This website is intended for everyone interested in reptiles and amphibians. It is also the primary means of communication with all participants in SARCA (Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment).

All illustrative photographs are subject to copyright and may not be used without the permission of the photographer. Unless otherwise stated, all photographs are by Marius Burger.

Photographs in the SARCA virtual museum collection may be used without permission, but the photographer (i.e., the observer of the record), and this website, should be appropriately acknowledged.

If you use quotations from articles on this site, please cite the relevant author and URL.

This site is compiled and maintained by the Avian Demography Unit (ADU) at the University of Cape Town (UCT). If you have an article of an African herpetological nature (preferably illustrated) that you would like to be considered for publication on this website, please submit it to Marienne de Villiers (Project Coordinator) at marienne.devilliers@uct.ac.za, tel 021 6504548.
Requests for links will also be considered, but will be restricted mainly to African websites with herpetological content.