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Insane stuff!

Tropical snake diversity collapses after widespread amphibian loss 😢, a cascading effect of biodiversity loss | Science science.sciencemag.org/content/367/64…

When it rains it pours! Four species of frog absolutely loosing it. The added bonus of both the green tree frogs and trilling frogs in amplexus!

Creepy!!!

Great research on a great lizard!

A cool find from yesterday! Not a herp, but this will do!

A beautiful mainland she-oak skink found in Morton National Park. A good amount of these guys were found in some heavily cooked areas! Aly Ross @flamin_herps Mike Letnic

Brilliant frogs!

The vigilant face of a Black Rock Skink (Egernia saxatilis) at Kanangra-Boyd national park! With Aly Ross @flamin_herps Mike Letnic

There are promising signs of recovery in the rugged escarpments of the Sydney region that were toasted in the Black Summer Bushfires. Our surveys have revealed that some reptiles are doing well in burnt landscapes. Aly Ross Owen Price @flamin_herps Mitchell Hodgson

Are you a Lerista nut?! Krista Koeller will be presenting her PhD work on limb reduction as part of the AHS online seminar series. It will be premiered at 8pm AEST 9/12. Details at - fb.me/e/PNPXQoBE

Check out Krista Koeller's presentation streaming live now! fb.watch/2gjub8n79k/

A cute Common Scaly-foot (Pygopus lepidopodus) being released after being found as part of a project investigating fauna responses to fire in the Sydney basin! Aly Ross Mike Letnic @flamin_herps

Sap feeding is widespread among Australian geckoes but they are widely regarded as insectivores. In her honours research, Corrine Edwards shows that dtellas feed on sap frequently. So should they be classified as omnivores? link.springer.com/article/10.100… Will Cornwell

💥New paper!💥 Headstarting improves survival of terrestrial mammal juveniles, resulting in population growth in an endangered species: cell.com/current-biolog… #WildOz #AcademicChatter

Australia’s pint-sized sharpnose shark uses a placenta to nourish babies during pregnancy! Alice Buddle explains her research in this article @JamesUVanDyke Colin Simpfendorfer Sydney Uni Life&Env theconversation.com/placenta-with-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand