Vol. 1 (1981), No. 1

MINNESOTA HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY Na~SLETTER

VOLUME I

NUMBER 1 JUNE MEETING Friday, June 5th, 1981 8:00 PM Room 225, Smith Hall University of Minnesota

The program this month will be presented by Larry Probst on Rhinocerous Iquanas. Larry will be talking about the care, breeding, and ecology of these interesting reptiles.

Larry, a native of St. Paul,. Minnesota, has studied reptiles for 20 years maintaining a live collection and having extensive field experience. He, also, maintains and breeds several species of parrots.

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The May meeting was successful in ratifying the proposed Constitution and Bylaws with the election of officers who will serve till the annual March meeting.

The featured program for the evening was a presentation by Terry Odegaard on several types of North American Mill ksnakes. The tal k covered variations in color patterns, sizes, food, and habitats.

The evening ~nded with an open discussion.

ANNlJAL I\1EETING The 24th Annual ~Ic'ding of

TI-IE SOCIETY FOB TI-IE STUl))' ()F Ai\lPIIIBIANS

AND REPTILES A~I)

TIl(' 29th Annual \l('(~ting of THE HEHPETOL()CISTS' , LEAGUE ,,"ill be host(\d by I\IEI\lPHIS STATE UNIVERSITY \h'Illphis, 'T'(,111H'SSl'(' 9-14 August 1981 FEATURED SYrJlPOSIUM: Reproductive Biology of Reptiles PROGRAM SUMMARY: Suoej(ly.9 August

. Reqlstr.111on SSAR AOMd of Oil ecton; Meeting. HL Goard of Trustees Meetmc: Fifth Annual SSAR RE.'glonal HNpetologlcal SOclPtles Conference

Monday. 10 August. ...... HL Distinguished HerpetOlogists Lecture by Ernest Williams. Contributed PapNS. Postpr Sesl'lon.

Symposium on Reproductive BIOlogy of Reptiles: SSAR. HL Liaison Committee Mpotlng. Herp Art Exhibit. Commercial Extllbitors' Display: Social Tuesday.

l' Augus!.. .... Contributed Papers; Posler Session: Symposium on Reproducllve Biology of Reptiles: Herp Art Exhibit; Live Herp Exhibit; Commercial Exhibitors' DIsplay; SSAR Busmess MeetIng: Barbecue at Schlitz Belle

Wednesday. 12 August Contributed Papers; Poster Session: Symposium on Reproductive Biology of Reptiles: Herp Art Exhibit: Live Herp Exhibit; Hl Business Meeting: Riverboat Dinner Cnlise Thursday. 13 August. .... Contributed Papers; Posler Session: HerpArt ExhlbIl,lIV(! H(!rp Exhibit

GENERAL INFORMATION: Pre-registration forms, including the call lor paoers and other information will be mailed to memberS oi the two soCieties In March 1981 Copies of tne mp.elina information Will be ~ent on request to Interested p';rsons The deadline for lecelpt 01 abS1racts wiil be 5 June 1981. A regular pre-registration lee of S25, 0'> a student fee ot S1 5. Will be duE;' no ialer than 5 june 1981.1 he reguiar reglsllallon 1(,(1 at the meeting Will be $30. with a student lee 01 $20 Housing in an <lIr-conditioned dormitory Will be available at S10.20 per pelson pel day for double occupancy (4 sharing bath): $16.80 per person per day for single occupancy (2 sharing bath). or S24 pcr day for a tarr"Iy (only) suite consisting of two rooms (4 bâ&#x201A;Ź'dsl With a connect 109 Ilath Transportation: Indlviciuals plannlOg 10 travel by all should make reservations IOta MemphiS I nlernatlonal Airport. A shuttle to campus will be prOVided.

Camping faCIlities are HvallAble In the MemphiS area ' Special Activities: Spouse and family trips to L Ibertyland Amusement Park. Chucahssa I ndlan Museum: MemphiS Pink Palace M\J~e\Jm. BrOOkS Mem()(Ial Art Gnllcry. 01 M(!mptlls ROIAnicill Gillll<!nS Illay Ill' organized depending on intf'rest Daytime child care facilities may be available If there IS suffiCient demand LOCAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN:

Friday. 14 August... ....... Llve Herp Exhibit: Tour of MemphiS Zoo and AquarIum

James S. Jacob Ecological Research Ce'nter Department of Biology MemphiS State UniverSity MemphiS. TN 38152 (901) 454-2588 or 2581

MHS Members, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who were at the initial meeting of the Minnesota Herpetological Society. The thirty people present can take pride in knowing they are charter members of a new and growing society.

