Reptile / Lurch of the year

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Reptile / Lurch of the Year is a campaign organized by the German Society for Herpetology and Terrarium Science . V. (DGHT) was launched in 2006 and is largely supported by the DGHT-AG "Field Herpetology and Species Protection". She receives technical support from the relevant Austrian and Swiss professional associations (ÖGH and KARCH), the Natural History Museum in Luxembourg and in Germany from NABU and BUND .

The “ Reptile of the Year” is usually chosen alternately with the “ Lurch of the Year”. Deviating from 2007 and 2008 successively two Lurcharten were nominated for going out to the World Conservation Union IUCN and the Weltzooverband WAZA they reacted in 2008 proclaimed international "Year of the Frog" (Year of the Frog). Two amphibian species followed each other in 2018 and 2019.

Previous reptiles and amphibians (amphibians) of the year

year German name scientific name Lurch /
reptile 		Illustration
2006 Forest lizard Zootoca vivipara reptile 2006 forest lizard
2007 Common Garlic Toad Pelobates fuscus Lurch 2007 Common Garlic Toad
2008 European tree frog Hyla arborea Lurch 2008 European tree frog
2009 Dice snake Natrix tessellata reptile 2009 dice snake
2010 Pond newt Lissotriton vulgaris Lurch 2010 pond newt
2011 Wall lizard Podarcis muralis reptile 2011 wall lizard
2012 Common toad Bufo bufo Lurch 2012 common toad
2013 Smooth snake Coronella austriaca reptile 2013 smooth snake
2014 Yellow-bellied toad Bombina variegata Lurch 2014 yellow-bellied toad
2015 European pond turtle Emys orbicularis reptile 2015 European pond turtle
2016 fire salamander Salamandra salamandra Lurch 2016 fire salamander
2017 Slow worm Anguis fragilis reptile 2017 slow worm
2018 Common frog Rana temporaria Lurch 2018 common frog
2019 Mountain newt Ichthyosaura alpestris Lurch 2019 mountain newt
2020 Sand lizard Lacerta agilis reptile 2020 sand lizard

In addition, several reptile and amphibian species were already " animal of the year ": In Germany in 1998 the " toad " ( yellow-bellied toad and Rotbauchunke shared), 2000 Äskulapnatter and in Switzerland in 2005, the sand lizard and 2013, the midwife toad .

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