Herp- 1

- Idea of 'herps' began
- Best known for his Sysyema Naturae
- Binomial nomenclature (Genus species)
- Combined reptiles & amphibians

- Origin of species
- Natural selection observations on some reptiles

- "Darwin's bulldog" (stood up for Darwin)
- Noted the absurdity of excluding birds from the reptilia

- 1st account of hers in the US
- 1 of the 1st herpetologists

- Active describing species in the US, devoted field biologist
- 1 of the 1st 'oddball' professor types

- Violin and a bat

- Father of comparative anatomy
- Great tool for evolution (didn't believe) and organizing species

- Protégé of Cuvier
- Ushered in the "scientific period" to the US
- "Contributions to the Natural History of the USA"
- Academic lineage

- Named over 1000 vertebrates; journal "Copeia" named after him
- "Bone wars": competition for fossil sites and publishing (Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh)
- Named a species after a combo of 'cope' and 'hater', Anisonchus cophater

- 'Amateur' herp, no scientific background
- Worked at San Diego Zoo
- Wrote The Book on Rattlesnakes

Studies salamanders

Studies snakes

Studies lizards

Studies frogs
- KU, herp hotspot

Studied turtles

Introduced millions to 'herping'

Research in every field imaginable

Multiple journals specifically dedicated to herpetology