September 25, 2014 7:48 pm
Published by Tucker Walton
Over 30% of all amphibians species worldwide are threatened with extinction, and one of the largest threats comes from the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium (Bd). It has been...
September 20, 2014 9:42 pm
Published by Tucker Walton
Lamprolepis smaragdina is a tree-dwelling skink found throughout the Philippine Islands, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the islands of the West Pacific. One of three recognized...
September 14, 2014 8:53 pm
Published by Tucker Walton
The genus Hologerrhum is one of four endemic snake genera found only in the Philippines. Because there were no male specimens of H. philippinum in collections, taxonomists...
September 5, 2014 7:04 pm
Published by Tucker Walton
Recent studies of forest lizards in Southeast Asia have revealed both physical and genetic differences within this family. These lizards are currently being threatened by the deforestation...
August 11, 2014 4:02 pm
Published by Tucker Walton
Tucker Walton is a senior from Tulsa, Oklahoma studying biology at the University of Oklahoma. After taking field herpetology at the OU Biological station in the summer...