JUNE MEETING

Friday, .June 7, 1985 7:00 PM Room 375, Science Classroom Building

East Bank, Univ~rsi ty of fYiinnesota

VOLUME V NUMBER 5

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rrhe \.TllTIe meeting will be presented by Carrol Henderson, Nongame Supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources .. While jn Costa Rica recently, he stumbled across a real rarity and photographed it .. This rarity was the nesting (and also hatching) of the Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) .. His -program will be these slides pluR some other herps he ran across .. This will also be a good opportunity to question him on some of the DNR herp programs .. The "Critter of the JvIonth" will be CentraJ and South American herps .. So get out those trordcal types and .we t 11 see you at the meeting ..

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White Pages

By now you should have your new 1985-1986 }1HSv"I·hi te Pages .. They were handed out at the Jvlay meeting, and the rest were put in the mail .. If you haven v t received yours, please let us know .. The cover drawing was done by Sarina Brewer and the rest of the drawings are by Fran Frisch.. A special thanks to both of them, and also to Del Jones for all his work on this ..

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'Lhe Ninnesota Herpetological Society is now 4 years old! A short history of MHS was presented at the May meeting by Del Jones, our first President .. We've come a long ways in only 4 years, and there's still a lot of room to grow .. Let's all keep it going!

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I S YOUR MRS I'vlEMl3ERSHIP CURRENT? PLEASE CHECK YOUR ADDRESS LABEL TO BE SURE!

BELL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

10 CHURCH STREET S.E. • MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55455·0104

*** RANDOM ~:AILS ***

A month or so ago the Peds confiscated over 400 baby Mata Mata Turtles at the LA ai 1"port because of a vi olation of the Lacey Ac t.. '11he baby turtles were tn boxes laheled cochlids (fish), thus making them without proper turtle import permits .. The LA LiOO housed the lVlatas unt.il sui table homes were found. They were given a­way in lots of 25 to zoos who could care for them .. ***The 01' Lizard Lounge of (;olden Gulch is running an "in store" weekly special w~th a new special every week. A discount of up to 30~~ .. Bruce dnd Connie Delles are also offering a bonus card .. ***MHS will be on Grand again for the fourth yea.r .. GrandCld Days is June 2 and set up starts at 11 :30 AM .. The street fair ends at 5:00 PM' .. We will be at 1087 Grand .. Come and visit!***June special, all Frogtown Greetings in stock T­shirts are $6.00 each .. Give me a call .. ***Watch for turtles crossing the road .. These are females looking for nesting sites. Maybe you can help them across .. In­jured turtles can be saved with 0uper Glue. Eggs have hatched after being removed from a DeC .. R .. turtle! Depends on how flat they are .. Cuch!***If any member has a success story on a herp please give a board member a call and we will use the story in Herp Hints at,a meeting .. ***Coming up in San Diego our board members would Like to get together with other board members to talk "shop" .. Contact me if interested .. ***Minnesota is having one hot May and the birds and bees started early .. ***"Rands On" at Como 200 went well with a lot of vollmteers showing up .. It was good to work with members of MRS I usually do not have much contact with! ***Como Zoo, being a city zoo, attracts a lot of people, but many of them have no respect for it or the animals .. Security is zero and people bring their garbage to feed the animals (wolves, etc.). Not a very good idea! fty that at MZG and you might become the food!***It is sad when something dies in your collection. !fly Malayan frogs died and so did the female Pine Snake that retained the two eggs. ***1 would hate to take inventory of my freezer. The dead critters have taken over the food space .. I forgot what a freezer is for .. I~ first dead snake is in there somewhere.***Sarina Brewer did the white pages cover, Del Jones did the listings .. Thanks for a job well done.***I·m sure no one will guess who did the drawings inside .. ***Fact: August is the only month in Minnesota it has never snowed .. Watch for a blizzard when Richard Paull comes up from Florida.***USA '1ioday says 400,000 families keep reptiles as pets and 400,000 families keep gerbi1.s as pets. What a great dinner party that would be if the families got together.***Don't forget to buy your raffle tickets for the Peter Pritchard patrons edition Bf Turtles of Venezuela .. Get your mom, brother or sister to buy one. The book would make a great Christmas prize for you!***Gctober 5 is the MRS Seminar and banquet and we need volunteers. Cookie bakers for sure! If anyone has extra room we could use some housing for out of towners. Give Ann Forwoll a call if you have room.***MZG update: Big I'1outh the male Beluga Whale is off the critical list 5-10-85. I sure hope he pulls through and lives .. J~G may get a pair of Giant Pandas from China this late summer.***MHS's first banquet is being held at the zoo. You will he admitted to the zoo nlc with your banquet admission and get to dine with the pandas .. ***stress can be a major factor in your herps health .. stress taxes us all including your reptiles. Newly collected herps need security. A hide box is a must .. Another idea to help a new animal, especially a high strung one, is to cover the glass with a newspaper or brown paper bagse Cut a 2 inch square window for observation .. Keeping a newly captured animal out of high traffic rooms will also help. TCR uses the paper trick to help calm down high strung herps and saves them from self inflicted injuries .. Another factor in stress is over handling new herps or gravid herps. stress also can be caused by more than one male in a cage during breeding season or with highly territorial reptiles. You can read more about stress in the book "The Bacterial Diseases of Reptiles!! by Dr. Richard A .. Ross, available at TCR or the MRS Library.***Notice,

