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Join the OVLC for our third All About Ojai of 2025, featuring author Robert Hansen!
Ojai Valley School Upper Campus10820 Reeves Rd, Ojai, CA 93023Saturday, March 15 | 1:00—3:00 pm
California’s stunning landscapes are home to an incredible diversity of amphibians and reptiles—over 200 species, including both native and exotic. From the lowest points of Death Valley to the highest peaks of the Sierra Nevada, the state’s vast range of elevations and climates has shaped an extraordinary array of herpetofauna.
Join author Robert Hansen for a fascinating dive into the making of the Princeton Field Guide to California Amphibians and Reptiles, a groundbreaking new resource that brings the latest discoveries in herpetology to life. This comprehensive guide, published in January 2025, features:✅ 122 detailed range maps✅ 165 color plates with 943 stunning photos of live specimens✅ 144 original paintings of larval amphibians and sea turtles✅ 51 scientific line drawings
More than 200 contributors—from passionate citizen scientists to expert herpetologists—came together to create this essential reference for nature lovers, researchers, and conservationists alike. Don’t miss this chance to explore California’s incredible herpetofauna and the remarkable journey behind this book!
*** Following the presentation, copies of Princeton Field Guide to California Amphibians and Reptiles will be available for purchase and signing.
Robert Hansen was the Editor of Herpetological Review from 1991 to 2021, a 30-year tenure. He received the Presidential Award for Lifetime Achievement in Herpetology from the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles in 2015. In 2023, he was the recipient of the Alison Haskell Award for Excellence in Herpetofaunal Conservation from Partners in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. His research interests include systematics of plethodontid salamanders in California and kingsnakes in Mexico. He also leads a long-running study of a snake community in the Mojave Desert, now in its 46th year. Currently he is an Affiliated Researcher with the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley. With his colleague Jackson Shedd, he is the author of the just-published Princeton Field Guide to California Amphibians and Reptiles.
