Really enjoyed all of the talks today at #VenomDay 🐍🦂🦠

For some bizarre reason I always win raffles 😂 I somehow managed to win 3 times and got to choose some really cool prizes. I've been wanting an infrared thermometer for a while! #VenomDay

Showing off those #SalamanderSaturday swimming skills! AF Collections Volunteer Caleb W. recently captured this #FunkyAF shot of one of our resident Iberian Ribbed Newts (Pleurodeles waltl)! #Pleurodeles #Pleurodeleswaltl #IberianRibbedNewt #Newt #Salamander #Salamandridae

I think I'm going to buy a lottery ticket 😂 I've returned from Bangor to find I've won one of the Merck Halloween bat pins. My lil goth heart is so happy 🦇 #merckpins

A new paper on Flatwoods Salamander management under future climate change by Houston Chandler et al.: DOI link: doi.org/10.1643/h20230… 50-day free access link: ichthyologyandherpetology.org/ihbjbd/aph2023… The Orianne Society

I delivered my first ever lecture today on UK amphibian conservation & habitat management to the third year students 🐸 I definitely stumbled over my words a few times 🙈 but two students came up to me after and said it was a really interesting lecture! #amphibians

Scientists have described a new species of Atelopus, restricted to the Ecuadorian Amazon basin, in an integrative taxonomic approach using molecular, morphological, bioacoustic, and larval information. Read the full paper here : DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14168696 #frogfriday

While we’re cosy indoors, our #reptile & #amphibian buddies are tucked away under rocks, logs, and piles of leaves. You can help them out by leaving natural garden debris undisturbed – it supports their winter hibernation! #Newts #HelpingWildlife #Froglife

Meet Ophisops venustus, a new species of snake eye lizard that we describe from hills of Gujarat and Maharashtra. The new species is named 'venustus', a Latin term for charming / elegant / beautiful. Link to the paper : taprobanica.org/Archives/Volum…

Just returned from a fantastic weekend at the ARC-BHS Joint Scientific Meeting. All of the talks were incredible - looking forward to the next one! #Herpetology 🐍

Just finished my second lecture on #amphibians - this time with the first year students 🐸 I'm starting to become more confident with lecturing, and the students seemed very interested in Tiktaalik! #Herpetology

Darwin’s Frogs were observed by Charles Darwin on his famous Beagle voyage. In his notes, Darwin said of these frogs, “Nose finely pointed. Jumps like a frog. Inhabits gloomy forest.”

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Can I pretend I have a PhD? 😭

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The past few days have been spent at the Natural History Museum, London, where the final year undergraduate students got to see the wet and dry specimens from behind the scenes & watch some awesome talks!

🐸 Seen a frog lately? We need your help! 🐸 Take my survey on common frogs and support UK wildlife/amphibian research. Click the link app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/uow-survey/a… Or scan the QR code below. 🕑 Takes 5 - 10 minutes Let's learn more about amphibians! #Questionnaire #CitizenScience #PhD

And we’re off! Great turn out for our AGM today Manchester Museum ✨ Looking forward to hearing from our three great speakers today! 🐸 #conservation #science #wildlife #herpetology