Dr. Uwe Gerlach, Germany

Dr. Uwe Gerlach, Germany

New: Keeping and breeding Ambystoma opacum
Article published in German in the Journal "Elaphe" 1997 (DGHT)

Chemist in medicinal chemistry (cardiovascular agents) at Hoechst AG. Chemistry studies in Wuerzburg until 1988. Postdoc at Stanford University (1989). Sabbatical year at Princeton University.

E-mail address: Dr. Uwe Gerlach

Interests, Research. Breeding amphibians, repopulation programs. Interested in amphibians since 12, starting with water frogs from garden ponds, then Salamandra salamandra, Bombina variegata (both successfully bred for many times) and German Newts.

Member.Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde (DGHT) and the Frankfurt DGHT regional group.
Talks about German herps.NYHS in March 1996 and NEHS in April 1996.

Herp encounters in USA:
Princeton area: Eurycea bislineata bislineata (adults, larvae), Plethodon cinereus, Rana clamitans, Rana palustris, Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis, Pseudacris crucifer, Chrysemys picta picta.
NYHS field trip, 1996: Pseudotriton ruber ruber, Ambystoma maculatum, A. laterale, Plethodon glutinosus, Bufo americanus, Notophthalmus viridescens.
Washington State Park (NJ): Eurycea bislineata bislineata, Fowler's Toad, Chrysemys picta picta, Terrapene carolina carolina, Sternotherus odoratus, Graptemys geographica, Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum.
Smokey Mountains: Pseudotriton ruber schenki, Gyronophilus porphryticus danielsi
(adults and larvae), Plethodon jordani, Desmognathus sp.,
Washington Crossing State Park (NJ): Bufo boreas, Rana aurorae, Rana cascadae, Pseudacris regilla, Ambystoma macrodactylum (breeding).
Louisiana: Bufo valliceps, Gastrophryne carolinensis, Eurycea bislineata cirrigera, Pseudemys scripta elegans and several other turtle species.
Involvement: German repopulation program of Bombina variegata:
"Program started two years ago in 1995 and since then we repopulated suitable habitats in the Taunus Mountains (Frankfurt) with around 400 young toadlets/froglets/unklets. The species was endemic there, and became extinct in the 70-80's due to development and irrigation of agricultural land. Because the Taunus Mtns. are today a natural reserve, there are high chances for the animals' survival. My colony of 9 adults Bombina variegata variegata originates from a group of animals that survived the extinction at the Frankfurt Zoo and at local breeders (same genetic material as the former population from the Taunus area). Our goal is to reintroduce this year some 300 young toads and keep the program going for several more years until B. variegata will be fully established in the Taurus Mtns".

Wishes. To breed Salamandra salamandra ssp, Ambystoma macrodactylum, Ambystoma gracile, Bombina variegata.
To obtain/exchange Ambystoma sp., Hyla and Pseudacris sp. as well as any Salamandra salamandra ssp.

Salamandra salamandra
from Taunus Mtns
Red morph of Salamandra salamandra
from Steigerwald Mtns.