Philadelphia Herpetological Society | |
Size: | 180px |
Formation: | 1952 |
Purpose: | Education about and conservation of reptiles |
Headquarters: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Region Served: | Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Mark F. Miller |
Website: | http://www.herpetology.com/phs.html |
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. PHS is a US 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization. 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 in the Philadelphia metro area, and own and operate a wildlife conservation area in Burlington, New Jersey.