Philadelphia Herpetological Society
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PHS logo | |
| Motto | Education - Conservation |
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| Formation | 1952 |
| 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 |
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. The current president is Mark Miller.
PHS has published the Bulletin and occasional newsletters throughout its history.
They seem to meet infrequently at present but operate a reptile rescue for animals in the Philadelphia metro area, and a wildlife conservation area in Southern New Jersey.