Caiman and Herpetofauna Conservation Research

Join the herpetology team at the Las Piedras Amazon Center to see and study the diversity of frogs, toads, turtles, snakes and crocodilians in the Peruvian Amazon. Herpetology volunteers work with professional researchers to examine the population trends and behaviors of nearly 200 species of reptiles and amphibians residing in various habitats and combine findings with spatial data. A major component of the program is caiman research, which involves the search, capture and tagging of various species of caiman, important predators that indicate the health of the forest.