Site Information
Caudata Culture is made possible by donations to Caudata.org and by the work of many volunteers who have given their time to write and improve the information on this site. If you have information to contribute, please contact us.
Volunteers & Contributors
Webmaster: Jennifer Macke
Editorial Committee: Mark Aartse-Tuyn, Abrahm Simons, Janice Williams
| Mark Aartse-Tuyn | Editorial committee. |
| Richard D. Bartlett | Large number of photos; articles; eagle-eye error-spotting. |
| Heather Björnebo | Founder; webmaster (2000-2003); articles and caresheets. |
| Ellen Chernoff | Article. |
| John Clare | Caudata.org owner; caresheets. |
| Johnny Farnen | Articles. |
| Michael Graziano | Large number of photos. |
| Stephanie Hoelker | Article. |
| Tim Johnson | Large number of photos. |
| Will Jones | Article; range maps; taxonomy updates. |
| Ed Kowalski | Articles and caresheets; former site editor. |
| Caleb Leeke | Caresheet; photo series. |
| Peter Lembcke | Caresheet. |
| Nate Nelson | Articles and caresheets; former site editor. |
| Paris Reilley | Caresheet; photos. |
| Ralf Reinartz | Caresheet; photos; translations from German. |
| Ryan St. Laurent | Species information. |
| Abrahm Simons | Article; editorial committee. |
| Francesco Spallone | Caresheet; photos. |
| Wes von Papineau | Article. |
| Henk Wallays | Caresheet; article; photos. |
| Pin-pin Wei | Caresheet; article. |
| Daniel Weiner | Banner graphic; Links editor. |
| Janice Williams | Compiled "top box" data for species pages; editorial committee. |
| Other contributors | Thank you to the many kind folks who have sent photos, or who allowed us to re-post existing photos from elsewhere. |
How to Cite this Web site
To reference a specific article or species guide, please reference by the name of all author(s).
Example:
Björnebo, H., Macke, J., and Aartse-Tuyn, M. 2009. Pleurodeles waltl. Caudata Culture web site, http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Pleurodeles/P_waltl.shtml. Accessed on [date].
To reference Caudata Culture as a whole, please use:
Caudata Culture web site, www.caudataculture.net. Accessed on [date].
Banner Graphic
The Caudata Culture banner was created by Daniel Weiner. The images used are: Hynobius lichenatus eggs (photo by Tim Johnson), a range map depicting the world distribution of caudata (by Will Jones), and an axolotl embryo (by Daniel Weiner).
Want to help?
There is still much room for improvement of this site. Below are some ideas for prospective volunteers. Please get in contact before getting started.
- Write a caresheet or any species information.
- Write an article. A few ideas for articles:
- a newt/sal identification key
- emergency management plans for captive amphibians
- a guide to dealing with common problems in newly-acquired petshop firebellied newts
- a guide to management of large collections of amphibians
- etc., etc.
- Allow us to post previously-written material about amphibians or amphibian care.
- Translate information into English (with permission of the author).