Amphibian and Reptile
Groups of the UK

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ARG UK promotes the conservation of our native amphibians and reptiles and their environment by promoting and supporting the development of a network of independent Amphibian and Reptile Groups (ARGs).

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Find your local group

You can help our native amphibians and reptiles by getting involved with one of the 60+ independent volunteer ARGs in the UK.

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Find resources for your ARG

Affiliated groups benefit from our insurance scheme, local groups websites, advice notes and fundraising support.

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Record your sightings

We provide online recording through the Record Pool to help capture herpetofauna data from across the UK.

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Download kids stuff

We produce fun downloads for kids and their parents and teachers, and other useful resources.

 

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Have you seen or surveyed reptiles or amphibians in the UK? Put them in our Record Pool!

Find out what species you saw using our downloadable species Identification Guides

Amphibian Identification Guide - 2014

ARC & ARGUK Reptile Identification Guide (2013)

Or visit Reptiles and Amphibians of the UK's

Online Idenfication Guide >>


THE RECORD POOL HAS MIGRATED!!!

For all records please visit http://www.recordpool.org.uk/

 

 

 

Inspired by the recording activities of our National network of volunteer groups around the UK, ARG UK are proud to launch “Record Pool”, a national web based amphibian and reptile recording database, as a resource to collect data through the UK in the interest of monitoring native populations for the purposes of conservation and ecology.

Whether you’ve seen a toad in the back garden, an adder whilst out on a walk, have a clipboard full of newt data from a field trip, or are a professional ecologist, we encourage you to put your records in the ARG UK Record Pool!

 

For online help with identification, or confirmation of photos, go to: iSpot from The Open University. For iphone & ipad users you can download the HerptileID - Amphibian & Reptile Conservation App from itunes

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Promoting local recording

Amphibian & Reptile sightings in Kent, Surrey, Herefordshire, Sussex, Suffolk should be sent directly to the following ARGSs via their website online forms, though any data sent to the Record Pool would be forwarded onto the relevant ARG. 

The Record Pool

All the data entered into the record pool remains the copyright of the recorder and is stored onto a central database server. The intention of the recordpool is to capture data from around the UK from a variety of different sources. All the sightings will be forwarded to the relevant local recorder whether that is the local ARG, LRC or County recorder. 

If you would like to have records sent to your group or you are a county recorder please do get in touch This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.