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Melissa Kaplan (PH Meliss) has been a herp host since 1993. The author of numerous articles on reptiles, she contributed two chapters to the 3-volume work, The Biology, Husbandry and Health Care of Reptiles (Lowell Ackerman, editor), and co-authored the top-rated Captive Care of the Green Iguana video (Scimitar Productions, UK). Her first book, Iguanas for Dummies, was published by IDG/HungryMinds, Inc., in August 2000.

Melissa’s training and background in wildlife rehabilitation, animal behavior observation and veterinary clinical nursing procedures have all contributed her to study of and the care and keeping of reptiles. Through the years, she has been actively involved in reptile rescue and rehabilitation, consulting with pet owners, veterinarians, and animal regulatory agencies on reptile care, behavior and welfare issues. In 1997, she earned her master’s in education, with her thesis, "Classroom Reptiles."

Her website, www.anapsid.org, contains a wealth of information on the care, health and behavior of reptiles in captivity and in the wild.

An article, "Meet Melissa Kaplan," appeared in the January 2000 issue of Reptile Hobbyist magazine. Melissa currently lives in Northern California, and is presently co-habiting with a Cyclura iguana, blue-tongue skink, a ballpython and various chelonians. Melissa continues to promote herp welfare through her website, as well as advocate on the behalf of those stricken with invisible disabilities through her Chronic Neuroimmune Diseases site.

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