Helpful websites

Here we suggest websites with further information regarding Austrian amphibians and reptiles:

  • The Austrian Society for Herpetology (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Herpetologie; ÖGH) is a non-profit organization whose members promote all areas of herpetology. ÖGH supports scientific research and is actively involved in the protection of amphibians and reptiles and their habitats.
    • ÖGH-Aktuell is the information journal of the ÖGH that reports on events and projects of the Society, publishes herpetological articles in German and contains the reports of the Secretary General and Treasurer.
    • Herpetozoa is an open-access scientific journal of the ÖGH dedicated to all branches of herpetology.

  • Herpetofauna.at: The Austrian Amphibians & Reptiles provides Information on all the Austrian amphibians and reptiles, including descriptions, images, and distribution maps.

  • The Herpetological Collection at The Natural History Museum Vienna is a world-known top collection of data, literature, and preserved specimens in a leading natural history museum.

  • Project Roadkill aims to provide an overview of where and why animals are killed by road traffic.