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IHF is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Indonesi

26/07/2026

The development of our model species, the hourglass toad Leptoprhyne borbonica in Herpetological Conservation Breeding Laboratory ! From egg to adult, L. borbonica went through metamorphosis in what known as 46 Gosner stages, which are based on certain morphological landmarks.

By understanding its development in captive breeding, we can gain a foundational baseline which eventually will be applied to its' critically endangered (IUCN) relative: the bleeding toad L. cruentata.

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Perkembangan spesies model kami, kodok jam pasir Leptophryne borbonica di Herpetological Conservation Breeding Laboratory ! Dari telur hingga dewasa, L. borbonica mengalami metamorfosis yang melewati 46 tahapan Gosner, yang didasarkan pada penanda morfologis tertentu.

Dengan memahami perkembangannya dalam penangkaran, IHF setidaknya memperoleh landasan dasar yang nantinya mungkin diterapkan pada kerabatnya yang terancam kritis (IUCN): kodok darah L. cruentata.

Foto oleh Risma Aprilianti dan Nathan Rusli

19/07/2026

Denpasar merupakan salah satu kota dengan fitur ekologis yang beragam. Kawasan pemukiman yang landai berbatasan langsung dengan jaringan perairan seperti Sungai Ayung, ekosistem hutan mangrove Tahura yang membentang hingga Kab. Badung, serta pantai berpasir dengan ekosistem lamun dan terumbu karang di Sanur.

Keberagaman ini menciptakan relung-relung spesifik yang mendukung tingginya biodiversitas herpetofauna lokal, mulai dari kadal mata-ular di pesisir, katak sawah di aliran air, hingga ular erabu moncong kuning di laut yang kerap naik ke pantai.

Ko-eksistensi dapat diwujudkan dengan melindungi koridor hijau sebagai habitat utama serta menerapkan pengelolaan konflik yang bijak pada ruang bersama.

Selain jenis-jenis di atas, herpetofauna apalagi yang dapat ditemukan di Denpasar?

18/07/2026

It's long overdue, but here it is, our latest Ayung River's research species highlight!

Hylarana chalconota

Known as the pond frog (in Bahasa), this frog is commonly found around ponds, puddles, and riverbanks. Although often found near rivers, this species prefers to gather air on the banks as a breeding ground because its tadpoles are not adapted to strong currents. Its distinctive feature is the white stripe on its upper lip, hence its name (white-lipped frog).

Dikenal dengan nama kongkang kolam, merupakan katak yang umum dijumpai di sekitar kolam, kubangan, dan tepi sungai. Meski sering ditemukan di sekitar sungai, spesies ini memilih genangan air di pinggir sungai sebagai tempat bertelur karena kecebongnya tidak beradaptasi dengan arus deras. Ciri khasnya adalah garis putih pada bibir atas, sehingga dikenal dalam bahasa Inggris sebagai white-lipped frog.

To be continued...

12/07/2026

Selama enam bulan terakhir, IHF mengikuti program Organizational & Leadership Development for Biodiversity Conservation NGOs/CSOs in Indonesia yang difasilitasi oleh .selaras

Pelatihan ini menjadi ruang bagi kami untuk meninjau kembali perjalanan organisasi selama ini. Melalui pertemuan daring dan workshop, kami belajar melihat organisasi dengan lebih utuh, mengenali kekuatan yang telah dimiliki, serta menentukan langkah yang perlu dibenahi agar IHF dapat berkembang lebih baik.

Program ini didukung oleh

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For the past six months, IHF has been participating in the Organizational & Leadership Development for Biodiversity Conservation NGOs/CSOs in Indonesia program, facilitated by .selaras

This training serve as a valuable space to review our organization's journey so far. Through online meetings and workshops, we learned to look at our organization more holistically, recognize our existing strengths, and determine the steps needed for the improvement of IHF.

This program is supported by

08/06/2026

Last Friday, we were invited by .s2sains to have a booth and serve as a plenary speaker at the Internship Fair talk show. We were honored to join this event, as multidisciplinary collaboration is an important strategy for us, whether for public outreach or for the design of snake-human conflict mitigation efforts. Promoting opportunity as our interns in the next semester of 2026 is one thing, but we also use this event as fun public outreach sessions to bring more people closer to reptiles and amphibians, in the hope of fostering understanding, familiarity, and decreased fear of herpetofauna. Around 50 graduate and undergraduate students came to our booth, observed T. sexlineatus in our terrarium, wrote testimonials about our booth, asked about snake bites and behavior, and engaged with our fun props. Thank you for having us, .ui , we hope there will be more opportunities to create harmonious co-existence between humans and herpetofauna around us.

03/04/2026

Rivers are vital habitats for humans and other animals, and by sharing these habitats with biodiversity, humans both threaten and offer opportunities to conserve them. Riparian conservation will only be successful if we first understand which species live there and the dynamics between the species and the ecosystem. Collaborating with the Faculty of Psychology, University of Indonesia, and Species Obscura, we helped conduct a herpetofauna assessment at five sites along the River Ayung, Bali's longest river, amid anthropogenic threats. Along with a team of interns, consisting of two local professionals and three university students, we conducted morning and night assessments to cover both diurnal and nocturnal species for 13 days. Assessment results will serve as the basis for a larger human-environmental dynamics study to identify the best possible approach to inspire local communities to conserve their own ecosystems. This project is funded by PUTI Q1 Equity LPDP and ASAP.

08/03/2026

Our Director of Program, Risma Aprilianti, was invited to the Amphibian Husbandry Training at Chester Zoo from 14–27 February 2026. The training was designed to equip our team with daily animal maintenance skills and the critical role of nutrition in captive animal care. The visit also included a presentation at the British Association of Zoos and Aquariums Reptile and Amphibian Working Group Conference, where she shared her experiences and discussed amphibian conservation and management practices with professionals from various zoos and aquariums. In addition, we received hands-on experience in enclosure maintenance, reptile husbandry, and quarantine program management. We thank Chester Zoo for this opportunity. Full story on our website.

06/02/2026

The ObscureFest 2026 Intensive Workshop brought together a series of focused capacity-building sessions covering biodiversity documentation and field techniques, including freshwater fish identification, marine invertebrate transect and identification methods, arthropod sampling and preservation, and herpetofauna documentation on January 24th, 2026. IHF session, led by our Director of Program Risma Aprilianti, focused on herpetofauna identification photography techniques. Participants were introduced to the differences between aesthetic and identification-oriented photographs, key morphological features used in species identification, and real applications such as the use of dorsal identification photographs of Leptophryne borbonica at Herpetological Conservatioan Breeding Lab (HCBL) for individual identification.

Following the theoretical discussion, the session continued with a hands-on photography practice. Participants took turns photographing different animals, starting with frogs and continuing with snakes, applying the identification techniques and safety principles discussed earlier. This practical component allowed participants to directly experience the challenges and importance of accurate, ethical, and safe photographic documentation in herpetofauna research and conservation.

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Jalan H. Wahid No. 44, Kedung Waringin, Bojong Gede
Bogor
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http://www.herpetofaunaindonesia.org/

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