When the Sonoran Tortoise gets hot it climbs and seasonally migrates to the afternoon shade on the north and east sides of the mountain.
Special Thanks to Lorraine Gilberath
Welcome to the Phoenix Herpetological Society’s Web site. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to educating, rehabilitating and preserving native and non-native reptiles in Arizona.
We trust that the information on this website will help you to learn more about us and how you can help in our conservation efforts.
Sincerely,
Russ Johnson, President
Arizona Desert Tortoise Adoptions
The Arizona Desert Tortoise Adoption Program is in effect. If you are interested in adopting one of the most spectacular reptiles of the Arizona desert, then go to the Arizona Desert Tortoise Adoption page. Complete the appropriate paperwork and mail it in. Do not forget your pictures. Once the application is received you will be notified if you are approved or if any changes that are needed. The following dates are when the adoptions will be held. Once approved you will be assigned to one of the below adoption dates:
May 23
June 20
July 18
August 15
Our Arizona Desert Tortoise Adoption Program is now underway. For information on how you can adopt an Arizona Desert Tortoise please go to our Arizona Desert Tortoise Program page. To see the Arizona Desert Tortoise Adoption program on AZ Central, click here for the video.
PHS's new Mobile Outreach Program is now here! Thanks to a generous donation from the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation.
Florida Alligators sent home thanks to PHS. To read all about it, go to our In the News page.
Check out all the great happenings at PHS! Go to our Event Calendar for the latest news and information.
And, PHS is always in the news, so check out our In the News section for articles.
If you have a reptile on your property that you need to identify right away, please click on one of the links below:
Welcome to the Phoenix Herpetological Society’s Web site. We are a non-profit 
