Annie Zuiderwijk

Annie Zuiderwijk (1943–2020) was a Dutch herpetologist who was described as "an indispensable figure in the Dutch herpetological community." She was instrumental in the creation of reptile and amphibian monitoring networks and first became widely known for co-authoring the national herpetological atlas in 1986. She received the Lenders Award in 2010 for her "commitment to the science of herpetology, and for the stimulating role she played in herpetological research in the Netherlands." and worked at the Institute of Taxonomic Zoology, University of Amsterdam. ). A year later, the Reptile Monitoring project revealed that many Lacerta members had become the first monitors. In 1992, an entire issue of Lacerta was filled with a single article about Dutch lizards. Zuiderwijk was named an honorary member of Lacerta on 24 April 2004.

Annie Zuiderwijk developed dementia and cancer An obituary quoted her saying: “I enjoyed life to the fullest."

Selected works Schoorl, Jaap, and Annie Zuiderwijk. "Ecological isolation in Triturus cristatus and Triturus marmoratus (Amphibia: Salamandridae)." Amphibia-Reptilia 1, no. 3 (1980): 235-252. Zuiderwijk, Annie, and Max Sparreboom. "Territorial behaviour in crested newt Triturus cristatus and marbled newt T. marmoratus (Amphibia, Urodela)." Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 56, no. 2 (1986): 205-213. Bergmans, Wim, and Annie Zuiderwijk. "Atlas van de Nederlandse amfibieën en reptielen en hun bedreiging: vijfde herpetogeografisch verslag." Koninklijke Nederlandse Natuurhistorische Vereniging, 1986. Stumpel, A.H.P. (1987). Wim Bergmans, Annie Zuiderwijk: Atlas of the Netherlands Amphibians and Reptiles and their Threats; Fifth Herpetogeographical Report. In Dutch with English summaries. Published by 'Koninklijke Nederlandse Natuurhistorische Vereniging' (K.N.N.V.), Hoogwoud (NL); and by 'Nederlandse Verenig-. Amphibia-Reptilia, 8(4), 425-426. Zuiderwijk, Annie. "Sexual strategies in the newts Triturus cristatus and Triturus marmoratus." Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 60, no. 1 (1990): 51-64. van Strien, Arco, Annie Zuiderwijk, Ben Daemen, Ingo Janssen, and Marcel Straver. "Adder en Levendbarende hagedis hebben last van versnippering en verdroging." De Levende Natuur 108, no. 2 (2007): 44-48. Arntzen, Jan W., Carlos Abrahams, Willem RM Meilink, Ruben Iosif, and Annie Zuiderwijk. "Amphibian decline, pond loss and reduced population connectivity under agricultural intensification over a 38-year period." Biodiversity and Conservation 26, no. 6 (2017): 1411-1430.