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A lovely black-headed python found last night. Things are cooling down around here but the snakes are still moving.

For #WorldLizardDay I present 3 geckos of the family Carphodactylidae, the only lizard family endemic to Australia: Carphodactylus laevis; Saltuarius cornutus; Nephrurus wheeleri.

Any herpers interested in doing an really cool PhD on Pilbara Olive pythons? TREND lab at Curtin just got funding and are hoping to snag a student this week for this year's intake. Considerable preference would be someone confident with finding and handling snakes!! 1/2

Hey Popular Science — I never gave permission for my photo to be used.

I must say, this is my first time feasting on a #cassowary. A special thanks to DALM and All Things Cake for creating this masterpiece to celebrate the completion of my doctoral degree. #TastesAsGoodAsItLooks

Australia has a brand new gecko: behold Lucasium iris! Australia has a phenomenal amount of undiscovered (& under-appreciated) biodiversity. Great paper led by Eric Vanderduys, photo by Stephen Zozaya

Alright, I've gotten a few requests for how to make your own cartoon animals (or whatever) in Adobe Illustrator. I'll outline a quick process using this amazing dart frog photo from my homie Damien Esquerre. And we'll (hopefully) end up with a highly stylized drawing.

Thinking of new research projects vs. executing them

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Hey ASH members, the Paul Webber Herpetology Research Grants are due this Friday. I would normally suggest you check out the ASH website for details, but the site is down! Don't panic! Instead, you can PM me, Keogh Lab (@keoghlabanu.bsky.social) or Stephen Zozaya for forms or info.

In this month's issue of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, @MaxReuterEvo introduces exciting new developments in our #societyjournal! 👉ow.ly/ZTna50JNK9v This month's cover stars are Stephen Zozaya et al 🤩🦎

I am recruiting PhD students for 3 years to work on comparative genomics of Australian mammals Macquarie University School of Natural Sciences under an Australian Research Council grant (details below). Please share/RT and apply. Deadline for expressions of interest 24th July 2022/Starting 2023. #phdpositions

🚨 PhD Opportunity 🚨 - I’m looking for a student interested in population / evolutionary ecology to come join my group in Ecology&EvolutionANU Biology at ANU as part of an ARC Future Fellowship! Come work with a fantastic team in a fantastic place! Please RT

The next Australian Society of Herpetologists conference has been announced - Townsville - 5-7 December! Start making some plans. ASH australiansocietyofherpetologists.org/2023-conferenc…

Incredibly excited to announce I will be starting my own research group at the University of Wollongong UOW next month! If you would like to join as a student or Postdoc keep reading. (1/2)

🧵Our Australian blindsnake phylogenetics paper just got published🐍🧬! Ian Brennan, Liz Broady, and Scott Keogh Lab (@keoghlabanu.bsky.social). Link to paper: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Here's a summary🧵 :

🧵Delighted to share that our study on the impact of aridification on the diversification of Australian blindsnakes is now published at Biogeography.News w/ Scott Keogh Lab (@keoghlabanu.bsky.social) + Alex Skeels Link: doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14… Here's a summary: