Philadelphia Herpetological Society

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.

Philadelphia Herpetological Society
Formation1952
PurposeEducation about and conservation of reptiles
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Region served
Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey
President
Mark F. Miller
Websitehttp://www.herpetology.com/phs.html

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.

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