The Database
60 years of Herpetological Review, structured for search
The Snakesperts database is a structured extraction of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles' Herpetological Review journal — 1,600+ records covering distribution data, natural history notes, research articles, and book reviews from 1967 to 2023. Every record carries its observation type, geographic context, and a citation that resolves to SSAR's source PDF.
- — Records extracted
- — Distinct species mentioned
- — Distribution records (GDR)
- — Natural History Notes (NHN)
- — Research articles
- — Year range
What's in here
Each extracted record captures the species observed, the location (state, county, GPS when available), the observation type (diet, predation, reproduction, distribution, etc.), the author and publication source, and a snippet or abstract. Records are joined through their HR volume(issue):page citation key — every claim traces back to the original article on SSAR's site.
How it's used
Use the Search page to query by keyword, species, state, or observation type, and to filter into significance modes like Range Extensions and Breakthrough Discoveries. Use the Map to see GPS-tagged observations spatially. Use the Species Profile for synthesized, peer-cited reading at three depths: scientific, field-guide, key-findings.
What it isn't
We don't redistribute SSAR's full article PDFs. We surface enough metadata, snippet, and structured data to make the literature navigable, then hand off to SSAR for the source. Members get the PDF directly; non-members can request access through SSAR's archive.