#ICYMI , I’m looking for someone to join my team and work with me on the #ecology and #conservation of Australian #frogs . Field & lab work, 2 years full-time #job . Applications close 18 July.
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Today in Zootaxa we describe a new species of legless lizard endemic to the Hunter region of NSW. Meet Delma vescolineata. Thanks to my fantastic authors Jodi Rowley Tim Cutajar
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In this month's issue of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Max Reuter introduces exciting new developments in our #societyjournal !

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This month's cover stars are Stephen Zozaya et al 🤩🦎

For all the aussie herpers out there - one less species of Uperoleia. Character displacement means crassa and inundata are the same species, but the calls differ between regions. Blame U. borealis. Fred Jaya Jessie C. Tanner Michael Whitehead Keogh Lab onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Welcome to the World: Ctenotus kutjupa. Prates et al. A new lizard species (Scincidae: Ctenotus) highlights persistent knowledge gaps on the biodiversity of Australia’s central deserts. Bulletin of the SSB. Photo: Ryan Ellis. ssbbulletin.org/article/view/8…

New paper by the Keogh Lab in Evolution Journal (doi.org/10.1111/evo.14…)! Ian Brennan, @AlexDSkeels, Scott Keogh, and I evaluate the roles of geography and competition on the diversification of monitor lizards in the fascinating Indo-Australasian region. More below (1/12).

A new paper led by SA Museum Honorary Researcher, Mark Hutchinson & Queensland Museum Kurilpa details the findings of two new species of snake-shaped burrowing skinks. bit.ly/3B4EPCq #NationalReptileAwarenessDay

Our new species of frog from the Wessel Islands of the Northern Territory - Gurrumul's Toadlet (Uperoleia gurrumuli). Only seen from a trip in 1993! With Keogh Lab mapress.com/zt/article/vie… #frog UWA

Welcome to the World: Praeteropus auxilliger (Sandstone earless skink). A new limbless skink from central eastern QLD. #samuseum #qldmuseum . meridian.allenpress.com/journal-of-her…

Check out our new research examining extinction risk in Australian frogs: summary here: theconversation.com/we-name-the-26… video summary here:
youtube.com/watch?v=UDwU9J… paper here: publish.csiro.au/pc/PC21019

We are looking for 2 new PhD students to work on the Ecology and Conservation of Australian Lizards. The projects will investigate the impact of feral cats on Australian lizards, or the ecophysiology of Australian skinks. Email me for further details: [email protected]

Two amazing #PhD positions currently available in the TrEnD lab at Curtin University, starting next year. See flyers for more details. #eDNA

Very cool new 3-year postdoc opportunity on eDNA of the Australian Great Desert Skink! Based at CSIRO in Canberra and linked to our lab. Strong focus on working with traditional owners. Must already be in Australia. ASH

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Strengthening protection of endemic wildlife threatened by the international pet trade: The case of the Australian shingleback lizard. Heinrich et al. Animal Conservation. …lpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Identifying intrinsic life history traits and extrinsic threats that correlate with extinction risk in Australian squamate reptiles 🐍🦎

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Just published: Cornelis, Parkin & Bateman 'Killing them softly: a review on snake translocation and an Australian case study'. The article can be downloaded from doi.org/10.33256/31.3.…

In PLOS Biology today. We assess need for taxonomic research in Aussie reptiles. With new ROI approach we prioritize taxonomic efforts. Honoured to work with an amazing team of taxonomists.
Keogh Lab ChappleLab Reid Tingley Joanna Sumner Arthur Georges
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Hundreds of Australian lizard species are barely known to science. Many may face extinction via The Conversation Africa theconversation.com/hundreds-of-au…

PhD student needed to work on ARC-Discovery Grant 'Understanding the mechanisms underpinning complex sociality' with me, GeoffWhile Dustin Rubenstein Alexander Ophir; can be Australian or international student in Australia. Please get in touch ASAP! Please RT! @MQBiology

Those tiny pythons are finally sorted out. Check it out. Great work Damien Esquerre and team! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Carlos Pavón Steve Donnellan Jessica Fenker (she/her)