Learn about herpetology and how scientists use museum collections to study animals in new ways as technology evolves. Two of our reptile and amphibian scientists study animals by looking at specimens as well as the animals in their natural environment such as La Chua Trail located in Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park

Daniel Paluh is a Ph.D. candidate and Maggie Hantak is a postdoc researcher here at the Florida Museum.
Florida Museum Herpetology Collection:
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/her...

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park:
https://www.floridastateparks.org/par...

This video is part of our Museum in the Parks program to connect natural history education with explorations of our natural world. We host specific events and also offer videos, materials and kits to support self-guided tours of some of our state's parks. More info here: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/kid...