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the drawing for the book "Turtles of Venezuela" quet at MZG. Peter Pritchard himself will draw the is, thanks MHS Board members for your support and seminar/banquet.***May all your tails be happy!

be 10-5-85 at the MRS Ban­winnerDs name!***Final tail

done for the up and coming

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liTHE DRAWTNGit

ThA item we are raffling off as described above Fran, is a patron's edition of "'Iurtles of Venezuela" by Peter G .. H .. Pri tchard and Pedro Trebbau with \.Jater­colors by Giorgio Vol tolina This copy is #Yl The's edition consists of two leatherbound volumes in a slipcacle .. The $300,,00. The edition was limited to only 300 copies.and is signed by the authors. It is exquisitely handbound with red morocco leather spines with raised bands, genuine hand marbled covers with vellum tips, 24-carat gold top headbands and gold ornamen-tatton. The set includes a separate set of the watercolor plates individually printed on a heavy acid-free stock suitable The price for raffle tickets is $1.00 each.

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AMHIIBIANS AND R~PTIL8S NATIVE TO MINN~SOTA by Barney Oldfield

Blue-spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale

Description: The adult blue-spotted salamander has a black, blue-black or grayish-black dorsal surface and a somewhat lighter ventral surface. The sides are speckled with small bluish spots. These small bluish specks are also present to a lesser degree on the back and belly. These sala.manders have 12 costa.l grooves, and they reach a total length of 3 - 5 inches (7 - 13cm.). Newly tr8Dsformed larvae have yellow specks ins~ead of the blue, but otherwize resemble the adults. The yellow coloration turns to the expectec: blue wi thin two weeks after leaving the pond. Four toes are found on the front feet and five on the rear.

IJabitat: Blue-spotted salamanders inhabit the forest floor of moist woodlands and boreal forests.. Small woodland ponds that retain water until late summer are used for breeding.. ~vidently a relatively dense forest canopy is necessary for the survival of this species.

~abitR: Little is known about the life-style of this salamander. The aaults may be found ~n the summer above ground under some type of cover such as bark, logs and moss. Apparently most activity occurs at night. They are known to hibernate under rocks and logs at the edges of woodland ponds.

iood: ~lue-spots are known to consume a large variety of inverte­Drates" rrh8s8 include beetles, snails, earthvvorms, sowbugs and s~iders.. ThE~ aquatic larval stage eats small water crustaceans.

Breedin,r:t: ;:3pring courtship activi ty has been observed as early as .April 15th in '!i:3consin according to Vogt (1981 ).. J\ rather elaborate courting activity takes place with the male clasping the female from above while rubbing his nose over the front part of her body. There are IJeriods of thrashing about in the water that are followed by the pa.ir laying quietly on the pond bottom. After these courtship en­counters cease, the male climbs off the female and deposits one to three spermatophores" The female then picks these up with her cloacal lips, and fertilization occurs internally" At the bottom of the pond eggs are laid singly or in small clusters of six to ten" The eggs are attached to vegetation.. 1'he larvae transform into subadults during the month of August ..

~tate status: None ..

Hote: Blue-spotted salamanders will arch 1heir tail and Viave it slowly back and forth when approached by a predator. A sticl\:y substance is excreted from glands at the base of the waving tail which is apparently foul tasting,,~

References: Behler and King, Breckenridge, Conant, Lang, and Vogt ..

