2010 VHS Annual Fall Symposium

The Virginia Herpetological Society would like to thank the Virginia Zoo for hosting our 2010 fall meeting. Special thanks to Craig Pelke, Kelsey Essman & Brooke Wilson! Thanks to Kory and Emily Steele and Larry Mendoza for the excellent planning and execution of the meeting. Last but not least, thanks to all the members that were able to attend.

We would like to thank the following presenters:

• Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert Weems - "Cenozoic Era Reptiles and Amphibians of Virginia and Surrounding Areas"
• Dr. Paul Sattler & Jason Gibson - "A new salamander species for Virginia, preliminary distribution of Desmognathus planiceps"
• J.D. Kleopfer - "Ecology and Status of the Canebrake Rattlesnake in Virginia"
• Jason Gibson - ""One Man's Red Neck is Another Man's Citizen Scientist"

Award Winners!

Congratulations to Aniko Toth from the College of William and Mary for winning the Richard L. Hoffman Award for her presentation, "Cricket Frog Hide and Seek: Status of the Southern Cricket Frog (Acris gryllus) in Southeastern Virginia".

Congratulations to Robert Edman of Virginia Tech for winning the Franklin J. Tobey Award for his poster titled, "Parasite infection levels in Desmognathus salamanders, an intermediate host of Metagonimoides oregonensis".

Meeting Photos:

The meeting room

The lobby area

Break time

Auctioneer, Jason Gibson working his magic

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