I'm a herpetologist based in Georgia, but also working in Oregon, India, and Bangladesh.

Recent interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting:

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/20/think-out-loud-columbia-county-oregon-reptiles-amphibians/

Our most recent conservation effort is a study in Columbia County, Oregon with a lot of different facets to it.

https://columbiainsight.org/environmental-passion-project-documents-new-species-in-oregon-county/

https://columbiacountyspotlight.com/2025/11/20/what-reptiles-live-in-columbia-county-these-researchers-published-the-first-ever-study/

https://wildcolumbia.org/2025/11/12/the-study-is-published-part-1-what-animals-did-we-find/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/395422836_THE_RESILIENT_REMNANT_IN_A_HUMAN-ALTERED_LANDSCAPE_AMPHIBIANS_AND_REPTILES_OF_COLUMBIA_COUNTY_OREGON

My other most recent effort is a biodiversity evaluation of Kukrail Reserve Forest in Lucknow.

https://www.tbsnews.net/environment/nature/untold-story-little-known-urban-forest-1290381

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/awadhs-hidden-eden-there-is-still-incredible-biodiversity-in-bustling-historic-lucknows-kukrail-forest-finds-study

https://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_20/Issue_2/Hakim_Ashar_2025.pdf

Some other projects:

• We're part of an ongoing effort to save the Liberty Hill camas meadow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqWsFC9ZXGo&t=2s
• I'm in charge of the herpetological assemblage work for a conservation group in Bangladesh: https://www.conservationalliance.org/
  
• My ResearchGate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jonathan-Hakim
• Herpetological assemblage paper for Lawachara National Park: https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/55673/
  
• Field guide to reptiles and amphibians of Thailand: https://bangkokherps.wordpress.com/
  
• Tanay (Philippines) wildlife blog: https://animalsoftanay.home.blog/
  
• Community snake workshop in Manila: https://bangkokherps.wordpress.com/2017/06/23/snake-community-workshop/
• Essay series on water, herps, and extinction in California. https://bangkokherps.wordpress.com/2018/10/23/california-waters-frogs-of-the-socal-mountains/ https://bangkokherps.wordpress.com/2018/12/03/california-waters-the-deserts/ https://bangkokherps.wordpress.com/2018/12/27/california-waters-salamanders-in-the-cracks/ https://bangkokherps.wordpress.com/2019/09/05/california-waters-frogs-of-the-frozen-reaches/ https://bangkokherps.wordpress.com/2019/09/10/california-waters-what-can-be-restored/