Hi, I am Jeroen Speybroeck, born in 1978 in Ghent, Belgium. After getting my master's in biology and another in environmental sciences, in July 2007, I obtained a PhD on macrobenthos of sandy beaches. At present, I am working on estuarine benthic invertebrates of the river Scheldt at the Flemish 'Research Institute for Nature and Forest' in Brussels.

This site is dedicated to one of my major interests. I have been passionate about amphibians and reptiles since I was about 10. I started doing 'serious' herpetological safaris on a European scale around 1999. From the 2004 Greece trip onwards, I joined the HYLA team, seemingly suffering from the same strange illness. Ever since, we have been lucky to find and admire many species of the European herpetofauna, thanks to careful preparation and, most importantly, a dedicated team. As long as I keep making reports, they tolerate me. Check out those reports!

I am this crazy creature (Samos 2009) - (c) Daniel Bohle

For any kind of enquiry, mail me at jeroenspeybroeck@hotmail.com.