The Philadelphia Herpetological Society (PHS) is the oldest, continually operated reptile group in North America. It was founded by Roger Conant (herpetologist) and a group of like-minded herpetologists in 1952. PHS is a US 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization. The current president is Mark Miller.
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| Formation | 1952 |
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| Purpose | Education about and conservation of reptiles |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Region served | Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey |
President | Mark F. Miller |
| Website | http://www.herpetology.com/phs.html |
PHS has published the Bulletin and occasional newsletters throughout its history.
They seem to meet infrequently at present but operate a reptile rescue in the Philadelphia metro area, and own and operate a wildlife conservation area in Burlington, New Jersey.
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