A special note of thanks should go to the people who worked on the organizing committees that layed the ground work for our society. These people gave generously their time and energy to draft the constitution, to get the word out about the meeting, to organize a program and to find people willing to take on the responsibility of serving as officers of the society.

Dr Tordoff and Dr. Regal of the Bell Museum, also, deserve our thanks and appreciation for their assistance in forming the society and offering the association with the Bell Museum. This provides the society with a Bell Museum mailing address and allows us to use the university facilities for our meetings. This will be a distinct advantage for us as we grow~ I want to encourage all members, whether officers or not, to take an active part in the functioning of the society. Now is when you can have the greatest impact on the direction and emphasis of YOUR society.

If you have ideas or suggestions for society programs or activities be sure to make them known. The names and phone numbers of the officers are included elsewhere in the newsletter for your convenience.

/D~9~ Delvin Jones.

Presi'dent

REPTILE HUSBANDRY SYMPOSIUM

**LOGO NEEDED** The society needs a logo! The Board of Directors is looking for ideas from the membership. Put on your Creative Hats and come up with the Minnesota Herpetological Society logo! Submit your ideas to the society officer.

F;ftrl Annual ReoWe SY~iPC·Slli!'Yl ~Y' Ca;:-." fIve PropagatIon and rusbar.cry ;0 be he:c FrIday thru Sunday. JunE' 12. 13 and '4~n.

198~. tr,e Oklahorta CIty Zoo. Oklahoma Papers are still b€:ir.g accepte~ til' D' M&r:,;-, J Rosenberg. Case Western R€:serve Ur.:verslty. BIOlogy Department. Cleveiano. OrlO 44106. This year's Sympo~ium co-ordlnatcr IS Thomas Huff. D,rector. Reptile Breecing Foun::;atlon. P.O. BOl<. 1450. P,cton. OntarlC. Canada KOK 2TO.lnformatlon with regard to accommodatIons should be addressee to DareH Pickellng Oklahoma City Zoo. 2'01 N.E 50th. Oklanoma Ci~y. Oidaltoma 73~ : 1

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RICHARD A. HAHN PUDilC!ty Chairman.

5th Annual Reptde S>'m::lCSiUm Zoological Con'sortium Inc 13019 Catoctin Furnace Rj Thurmont. MD 21708

**WANTED** People to fill the remaining offices of the Newsletter Editor and Membersat-large (3).

The Newsletter Editor will be responsible for publishing the monthly MHS Newsletter.

Arrangements have been made to have the printing done once the Newsletter is assembled; also help os available to assist,in the writing of the Newsletter. The Editor will be responsible for seeing that the Newsletter is written, typed, printed, and mailed out on time.

The Members-at-large are expected to attend the monthly Board of Directors meetings and participate in the formulation of policy and governing of the society.

Those interested in serving in either of these positions should submit their name to any society officer at the June meeting.

ATTENTION! !

EDITORS CORNER The newsletter is looking for material that is appropriate for inclusion in the newsletter.

-Items of interest would be short articles of herping activities, recent breeding successes, sightings of emerging herps, humerous items from other publications, etc.

All material to be included in the next months newsletter should be submitted by the 15th of the month. Send to the societies rna i 1 i ng add'ress.

THE MINNESOTA HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY DELICATESSEN will hold its GRAND OPENING, June 5th after the monthly meeting.

The featured take-out item will be fresh frozen mice straight from MHS's own exculsive supplier. ' Twenty-five dozen of these delectable tidbits will be available to tickle the palates of your collection. The management has priced these food items at our inflation fighting price of only $3.00 per dozen.

This is planned to be a regular feature after each meeting so besure to bring your money and stock up!

MINNESOTA HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY BELL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 10 CHURCH STREET MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55455

James & Pam Gerholdt

P. O. Box 86 Webster, MN .5.5088

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OFFICERS Delvin Jones

President

938-8555

Terry Odegaard

Vice-President

544-6406

Connie Delles

Secretary-Treasurer

938-1679