Today we celebrate all of you who strive with immense passion to untangle the mysteries of evolution and advance our understanding of life.

Happy Taxonomist Apreciation Day!

The recent description of the 9,000th amphibian species marks a remarkable milestone for biodiversity science and a testament to decades of careful fieldwork, taxonomy, and collaboration across the globe. Read more at AmphibiaWeb.org #AWNews

#herpetology #taxonomy #science

A direct link for the databases can also be found here:
www.reptile-database.org/data/

We want to know how many of your papers we are missing in the database!

Please take a look at our literature list, and further info on:

www.reptile-database.org/db-info/news...

Then send us a brief email with your main area of research and the number of your papers that we missed :)

Thats amazing! Greetings.

Thanks for sharing Mike!

#addHerper #herps

A graphic of the changes made this release, 69 new species, 6 elevated, 6 resurrectes, 5 new spelling, 4 new combination and 16 downgraded. Also features pictures of Calumma hofreiteri, a new species of chameleon from madagascar described in 2025

What's new in the database this release?

This is a quick snippet of the changes made in this version...
We have 12,568 species and 2,070 subspecies!

You can read more here:
www.reptile-database.org/db-info/news...

The Reptile Database January Release featuring a new species of gecko from México

How many reptile species exist in 2026?

The number of species in this new release adds up to 12,568 species!
Adding 69 more to the latest number (September 2025)

You can read more on our News Section!
www.reptile-database.org/db-info/news.html
#herpetology #reptiles #taxonomy