Faculty Overview · Class of 2026
A permanent home for the knowledge of reptile keeping.
An invitation to teach where the experience of a generation is finally being preserved and passed forward.
Why nowThe chain of knowledgeWhat we're preservingThe Citadel method
Education & conservation
The pioneersWho we're looking forThe facultyWhy institutions matter
The ecosystemThe academic frameworkPartnership
The invitationThe field has grown faster than its ability to preserve its knowledge.
Every generation builds on the one before it.
The knowledge, the experience, the lessons learned the hard way.
Your expertise is the contribution.
Education & conservationUnderstanding comes before protection.
The pioneersBuilding on foundations we did not create.
The right people matter more than the biggest names.
Experienced voices. Shared purpose.
Knowledge survives when it has a home.
The ecosystemInfrastructure built to support the mission.
A body of knowledge, not a catalog of courses.
Building something meaningful should also be sustainable.
Help preserve it. Pass it forward. →
Join the founding faculty — and help give this knowledge a permanent home.