Water Dragon, Reptile and Amphibian Care Page
Reptile World Order - Reptile and Amphibian Information Site
Wildwood Veterinary Hospitals Reptile Pet Information Pages
Care Sheets by BAARS Members
AFH Guidelines for Keeping of Large Constrictors
Reptiles Magazine (online)
Poisonous and Toxic Plants - list of sites
More Safe and Toxic Plant Lists
TLady's Edible Plants for Tortoises with pictures
The Tortoise House - Enclosures has a guide to interesting tortoise housing ideas for both indoor and outdoor habitats.

Supplies:

The Bean Farm
Midwest Tongs
LLL Reptile & Supply
Herp Supplies .Com
Turtle Cafe .Com - Natures Finest Specialty Foods & Supplements
Turtle Stuff .Com - Edible Native Wildflowers, Grasses, and Landscape
Tlady's Tortoise Mix from Herbiseed - grass-free seed mixture of plants eaten by wild Mediterranean tortoises

Rescue Groups:

Other Local Herp Societies:

Herp Society Sites:

BAARS Member's sites:

Absolute Constrictor - Quality Captive-Bred Constrictors
Snakes - by Eric Hart
Golden Gate Geckos - Distinctive Leopard Geckos
The Kern Family Zoo
Turtle Mom
Valerie Haecky's Turtle Information Pages

Local Reptile Stores:

East Bay Vivarium - Berkeley

These links were last updated on 05/17/05
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