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Daniel IV'Jichael 4905 34th Ave G S Minneapolis,}ID 55417 612-729-5866 New Member

Susan Weinlich 2524 Aldrich Ave. S lVIinneapoljs,:MN 55405 612-871-4651 New lVIember

Linda Pichner see Jimmy Pichner 1468 Simpson st. Paul, MN 55108 New Member

Brenda Bell 8316 Zane Ave. N #107 Brooklyn Park'll MN 55443 612-561-8238 Change

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Breedings from May AAZPA Newsletter

Institute for Herpetological Research 17 Spurred Tortoise

2 Red Eared Slider 1 E~stern Box Turtle

Tlos Ange le s Zoo 3 Leopard Gecko

Philadelphia Zoo 1 Scarlet Kingsnru<e

lVIetro Toronto Zoo 2 Green and Black Arrow Poison Frog

~ulsa Zoo 4 Spotted Turtle 5 Green Basilisk Lizard

112 Columbian Horned Frog

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Refreshments

The refreshments for the }1ay meeting were provided by Pam Gerholdt. ~-Thariks Gto-:--~ from MHS!

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"Help A Hapless Herp"

At the }Yiay meeting we found a home for a 9',-10' female Burmese Python (P. mG bivittatus) We also had an adult Yellow Spotted Sideneck Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) donated to us. This animal is now federally listed and will be sent

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to the Turtle Trust to be used in a breeding program~ They are really cute ann pretty as young and were very popular in the pet tradp As adults, however, they are quite plain It is hoped that our donation will aid in the captive breeding of this species.

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"Cri tter of the l'1onth"

rPhe Ilcri tter" for the lVJay meeting i,.Jas that you had personally collected .. We had a good response on this one '1'he "cri tters" 1jJere

~astern '.Piger Salamandf'r (Ambystoma t tigrinum) American 'lload (Bufo americanus) Rubber Boa (Charina bottae) Wood 'l'urtle (Clemmys insculpta) Prairie Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus arnyi) Black R8t Snake (Elaphe Oe obsoleta) Northern Prairie Skink (Eumeces s .. septentrional is) Spring Peeper (Byla crucifer) Bullsnake (Pituophis melanoleucus sayi) Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) Green Frog (Rana clamitans melanota) Northern Leopard Frog (Hana pipiens) Mil~( Frog (Rana septentrionalis) Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) and eggs Brown 0nake (Storeria dekayi)

These were brrnlght by i\ngelis Babudro D" K Compton Bruce Cutler Jim Gerholdt JohY] Jesmer Gregg Kvanbek Joe Ivjatzke John r'lel tzer John lVIoriarty Barney Cldf-ield Casey Cldfield Sherilyn Oldfield 'Toni Vangen

rrhanks to all of the above from MBS!

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Herp Hints

.Bran I,'risch shm.Jed his 2 Senegal Chameleons and described his hw:;bandry tech­niques with them" 'They are kept in a 10 ga110n aquarium with a grass mat on the bottom .. He originally had 4 but 2 died The tank has a maze of branches and is heated by a red heat lamp over it They receive black light every other day. He drips water every other day also They are fed dusted crickets in a mason jar .. 'Ilhe chameleons feed from the jar and the crickets can't escape.. So far this seems to be working well for him. ]\lore later@ Janie vaughan asked a1Iout an Eastern King­snake (1 g. getulus) that hasn't shed for some time even though it has been in shed several times It was that she soak it in a wet sack and try to manually shed it out D .. K .. Compton asked ab:Gut a couple of Eastern Box Turtle

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eggs that his female had laid@ It was felt they could be candled at one week to see if they were fertile. They should be marked on the top so that they wouldn't accidentally be turned. This could kill the embryo@ Another figure for candling was 10 to 14 days.

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Como Zoo Exhibit

The "hands on" exhibit we set up at Como park Zoo on 5/4 and 5/5 worked out very well. There was never a slow period during either day. The public was very re­ceptive to us and they showed lots of interest. ~rany thanks to the society mem­bers that. volunteered their time, animals and knowledge It was advised that next year we have t-shirts made up saying: Yes, it's alive; No, it's not poison­ous & No, it won~t bite. Thanks again to the following people for working: Ted Achterberg, :F'red & Liz Bosman, Bruce Cutler, Bruce & Connie Delles, Bob Duerr, Fran Frisch, Bruce & Nancy Haig, Aaron IBmpton, John Jesmer, John Meltzer, Dave Norman, Andi Oster, Ann Perwoll, Tom Schmitz Brint upencer, Toni Vangen & Carol Wickham. Also the Como /'00 docents and John F1etcher for working with us on this project ..

