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Check out our new study where we investigated color polymorphism in European adders across their entire distribution: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Please join us this Monday, 10:30 am to 12:00 pm, at the SunRice office in Leeton or online to hear from renowned researcher, Naoki Katayama, about biodiversity conservation in Japanese rice fields. To attend or receive an online invite: bitternsinrice.com.au/naoki-katayama… RGA

First PhD paper is published! Whistling tree frogs have low Bd infection in tadpoles, but high infection loads in adults. We investigated a few potential reasons why but I won't spoil it for you 😉 you can read more here: …lpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ac…

Lepidosaurs – including lizards and snakes - represent the most diverse group of land vertebrates, with a wide range of body shapes, diets and habitats. New research in #ProcB links this ecological diversification to lower jaw evolutionary innovation: ow.ly/H2qr50UrF0b

Don't let their reputation fool you! Snakes are ecological rockstars! They keep ecosystems healthy, provide natural pest control, and even inspire life-saving medicines! Learn more about these amazing animals ⬇️ savethesnakes.org/why-snakes 🐍 📸 M. Starkey / Bitis gabonica

Paper Alert - This study documents a new locality record for Natrix maura (viperine snake) in central Algeria, marking a significant range extension for the species. It also includes an updated distribution map for N. maura in Algeria. paper - tinyurl.com/322ar5bn

One of my favourite gnammas (rock hole/well), replete with water bears (tardigrade), a threatened aquatic plant and an undescribed species of rotifer.

Ever wondered what Rakali feed on? PhD candidate Emmalie Sanders reveals some interesting food items in her latest manuscript. Gulbali Institute Charles Sturt Uni Media James M Turner onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ae…

A newly discovered mushroom from Taiwan. (Mycena subcyanocephala)

Attention all conservation geeks! On behalf of the IUCN Species Survival Commission & Conservation Measures Partnership, we are pleased to announce the formal publication of the "IUCN-CMP Classification of Direct Threats to Species and Ecosystems 4.0" in Conservation Biology: doi.org/10.1111/cobi.1….

Excited to share the 1st paper from my PhD! We report on important snakebite data in South Africa & the need for improving knowledge about the circumstances leading to a bite. lehttps://academic.oup.com/trstmh/article/doi/10.1093/trstmh/trae109/7931504

Conservationists were thrilled to encounter a dozen Scarlet-chested Parrot in far western NSW, where the species is rarely observed. Find out more: australianwildlife.org/scarlet-fever-… 📷 J Douglas, G Bowen/#AWC

A map artwork that illustrates the extent & value of India’s open natural ecosystems such grasslands, deserts, rocky outcrops & shrub lands that are otherwise considered wastelands. Through this, we hope to raise awareness & call for better policies to safeguard these. ATREE

Excited to share this article I wrote for Smithsonian on the effects of the LA wildfires on wildlife: smithsonianmag.com/science-nature… Covering everything from snails to mountain lions and long and short-term effects of the fires. Read all about it!

📌New Publication Our recent study, led by @rohansimkin published in Global Change Biology, highlights the impact of rapid urbanization on the emergence of zoonotic diseases worldwide. The risk is particularly high in the Global South. Full paper: doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70…

Death by a thousand cuts: Global threats to insect diversity.

In situ pickerel frog (Lithobates palustris) and habitat. One of those classic cave associated species that herpetologists can never get enough of.

A users guide for understanding reptile and amphibian hydroregulation and climate change impacts: doi.org/10.32942/X2J92F #WCH10 #herpsci

Diamond python cuddle puddle - never get tied of seeing this behaviour

Pretty happy with how my latest book turned out. The pdf version is freely available online.