Fish and Wildlife has educational materials focusing on the state’s amphibian and reptile (herptile) wildlife species. Below are links to pages concerning New Jersey’s herp populations.

The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey (CWF) has assembled a resource package to help teachers educate students about New Jersey’s reptiles and amphibians.

The package includes the Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of NJ and Calls of NJ Frogs and Toads CD, the Field Guide to Salamanders, Frogs and Toads of New Jersey’s Vernal Pools (out of print) and a curriculum guide full of activities and lesson plans for grades 5-9. The activities are correlated to the NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards.

For more information and to obtain the resource package, visit the CWF website.

Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of New Jersey and Calls Of New Jersey Frogs and Toads CD

Fish and Wildlife has produced and is offering a Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of New Jersey and a related CD, Calls of New Jersey Frogs and Toads. Written by David M. Golden, Assistant Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife, and author Vicki Schwartz, the field guide contains 72 detailed descriptions of reptiles and amphibians that occur in N.J. With more than 100 full-color pictures and 72 distribution maps, this spiral-bound, 89-page guide will be useful for amateurs and experts alike.

Co-developed with John Bunnell of the Pinelands Commission, the CD has 40 tracks — both training tracks and tracks on which you can test your skill — of 16 different species.

The print field guide is out of print but can be viewed online here: Online Field Guide for Reptiles and Amphibians

To order the CD visit the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ Store.