Save Our Amphibians & Reptiles: How YOU Can Reduce the Spread of Disease
PARC Products by National Disease Task Team
- Guidance on Designing Surveillance Studies for Herpetological Pathogens
- New Disease Risk Paper: Why you need to wear and change gloves and not co-house animals
- Report observations of sick or dying amphibians or reptiles
- Enhanced Between-Site Biosecurity to Minimize Herpetofaunal Disease-Causing Pathogen Transmission
Herpetofaunal Disease Fact Sheets
- Herp Rehab Guidelines (2022)
- Aural Abscesses (2022)
- Bd Chytridiomycosis (2022)
- Bsal (2022)
- Frog Deformities (2022)
- Ranavirus (2022)
- Snake Fungal Disease (2022)
- Snake Lung Parasite (2023)
- Sea Turtle Mortality (2022)
Disease Task Team Webinars
- Bsal Basics: Better Together Webinar (2022)
- Field Biosecurity 101 (2022)
- Management of North American Herpetofaunal Diseases (2021)
- Pesky Pentastomes: Parasitic Crustaceans Coming to a State Near You (2023)
PARC Products by Regional Disease Task Teams
- Environmental DNA (eDNA) Sampling for Amphibian Pathogens (SEPARC 2016)
- Guidance on Investigating Amphibian and Reptile Mortalities (SEPARC 2017)
- Snake Fungal Disease (Ophidiomycosis) in Southeastern Snake Populations (SEPARC 2021)
- Disinfection of Field Equipment Protocol (NEPARC 2014)
- Ranavirus FAQ (NEPARC 2014)
Bsal (Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans)
- The North American Bsal Task Force
- Bsal Factsheet (2022)
- Salamander chytrid fungus (Bsal) briefing paper
Useful Websites
- Association of Reptile and Amphibian Vets: ARAV
- USGS ARMI
- Global Ranavirus Consortium
- Bd Maps