The AG Urodela meets once a year in Gersfeld (Rhön). This event allows members to exchange tips, experiences and the latest knowledge. Its popularity is reflected in the fact that participants travel from all over the world every year to meet up for a weekend. Members come from Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Italy, the USA, Argentina, the United Kingdom, Poland, the Czech Republic and, of course, Germany.
The 38th Annual Meeting of the AG Urodela will take place from Thursday, 22 October 2026 to Saturday, 24 October 2026 in Gersfeld (Rhön).
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Arrival and a relaxed get-together in the restaurants and pubs of Gersfeld.
Friday, 23 October 2026
| 11:00 – 15:00 | Excursion with guided tours at the Vonderau Museum in Fulda |
| 17:30 – 19:00 | Stadthalle: fair – opportunity to offer, present and exchange animals |
| Evening lecture 20:30 – 22:00 | Sebastian Voitel Hynobius auf den Inseln des Ostchinesischen Meeres – Ein herpetologischer Reisebericht (Presentation held in German) |
| from 22:00 | Networking at the restaurant „Kaufmann’s“ (on the ground floor of the Stadthalle Gersfeld) |
Saturday, 24 October 2026
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Alexander Kupfer & Sergé Bogaerts Welcome |
| 09:10 – 09:30 | Laura & Bobby Bok Escudo de Veraguas: auf Oedipina maritima Suche in der Karibik (Presentation held in German) |
| 09:30 – 09:50 | Thomas Sikora, Radek Sejkora & Robert Ceskes Salamander search in Algeria: Salamandra algira, Pleurodeles nebulosus & P. poireti |
| 09:50 – 10:10 | Ricky Shi Observations on the Chinhai spiny crocodile newt, Echinotriton chinhaiensis |
| 10:10 – 10:30 | Pål Sørensen Activity pattern, migration, demography & reproductive behavior in a population of Algarve fire salamanders Salamandra salamandra crespoi |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break I |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Frederik Elze Helminthen von Feuersalamandern in Deutschland: Ein Fallbeispiel für die Amphibienparasitologie (Presentation held in German) |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | Paul Bachhausen 20 Jahre Haltung & Zucht von Laotriton laoensis (Presentation held in German) |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Christina Liebsch Der Axolotl Score für Haltung & Versuchstiersetting (Infektionen & Behandlung) (Presentation held in German) |
| 12:00 | Philip Gerhardt Group photo |
| 12:00 – 14:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Kristina Burchhardt, Emilio Ramírez & Sergé Bogaerts Inseljuwelen im Fokus: Haltung und Zucht von Echinotriton andersoni (Presentation held in German) |
| 14:20 – 14:40 | Wolf-R. Grosse Überleben am Limit – Teichmolche Lissotriton vulgaris in der Bergbaufolgelandschaft (Presentation held in German) |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | Henk Wallays Auf Fotoreise im pazifischen Nordwesten der USA (Oregon, Kalifornien & Washington State) (Presentation held in German) |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | Frank Pasmans Lessons from 40+ years of keeping salamanders (if any…) |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee break II |
| „Tradescantia-Glas heute“ | |
| 16:00 – 16:15 | Axel Kwet Lurch des Jahres: Der Alpensalamander Salamandra atra (Presentation held in German) |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Alexander Kupfer & Uwe Seidel Melitta von Schweizerbarth: die Mutter der Terrarien & schwäbischen Salamander (Presentation held in German) |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Mario Riedling Nachzuchtstatistik AG Urodela 2025/2026 (Presentation held in German) |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Mario Riedling Nachzucht eines mexikanischen Tigersalamanders (Ambystoma sp.) (Presentation held in German) |
| 17:00 – 17:15 | Uwe Gerlach Schnappsleichen in Bangkok (Presentation held in German) |
| 17:15 – 17:30 | Gustavo Espallargas & Jeremy Herbiniaux Protocol guidelines for maintenance of urodel aquaria |
| 17:30 – 17:45 | Michael Fahrbach Paradactylodon persicus im Terrarium: Bestandsentwicklung 8 Jahre nach der ersten Nachzucht (Presentation held in German) |
| 17:45 – 18:00 | Alex Angenheister & Uwe Koepernik Erfolgreiche Nachzucht des Israelischen Feuersalamanders, Salamandra infraimmaculata (Presentation held in German) |
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Alexander Kupfer & Sergé Bogaerts Aus der AG Urodela & Welt der Schwanzlurche |
| from 20:00 | Networking at the restaurant „Kaufmann’s“ (on the ground floor of the Stadthalle Gersfeld) |
As always, we look forward to many interesting expert lectures, the exchange with the experts and spending time together with all urodele enthusiasts in an autumnal atmosphere!
Your board of the DGHT AG Urodela