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The May meeting was another good one John Moriarty gave a real good program on the basics of field work. His talk was also i1lustrated with some excellent slides .. Attendance was 76 ..

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The first }lHS field trip of the year will be over when you get this Newsletter. It was I~lay 18 and 19 .. The second trip is scheduled for June 15 and 16 .. If you are interested in going, please let John know by June 8 so plans can be made. There are also trips scheduled for July 13 and 1~, and September 21 and 22 .. These last 2 may change. I.Phis is a real good opportunity to help MRS and DNR come up with information on our native herps This data is essential for future planning and non game programs.

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EDITOR'S NUI1]-;: 01 aRsifj pd ads are run in the l"'IBS Newsletter as a free service to the membership. No paid ads are accepted from non members. While MRS will not run ads for known sick or illegal animals, we accept no responsibility for the health or legal i ty of any animal s advertised here.. Please send AIl, ads di.rec tly to me, Jim Gerholdt, P.O. Box 86, Wpb8ter, ~rn 55088, and not to the MRS address.

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MINNESOTA HERPETOI,()GTCAL S()CI"F:TY nF.IJICATESSEN

REJV1JGIl'lBER-During eac h mepting we will have available our featured take-out items.

FRF.SH FROZEN ADULIJ1 1'1ICE-$3 00 per dozen .. *** NOW AVAILABLE ***

FRESH FROZE'N PINKIES AND FlT7./,·IES-$3 eQ() per dozen ..

FRESH FRCZEN RArrS-.JTJIv'!Bn STZF-$1.50 .. FEESE FROZEN RArtl_PTTP8-$5 .. 00 per dozen ..

Remember, if you want rats or mice, they are available by reservation only. You MTTST place your order no later than 7:00 PM on Thursday the day before the meet­ing. Logistics dictate this policy, so please cooperate with us. Don't miss out! Also, rlease bring your own container.

Ire ORDER RA'l'S: Call Bruce or Connie at 593-0298"

TC ORDER lYfIC:Bi: Call Jim or Pam at 507-65 2- 2996 ..

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FOR SALE: 1 .. 1 Bullsnake (Pi tuophiR melanolecus sayi) to 3' .. \,fild caught. Both have fed and shed and look good .. $35 .. 00/rair or will trade for cage .. Leave a message for John at 612-560-6576 ..

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FOR SALF:: California Kingsnake (Lampropel tis getulus californiae) .. Captive hatched 8-85 .. $30 .. 00 .. Call Fran at 612-488-7619 ..

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FOR SALE (TRADE): Nice tame, smaJI, male Indian x Burmese Python intergrade (p" m .. molurus x Pe me bivittatus)e 5'. Good pet, 200 mice included .. $40 .. 00 r,ontact Matt Cutler at 612-646-8318.

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FOR SALE: Jl,eopard Geckos (F.ublepharis macularius) .. Parents National Zoo male and wild caught female .. Super feeders on pinkies, mouse legs, and crickets .. Hatched February-April of 1985 .. Contact Peter Nguyen at 301-662-8427.

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N:B.;W Vli:RfvUN AVAIIJABI,E: We spare no efforts to procure the most disgusting and tasty liTle food for your smaller herps .. NOW (you saw it here first, folks), Indian JV'leal Moth (Plodia interpunctella) starter cultures available .. The small naked cater­pillars when mature are the size of small mealworms, but are very soft, a good in­termediate size between Triboliurn larvae and maggots .. starter colonies $3 .. 00. Eas­ily grown, instructions provided. Also still available: Minimealworms (Tribolium confusurn) starter colonies $2.00. Easily grown, instructions available. Drosophila virilis (winged, larger fruitfly), Drosophila me1anogaster (vestigial winged strain, smaller, flightless) $2 .. 50 ARch starter colony. Drosophila instant food also available. Contact Bruce Cutler at 612-646-8318 ..

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Cages, Books, Feed & Supplies

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"The Proceedings of the NOBS-BAARS r.onference on Captive Propagation and Husband­ry of Reptiles and Amphibians" 1/ held in ,January of 1985 at Davis, California, will be published this summer .. Price will be $20.00. Pre publication price is $14.00. postpaid.. Send a check or money order to Northern California Herpetological Soc­iety, 706 Pxnold street, Davis, CA 95616.

