Ton Smits was born in Holland. His childhood passion for herpetofauna and later wildlife photography took him across the world. In 2009 he moved to Thailand and started Tontan Travel, a wildlife and herping tour business. He has coauthored several scientific publications on Thai snakes, including a new viper species. Matt Wilson works in international education and was formerly a herpetologist at the University of Manchester, the Manchester Museum (UK). He has written numerous scientific papers on reptiles and amphibians in Europe and has contributed to the knowledge of herpetofauna in Europe, Africa and S-E Asia. As well as having a passion for amphibians and reptiles he also enjoys bird and mammal watching. When not teaching internationally, he spends time at home in the UK and Slovakia.
