Wow, I missed this back then. Amazing observation.

I'm going to have to go find one now! 😍 from author Luis Metallica. ”Introducing Atheris hetfieldi! A new Bush Viper from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guine. The species is named in honor of James Hetfield, lead singer of Metallica! 🤘🐍🤘” See paper here: biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/articl…

#PostCabinetBriefing Mining on areas held by National Parks is banned with immediate effect. Steps are being undertaken to immediately cancel all mining title held in national parks.

The Critically Endangered Amatola toad - Vandijkophrynus amatolicus. youtu.be/crM5i7lUipA Recently started filming, it's all new to me, so I am sure I will only improve from here. I aim for my channel to highlight African reptiles & amphibians. Let me know what you think

Can it just be time to go to Namibia already.

Scelotes bipes - Silvery Dwarf Burrowing Skink. West Coast National Park, Western Cape nicolauecology.com/scelotes-bipes

Today is a nice today. New insights into the geographical distribution, ecology and conservation status of South Africa’s endemic Coastal Leaf-toed Gecko, Cryptactites peringueyi (Boulenger, 1910) | Nicolau | Herpetology Notes biotaxa.org/hn/article/vie…

Hey, followers friends and researchers! Hope your #sundayvibes #SundayThoughts #SundayFunday are going well. Quick reminder, we try retweet interesting African herp research/news/photography but you can help! Try to remember to add #HAA to your tweets so we can find them faster!

Just broke my tooth in half while biting into a piece of chocolate 🙄

This mole snake was insanely chilled #insitu. Found it while looking for a rare lizard from Lamberts Bay

Calm down there Academia

With sadness the #HAA has heard of the passing of our esteemed member, Wulf Dietrich Haacke. Wulf described 13 species of reptile and one species of amphibian, the latest being Telescopus finkeldeyi in 2013 We offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends at this time

The latest issues of #HerpJournal and #HerpetologicalBulletin have just been published online. If you're a BHS member, you can access them now. As always, Herpetological Journal contains a number of #OpenAccess articles. #Herpetology #Amphibians #Reptiles thebhs.org/publications

The first known viviparous African Lacertid. Yet another case of vivipary evolving independently in squamates. researchgate.net/publication/35…

THE SMALLEST VERTEBRATES, LIKE FROGS AND FISH THAT REACH SEXUAL MATURITY AT ABOUT 8 MILLIMETRES, HAVE LOST WHOLE ORGANS OR BONES BECAUSE THEY’RE SO SMALL, BUT THEY STILL HAVE FULLY FUNCTIONING BRAINS AND EYES AND HEART AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, AND EXHIBIT COMPLEX BEHAVIOURS WHICH

New paper on the diversity and endemism of gekkonids in South Africa, Lesotho, and eSwatini researchgate.net/publication/36…

Just got back from Lesotho, where Emily and myself each drank 2 litres of raw Slogget Ice Rat Soup. Always smell or check your water from a tank for floating hair before drinking it.

Our new paper published in AJH on lung development in an ancient lineage of frogs: Heleophrynidae researchgate.net/publication/37…