Newsletter of
The Minnesota . S 1 o c May 2002
Volume 22 Number 5
Equatorial Herpetofauna in Amazonian Ecuador. He coauthored the classic text Biology of Amphibians with his wife, Linda Trueb. He is editor of the books Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians: A June General Meeting Global Perspective and The South American Friday, June 7th , 2002, Herpetofauna: It's Origin, 7:00 PM Evolution, and Dispersal. Program: Life in the This will be a great talk from a Rainforest: An Amazonian world-renowned expert in amphibian biology and Latin Herpetofauna American herps. See you Guest Speaker: William there!
Upcoming Meeting The Vice-president's Report By Tony Gamble
E. Duellman
The Amazon rainfore~t is hom.e to almost 300 spe?les of reptile and 335 species of frogs. June's speaker, William E. Duellman, has been work ing with frogs and other herps in Latin America for over 30 years. His talk will document s?me .of this incredible. herp ~Iverslty and some of hiS sto nes from the field. . . Dr. Duellman IS cu~a~o~ ementus of the Dlvlsl?n . of Herpetology at the University of Kansas Natural History . K Museum In Lawrence, ansas. br h d 300 H h e . as . pu IS. e d~ver th pu bl Icat 10~S mclu mg. e book~ Hyltd Frofls of Middle America and BIOlogy of an
Upcoming Meetings Jul 12th, 2002 _ Curtis Ec:erman _ Hognose Snakes
Critter of the Month Now thaUhe weather is getting nicer there's no reason not to of the brmg . an anima . It0 Cr路tter I Month. This is a program where MHS members bring in th . I 路 als and ellr. persl?ttnl a bammtthem to exp am a I e a ou th d路 W 'II used to e au lence. e suggest a Critter of the Month theme in the newsletter. Peo Ie were often creative in p
finding an animal that fits. For example, if Critter of the Month was 'Minnesota Herps,' you could bring any animal since it lives in Minnesota now. Guidelines for Critter of the Month: Must clear all potentially dangerous animals with the VicePresident before bringing them to the meeting. Do not bring sick or animals in shed. Bring animals in appropriat~ carriers for the weather condltions. Bring a proper container to display the animals. Animals brought into the meeting room are not to be shown in the room except during Cr!tt~r of the Month. If I~ IS necessary to take the animal out, please do so outside the room. Several folks last month mentioned that offering a monthly . I theme again would be helpfu . . h' h y,' So, thiS mont s t eme: ou re oldest herp.