The Hamm Reptile Show, operated by Terraristika Hamm, is said to be the largest reptile expo in the world. Several shows are held a year, the most recent 2½ weeks ago. One AA correspondent reports there were “plenty of captive bred anole species. For example: barbatus, porcus, valencienni, noblei, bartschi, roquet, baracoae, allisoni. I think more than 25 species available just on this show.” It’s surprisingly hard to get information on the show on the internet. Can any of our readers tell us more?
Professor of Biology and Director of the Living Earth Collaborative at Washington University in Saint Louis. I've spent my entire professional career studying anoles and have discovered that the more I learn about anoles, the more I realize I don't know.
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Joseph Burgess
I have been to this show 2 times 2004 & 2005 (I think). There are so many unique species, both invert & herp offered for sale. The barbatus I was keeping originated from this expo.
Ben Baker
I have been visiting the Hamm show for the last 15 years, it is well organised and very well attended, during this time I have seen dozens of species of Anoles traded, mostly captive bred with the occasional A.sagrei, A.carolinensis offered wild caught. the last visit I made to the show I picked up a pair of CB Anolis marmoratus alliaceus, and a pair of Anolis (Norops) limifrons, I also saw offered A. bartschi, multiple subspecies of A.roquet, A.marmoratus, as well as A.teraealtae, A.ferreus, A.bimaculatus, A.sabanus, A.evermanni, A.smallwoodi, A.baracoae and even A (Norops) aquaticus and oxylophus. all in all definitely the place in Europe for Anoles!
Ben
Luke
The show is held four times a year.
Here is their website:
http://www.terraristik.com/
The classifieds (or ads) are in German: http://www.terraristik.com/tb/list_classifieds.php
or English: http://www.terraristik.com/tb/list_classifieds_int.php
If you register, you can contact the seller and then pick up at the show. Or just go and you will certainly find something interesting.