BE ADVISED: On Saturday 9/6, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will host the USC vs. Georgia Southern football game. Kickoff is at 4:30 pm. This event will impact traffic, parking, and wayfinding in the area due to street closures. Please consider riding the Metro E (Expo) Line and exiting at USC/Expo station.

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Reptiles

Exhibitions

Nature Lab

Live animals and hands-on interactives show you L.A.’s wild side.

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Herpetology

The Museum's collection of amphibians and reptiles contains approximately 190,000 catalogued specimens from around the globe.

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Community Science

Community science (sometimes called citizen science) mobilizes volunteers to work alongside scientists to help answer questions about the world.

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GeckoWatch

GeckoWatch is a community science project to map the fine-scale distribution of nonnative geckos in the United States.

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