Tom Parkin
@TomoParkin
Herpetology research assistant @austmus
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I can get around #WorldSnakeDay was lucky to see this king cobra on the Andaman Islands back in 2014. Snake royalty 👑
Are ‘nuisance’ snake relocations helping snakes or just easing the public’s discomfort?
Is there a more appropriate way to carry out snake catching activities in Australia? We think so.
New paper in Herpetological Journal with Bill Bateman and Tom Parkin
thebhs.org/publications/t…
A Groote Eylandt Marbled Velvet Gecko (Oedura nesos) explores the sandstone escarpment during the Groote Eylandt Bush Blitz.
#BushBlitz Bush Blitz
@Earthwatchau Parks Australia
Australian Museum
UNSW Science
#Anindilyakwa
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Seeing some amazing country and biodiversity on the Groote Eylandt Bush Blitz. 🦎🐍🐸
#bushblitz #GrooteEylandtBushBlitz Bush Blitz @Earthwatchau Parks Australia Australian Museum UNSW Science
The Groote Eylandt #BushBlitz is well underway! Some absolutely stunning country & some fantastic #frogs .
#speciesdiscovery Bush Blitz @Earthwatchau Parks Australia Australian Museum UNSW Science #Anindilyakwa
Dropping bromadialone across NSW in an attempt to control the mouse plague is a terrible idea. In the The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand today myself and colleagues Mike Lohr, Bill Bateman, Damian Lettoof and Dr Maggie J Watson / @terngirl.bsky.social outline the collateral damage this will cause. theconversation.com/mouse-plague-b…
Which #frogs are best equipped to survive the human world?
This research, led by Gracie Liu & based upon FrogID data, ranks Australia’s frog species based on how likely they are to persist in human modified habitats. #AmphibianWeek Amphibian Survival Alliance
australian.museum/blog/amri-news…
Just published! Habitat modification is a major threat to our #frogs . 🐸🏘🏫 Which species are most in need of our help? Read more here:
doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15… and here:
australian.museum/blog/amri-news…
FrogID Australian Museum UNSW Science
People across #Australia , armed with the FrogID app are revolutionising our understanding of Australia's #frogs !
This data is just the first two years of the project- the next data release will more than double this! #citizenscience #WildOz 🐸