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SPECIAL: All Frogtown Greetings T-shirts will be on sale for only $6.00 each for the month of June! This is your chance to get rea0y for summer cheaply!

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Available in 1985. Investment quality captive hatched milk snakes, other tri­colors and albinos. Over 20 species and subspecies. Hatching and lineage data availab1 e on each .. Send SASE or phone for free list or information. Contact Robert Applegate, 1762 Pepper Villa Dr., IDl Cajon, CA 92021. 619-448-5746.

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\Ii'A..l\lrrED: Any dead herps .... tinimals to be used for educational purpose8 .. Specimens will go to the Bell Museum .. Contact John Mor~arty at 612-781-6732. Also will do reptiJe skin tanning and shell preparation. Prices vary with species and size.

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FeR SALE: Baby Common .Boas (Boa cc. constrictor) .. Captive bred, born late Harch .. $50.00 each .. Contact Jim Gerholdt at 507-652-2996 •

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Raffle

The raffle at the May meeting brought MRS a very nice total of $19.50 .. The winner was Matt Clltler (again) and the prize was an MRS T-shirt.

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Library

The }ffiS Library continues to grow .. A recent addition is:

Amphibians and Reptiles of Land Between the Lakes by David H. Snyder

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Now that summer is here, do you have your MRS T-shirt? They are available in a variet.y of c010rs and are only $7 .. 00 each .. 1"';e also have MHS stickers available at a mere 75¢ each ..

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President Vice-President Secretary rrTeasurer Newsletter Editor Member-at-Large Member-at-Large Member-at-Large Member-at-Large

MHS Cfficers

Fran Frisch Ann Porwoll Bill Allen Sally Brewer Jim Gerholdt Bruce Delles Del JoneTs John Moriarty Brint Spencer

488-7619 489 .... 7853 920-4283 647-0661 507-652-2996 374-5422 938-8555 781-6732 823-7099

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Place: The Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 Time: 9:00 - 3:30 / 8~30 - 9:00 check in and late registration Registration: Adults - $13.00, Juniors (16 yrs. & under) - $10.00 until 9/6/85.

Late Registration: Adults - $15.00, Juniors - $12.00, the price includes coffee break & lunch.

Some of the speakers will be: Peter Pritchard. author and field researcher; John LaMedica, Brandywine Zoo; Rusty Grimpy; Tulsa Zoo; Richard Cary Paull, founder and trustee of Turtle Trust; Ray Pawley, curator of reptiles:; Brookfield Zoo; Rick Sajeak, curator of reptiles of Milwaukee Zoo.

Evening Banquet: At the Minnesota Zoological Gardens.. Tour the zoo grounds before dinner, dine and afterwards witness Peter Pritchard drawing the winner of his~latest book, "Turtles of Venezula", the Patrons Edition. Pre-registration banquet cost is an additional $13.00 per person, lat~ registration is $17.00 after 9/6/85.

Accomodations: The Cricket Irn, 2407 University Ave., SE, Minneapolis, MN Rates: $28.75/single/night; $33.25/double/night; $37.75/triple &

quad/night These prices are good until 9/6/85, make your reservaticns by calling 1-800-622-3999. Tell them you're attending the Minnesota Herpetological Society Seminar.

There wil] be some free housing available in members homes. Call Fran Frisch 612-488-7619 or Ann Porwoll 612-489-7853 for information.

You are invited to our regular Friday night meeting: 7:00 at the Science Class Building, room 375 on the U of M campus. Richard Cary Paull from Turtle Trust will be the guest speaker. Cash ice breaker will follow.

If you have any questions call Fran Frisch or Ann Porwoll

Pre-Registration Form (Return by 9/6/85)

Registration: Adults - $13.00, Juniors (16 & under) - $10.00 until 9/6/85 Adults - $15.00, Juniors - $12.00 late registration after September 6th.

Number of people Number attending the Evening Banquet ($13.00 per person - after 9/6/85 $17.00)

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Check enclosed for (Payable to: Minnesota Herpetological Society

Send completed registration form and check to Minnesota Herpetological Society, The Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 .Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

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PLEASE ENCLOSE PAYMENT WITH APPLICATION. MAKE CHECKS PA YABLE TO MINNESOTA HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY. MEMBERSHIP IS FOR 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF JOINING. YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD BY RETURN MAIL A RECEIPT WILL BE SENT om Y UPON ~1I!;;'JUI;'6l'