Happy Monday & #NewPaper on the phylogenetic position and morphology of Thornton Peak Calyptotis! Having split from its congeners in the early Miocene, we redescribe Calyptotis and erect a new genus, Calorodius, for this high-elevation paleoendemic ๐ฆ๐
https://t.co/unKbvc5Ayi
Nerd alert! #ScholarshipsAvailable Come study the evolution and history of biotic exchange between Australian and Papuan vertebrate lineages. PhD scholarships available with Dr Paul Oliver at #GriffithUniversity, details in link below ๐ฆ๐ธ
https://t.co/uQS62FVh3I
A decade ago @SnakeOutBris was started, serving wildlife and community in the western suburbs. How time flies! Deepest thanks to all who lent a hand along the way, and to our talented team of snake charmers ๐ Here's to another decade! ๐
#tenyears#adecadeofsnakes#Brisbane#QLD
Interested in the hidden sensory superpowers of limb-reduced skinks? Look no further than our new publication on the inner ears of these critters! https://t.co/cdI0vQOYxu
Our new paper is out in Molecular Ecology! "Notes from the taxonomic disaster zone: Evolutionary drivers of intractable species boundaries in an Australian lizard clade (Scincidae: Ctenotus)". Fun collaboration with tweep @dan_rabosky. Find PDF copy at https://t.co/aDsuiT2boV.
๐งตOur Australian blindsnake phylogenetics paper just got published๐๐งฌ! @ian_g_brennan, Liz Broady, and Scott @Keogh_Lab.
Link to paper: https://t.co/gWwD6vCHpQ
Here's a summary๐งต :
Their close relatives, the Coeranoscincus, have recurved teeth for eating earthworms, while Ophios have recurved teeth with flared bicuspid crowns, maybe some dietary differences but I think there's no dietary data on these. Happy to be proven wrong!
#WTFdothesethingseat
Weirdly awesome little lizard ๐ Ophioscincus ophioscincus, the Yolk-Bellied Snake Skink, a rainforest specialist and one of many limb-reduced #sphenomorphine skinks. These #wormybois wriggle and push through decomposing leaf-litter and soil on the rainforest floor. #WildOz
๐๐ธIt's World Frog Day!๐ธ๐
#Frogs & other amphibians are the most threatened group of vertebrates on earth- almost half are threatened with extinction.
Want to help? Improve local frog habitat, keep cats inside, avoid pesticide use, contribute to @FrogIDAus! #WorldFrogDay
Check out some of our work on Australiaโs best animal: the Thorny Devil.
And keep us in mind while you road-trip WA. Weโre still looking for more samples btwn Geraldton and Shark Bay!
https://t.co/3kytZz4yRA